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highly enriched uranium (HEU) and other weapons materials. Significant tasks include the steady-state
rate production of the W76-1 LEP. Stockpile Systems quality evaluations will also continue, as will
dismantlement of selected retired weapon systems components.
Engineering Campaign
The Y-12 National Security Complex supports the Engineering Campaign through the Enhanced
Surveillance subprogram by providing improved surveillance tools, diagnostics and methods, including
non-destructive techniques for canned sub-assemblies, cases, and nonnuclear components. These results
are then provided to the design laboratories for incorporation into the DSW program for transforming
surveillance to be more predictive in finding defects in weapons. Lifetime-prediction efforts include
work to improve knowledge of weapon materials, materials interactions, and aging phenomena.
Readiness in Technical Base and Facilities (RTBF)
The RTBF program ensures the readiness of the facilities, infrastructure, materials, and personnel to
support Defense Programs mission objectives at Y-12.
The elements of the Y-12 RTBF Program include the following:
• Maintaining base operations support for the entire site infrastructure of approximately 350 Y-12
buildings, as well as base operations including maintenance, utilities, and compliance;
• Providing construction line item management, including all pre-conceptual planning and other
project costs (OPCs) for all RTBF-funded line items;
• Developing and updating the master site plan and Ten Year Site Plans (TYSP);
• Providing inter- and intra-site containers for the transportation of SNM and waste;
• Providing for the management and storage of HEU and other SNM;
• Managing legacy material disposition to promote footprint reduction and compliance with
environmental and security requirements;
• Providing for the recycle and recovery of HEU and Lithium;
• Managing responsibilities associated with the Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program
(CBDPP), and
• Consolidating excess uranium and other nuclear materials from the NNSA Enterprise.
Construction of the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility has been completed, and the Uranium
Processing Facility design is underway. These facilities will provide modern, consolidated enriched
uranium storage and production and enable a 90 percent reduction of the high security area.
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FY 2012 Congressional Budget