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at several Russian Enterprises. The NNSA is working with SRS 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 (FMD)
The FMD program at SRS supports disposition of U.S. plutonium and has the overall lead for the
Mixed-Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF), the Waste Solidification Building (WSB) and
the Pit Disassembly and Conversion (PDC) Project. The SRS will provide project and contract
management support for the U.S. plutonium disposition program, which includes MFFF, PDC and the
WSB. A DOE prime contractor, Shaw AREVA MOX Services, is responsible for the design and
construction of the MOX FFF, and the site M&O is responsible for construction and operation of the
WSB. In addition, during the construction phase, the site M&O contractor is responsible for the site
infrastructure, electric power, water and sewer, roads, communications, waste management, fire
protection, security and related services for the MFFF project, and integration, design authority, and
operation of the PDC Project. The URS Corporation is the design authority for the PDC project, leading
an integrated design team with SRNS and LANL as key members. Finally, the FMD program provides
support for qualification, irradiation, transportation, and procurement and characterization of feed
materials for MOX fuel.
Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI)
In FY 2012, the Savannah River Site provides significant technical, scientific, and management
expertise to one of the three key subprograms of GTRI–Remove–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 Nuclear and Radiological Material Removal
subprogram supports the removal and disposal of excess, vulnerable nuclear and radiological materials
from civilian sites worldwide.
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FY 2012 Congressional Budget