Department of Energy FY 2012 Congressional ... - The FIRE Place

B83 Stockpile Systems
FY 2012 vs.
FY 2011
Request
($000)
The increase funds initiation of design activities to improve the GTS
and reinvigorate canned subassembly surveillance to eliminate the
backlog that has arisen due to special processing requirements. +8,866
W87 Stockpile Systems
The increase funds the disassembly and inspection (D&I) and build of
both a required joint flight test unit and system laboratory test bed;
canned subassembly evaluation; the completion of material
consolidation activities to enable the continuation of joint test assembly
builds in FY 2013; component material evaluation and Robustness
testing which is integral to the Surveillance Transformation Program;
Firing Set Production including Firing Set Housing, Environmental
Sensing Device (ESD), and Lightning Arrestor Connector (LAC) in
support of surveillance rebuilds; stockpile assessment activities; and
the completion of NG development. The increase funds the start of
production in FY 2012 and ramp up to full production in FY 2013 of
the NG. Ramp up activities include engineering support from Sandia
National Laboratories and maintenance activities at the Pantex Plant to
perform the exchange to meet USSTRATCOM operational
requirements and the start of NG production to meet USSTRATCOM
operational requirements. +21,340
W88 Stockpile Systems
The increase funds additional component testing and component
material evaluation in FY 2012 and will also fund closure of critical
Significant Finding Investigations to attain technical data to complete
the Annual Assessment and continue the W88 AF&F development
efforts (including consideration of commonality with the W78, and
collaboration with the United Kingdom). +30,062
Total, Stockpile Systems -151,739
Weapons Dismantlement and Disposition
The decrease is a result of reduced characterization and disposition of
legacy weapon components and component disposition of on-going
dismantlement activity. Legacy weapon components will remain in
storage onsite. -1,255
Weapons Activities/
Directed Stockpile Work Page 77
FY 2012 Congressional Budget