PROGRAM DETAILS - U.S. Department of Energy

NNSA FY 2008 PART/Joule Performance Measures
3 r d Quarter Summary
SUMMARY
BY NUMBER REMARK(S)
TARGETS
DSW (4), Science (6), Engineering (5), ICF (4), ASC (4), Pit (2),
Readiness (3), RTBF (3), STA (5), NWIR (1), FIRP (4), EPO (2),
S DNS (Physical) (2), Cyber Security (2), NN R&D (6), EWGPP (2),
NIS (5), INMP&C (5), FMD (2), GTRI (5), NR (5)
YELLOW 5 ICF (1), Pit (1), Cyber Security (1), EWGPP (1), OA (1)
TOTAL 85
3 DSW (1), Pit (1), RTBF(1)
History
NNSA was established in 2000 as a separately organized agency within DOE. The NNSA Act
(Title XXXII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, Public Law 106-
65) specifies that the NNSA's national security missions are:
* To enhance U.S. national security through the military application of nuclear energy;
* To maintain and enhance the safety, reliability, and performance of the U.S. nuclear
weapons stockpile (including the ability to design, produce, and test) in order to meet
national security requirements;
* To provide the U.S. Navy with safe, militarily-effective nuclear propulsion plants and
ensure the safe and reliable operation of these plants;
* To promote international nuclear safety and nonproliferation;
* To reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction; and,
* To support U.S. leadership in science and technology.
NNSA is currently responsible for the management and security of the Nation's nuclear
weapons, defense nuclear nonproliferation, and naval reactor programs. NNSA responds to
nuclear and radiological emergencies, both in the U.S. and abroad. In addition, NNSA agents
provide safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons and components and special nuclear
materials, along with other missions supporting national security.
In 2002, NNSA reorganized and eliminated regional operations offices in New Mexico,
California, and Nevada. Contract and project management oversight responsibility for NNSA's
laboratories, plants, and special facilities was given to individual site offices. NNSA
Headquarters retained responsibility for strategic and program planning, budgeting, and
oversight of research, development, and nonproliferation activities. In addition, a Service Center