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conducted at the design laboratories and the Nevada National Security Site include the basic
research required for developing NGs and GTSs, surveillance, and base capability for
conducting hydrodynamic experiments, and an experimental program for plutonium and subcritical
experiments.
The FY 2012 mission scope includes: (1) perform nuclear safety R&D studies and weapons
effects studies; (2) prepare and provide the infrastructure for conducting hydrodynamic tests
in support of enduring stockpile systems and multiple system experiments; (3) continue to
support NG development (electronic and small generator types) and GTSs; (4) continue to
develop digital and analog arming and firing subsystems; hardware qualification; system
certification and required computer modeling and simulation activities; (5) continue
stockpile primary, secondary, chemistry, and materials systems analysis; annual assessments,
development/introduction of modern surety features in support of LEPs; support for
subcritical and other experiments at Nevada National Security Site which support dynamic
plutonium experiments; (6) continue to implement the “Challenge Team” program within the
National Laboratories. The NPR posited LEPs to sustain the stockpile, including full nuclear
scope B61 and W78 LEPs. This enables transition of developed technologies from the
Campaigns, including the Engineering Campaign, to bring nonnuclear technologies for
GTSs, surety, radar, electronic and critical mechanical assembly components to a readiness
level sufficient for consideration for use in the B61 LEP and subsequent application to future
LEPs.
• Management, Technology, and Production 183,223 193,811 198,700
Management, Technology, and Production (MTP) is the backbone for certifying the safety,
security, and reliability of the nuclear stockpile. The MTP activities provide the products,
components and/or services for multi-weapon system surveillance (lab/flight test data
collection and analysis), weapons reliability reporting to the DoD, DSW requirements
tracking and implementation, management & operation, and stockpile planning. The MTP
funding provides plant and laboratory personnel to sustain the stockpile to include
surveillance, weapons requirements process improvements, engineering authorizations,
safety assessments, use control technologies, containers, base spares, and
transportation/handling gear for use in multiple weapons systems.
The FY 2012 mission scope includes: (1) providing increased capabilities in surveillance,
including increased core capabilities for laboratory and flight testing, analysis, data delivery
and information data sharing; (2) supporting collaboration with the associated assessments
and studies to ensure the stockpile remains safe, secure, and reliable; (3) improving safety
and use control technologies for the W88 and B61 LEPs; (4) maintaining enterprise-wide,
integrated product-realization information systems for design, engineering, manufacturing
and quality control releases; (5) increasing military liaison activities associated with multiple
weapon system responses; (6) accelerating the transformation and transition of DSW’s
requirements and integration system to provide sustained management & operations;
Weapons Activities/
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FY 2012 Congressional Budget