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FUNDING BY PROGRAM:
KNOLLS ATOMIC POWER LABORATORY
TABLES
FY 2010 Actual
Appropriation
(dollars in thousands)
FY 2011
Request
FY 2012
Request
NNSA
Naval Reactors 391,800 434,900 455,500
Total, NNSA 391,800 434,900 455,500
OUT-YEAR FUNDING:
(dollars in thousands)
FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016
NNSA
Naval Reactors 484,860 510,900 559,700 542,900
Total, NNSA 484,860 510,900 559,700 542,900
Congressional Items of Interest: None.
Major Changes or Shifts: DOE efforts continue for the reactor plant design and development work in
support of the OHIO-class replacement ballistic missile submarine replacement. This program began in
FY 2010 and continues to ensure sufficient maturity of detailed design to support initial fabrication and
procurement of long-lead nuclear components in FY 2017 and ship construction in FY 2019.
INTRODUCTION:
Site Description
The Knolls Site in Niskayuna is situated on approximately 180 acres of land, while the Kesselring Site
in West Milton, New York is situated on approximately 3,905 acres. The Knolls Atomic Power
Laboratory (KAPL) field personnel also work at shipyards in New Hampshire, Connecticut, Virginia,
Hawaii, Washington, and the Naval Reactors Facility Site in Idaho.
The KAPL is a research and development laboratory operated by Bechtel Marine Propulsion
Corporation for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (Naval Reactors), a joint effort by the
Department of the Navy and the Department of Energy. The Naval Reactors Laboratory Field Office
oversees KAPL operations. The KAPL’s primary function is to support the U.S. Naval Nuclear
Propulsion Program through the development of advanced reactor plant designs, while providing design
agency support to the operating fleet and training nuclear propulsion plant operators. The Program
ensures the safe operation of reactor plants in nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers (which
constitute 40 percent of the Navy’s combatants), and fulfills the Navy’s current and future national
defense requirements for new nuclear propulsion plants.
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FY 2012 Congressional Budget