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• Develop and deploy NDT methods for pre-service, in-service, and materials testing
inspections to reduce time and cost, ensure quality, and minimize radiation exposure to
inspection personnel.
• Transfer equipment to the new Materials Research and Technology Complex at Bettis and the
Materials Development Facility at KAPL to support materials processing, science autoclave
testing and machine shop services, and initiate operations.
Evaluation and Servicing 252,533 325,700 320,904
Evaluation and Servicing promotes the Naval Reactors Program tradition of safety, reliability,
and technical excellence through the operation, maintenance, and testing of land-based test
facilities. A key focus of these facilities is to enhance fleet performance through testing and
examination of materials, components, and new designs under actual operating conditions. This
effort includes the design of fuel servicing and component disposal equipment, evaluating and
resolving design issues, plus the planning and execution of defueling, lay-up, and disassembly
work. Evaluation and Servicing work is concentrated in the following areas: (1) Routine
Operations and Maintenance, (2) Routine Environmental Remediation, (3) Servicing,
(4) Expended Core Processing and Examination, and (5) Prototype Inactivation.
Routine Operations and Maintenance: This work involves operating the Naval Reactors
prototypes in a safe and reliable manner to support testing and evaluation of new components,
systems, applications, and designs. The work also supports preventive maintenance, upgrades
and modifications on the prototypes. Funding has been identified in the estimated amount of
$63,200,000 to support this work in FY 2012, including the following:
• Operate the prototypes for testing and maintenance at a utilization factor of equal to or greater
than 90 percent.
• Perform depletion and testing of the cores in Modifications and Additions to Reactor Facilities
(MARF) and S8G prototypes.
• Conduct MARF maximum power tests at specified intervals.
• Conduct MARF and S8G materials stress tests.
• Complete periodic MARF and S8G routine maintenance shutdowns.
• Deplete the S8G reactor core consistent with approved testing and plant controlling
maintenance.
• Install and test new components having future fleet application, including advanced electrical
breakers and power converters.
• Perform life evaluations and inspections of primary plant components including in-situ
investigations of primary and secondary systems.
• Prepare design upgrades and maintenance procedures that promote operating improvements.
• Execute necessary repairs and upgrades to the prototypes.
Naval Reactors/
Operations and Maintenance
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