Department of Energy FY 2012 Congressional ... - The FIRE Place

ACTIVITIES:
Naval Reactors
The broad spectrum of Bettis’ activities has included work on core and component technology and
design, thermal and hydraulic systems, materials, and nuclear physics. Also, Bettis has lead
responsibility for the overall training program for Navy personnel in nuclear plant operations, including
training at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Charleston, South Carolina; the Moored
Training Ships; and Fleet training. Bettis also maintains engineering field offices at numerous shipyards
and core contractor facilities, and operates the Expended Core Facility at the Naval Reactors Facility
near Idaho Falls, Idaho.
In FY 2012, Bettis will continue manufacturing development and demonstration work, as well as
development of new core technologies, of the reactor plant to be used in the land-based prototype
refueling overhaul. In addition, conceptual design and NEPA efforts in support of the Spent Nuclear
Fuel Infrastructure Recapitalization program at the Naval Reactors Facility in Idaho will continue.
Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory Page 484
FY 2012 Congressional Budget