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and France. In addition, the NIS program helps create business opportunities for displaced weapons
workers and engages former WMD scientists and engineers in civilian activity, redirecting their
expertise to peaceful purposes and integrating them into the larger international scientific and business
communities.
International Nuclear Materials Protection and Cooperation (INMP&C)
The Materials Protection Cooperation and Accounting (MPC&A) program within INMP&C provides a
wealth of expertise through material accounting methodologies, specialized material verification
techniques, project and construction management for storage facilities, and language specialization.
This program has designed and developed computerized accounting systems that are currently operating
at several Russian Enterprises. The NNSA is working with LANL in the use of material controls,
particularly with the active-nonviolent insider threats when completing MPC&A upgrades at all Russian
Enterprises. Furthermore, program laboratory experts provide technical solutions to Second Line of
Defense (SLD) Core and Megaports programs including scientific analysis and testing of radiation
detection systems. In addition, the program supports installation of radiation detection equipment at
border crossings and airports/seaports within both Russia and the Former Soviet Union States under the
SLD Core Program and at major container shipping terminals within the global maritime cargo
transportation system under the SLD’s Megaports Initiative.
Fissile Materials Disposition
The LANL is the lead for the development of U.S. weapons pit disassembly and conversion technology.
The Advanced Recovery and Integrated Extraction System (ARIES) located at LANL serves as the
prototype demonstration project for the production-scale pit disassembly and conversion capability.
Furthermore, ARIES will be used to convert 2 metric tons of pit plutonium metal to oxide for use in the
initial phase of operations of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility.
Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI)
In FY 2012, LANL will continue to provide significant technical, scientific, and management expertise
to the three key subprograms of GTRI–Convert, Remove, and Protect–supporting the comprehensive
GTRI approach to achieving its mission to reduce and protect vulnerable nuclear and radiological
material worldwide, and denying terrorists access to nuclear and radiological materials that could be
used in weapons of mass destruction or other acts of terrorism. The Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU)
Reactor Conversion subprogram supports the conversion or verified shutdown of domestic and
international civilian research reactors and isotope production facilities from HEU to Low Enriched
Uranium. The Nuclear and Radiological Material Removal subprogram supports the removal and
disposal of excess, vulnerable nuclear and radiological materials from civilian sites worldwide. The
Nuclear and Radiological Material Protection subprogram supports the securing of international and
domestic buildings containing high priority nuclear and radiological materials worldwide from theft and
sabotage.
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