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personnel. Funding has been identified in the estimated amount of $18,000,000 to support this
work in FY 2012, including the following:
• Document reactor safety deliverables and support Nuclear Regulatory Commission and
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards reviews.
• Perform reactor safety analyses in support of new reactor plants.
• Provide shielding review of issues associated with advanced reactor plant designs.
• Prepare, review, and update Prototype Safety Assessment Reports (SARs) to ensure no undue
threat to the environment and general public and to document the safety basis for the
prototypes.
• Develop advanced safety analysis codes for evaluation of reactor plants.
• Develop radiation shield designs for each new plant design and radioactive material handling
facilities and verify their effectiveness through shield surveys during initial operation.
• Develop new shield design requirements, methods, and shielding materials for advanced plant
designs to improve their affordability.
• Provide casualty training with the use of Reactor Safety Training Manuals.
Radiological Controls, Environmental, Safety, and Quality Efforts: This work focuses on
conducting radiological control, environmental, and safety operations necessary to protect
laboratory employees, minimize release of hazardous effluents to the environment, and comply
with all applicable regulations. Funding has been identified in the estimated amount of
$69,500,000 to support this work in FY 2012, including the following:
• Continue to survey and document radiological conditions; train personnel for all phases of
radiological work and environmental work.
• Continue to review radiological work procedures, conduct a radiological health program, and
conduct emergency preparedness program.
• Continue to store, process, and ship radioactive material/waste in accordance with all
applicable regulations.
• Continue to maintain strict accountability and handling methods for nuclear fuel.
• Continue to ensure compliance with all applicable safety and environmental regulations.
• Continue to ensure compliance with the laboratory quality assurance program through
training, consulting, facilitating, lab self-assessment and process improvement, inspection,
auditing, and vendor oversight.
• Minimize the production and safely dispose of waste in accordance with applicable
regulations to ensure the protection of employees, the public and the environment.
• Provide quality engineering and inspection support to include training and qualification of
inspection personnel.
Naval Reactors/
Operations and Maintenance
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