PROGRAM DETAILS - U.S. Department of Energy

* Contract Administration
* Nuclear and Worker Safety
* Program and Project Management
* Complex Transformation
Key Strategies and Timing
At the beginning of CY 2008, the Administrator developed the following four key areas or
"themes," as well as a listing of the NNSA's highest priorities, to be addressed over the next 12
months. The four key themes are:
* "Securing and Maintaining an Aging Stockpile without Nuclear Testing;"
* "Transitioning from a Nuclear Weapons Complex to an Integrated National Security
Enterprise;"
* "Advancing Nonproliferation and Countering Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism;" and,
* "Expanding our Technical Excellence while Developing the Next Generation of National
Security Scientific, Engineering and Program Management Talent."
2008 Priorities:
* Transform the nuclear weapons stockpile through Life Extension Programs (LEPs) and by
meeting Advanced Certification Program milestones.
* Reduce the overall stockpile level in accordance with the President's goal and Department of
Defense (DoD) requirements; meet and then exceed the scheduled levels of weapons
dismantlements at Pantex.
* Consolidate nuclear materials by removing at least 11 metric tons of special nuclear material
from NNSA sites for processing and final disposition.
* Reach a Record of Decision (ROD) and finalize the acquisition strategy in 2008 for the
Transformation of the Complex. In addition, complete and then implement the acquisition
strategy for the Naval Reactors laboratories.
* Complete Materials Protection, Control, and Accountability upgrades to an additional 49
Russian buildings containing weapons-usable material. Downblend 1.2 metric tons of
Russian Highly-Enriched Uranium (HEU) to Low-Enriched Uranium. Complete installation
of nuclear detection monitors at 51 border crossings in 12 countries, and at 11 Megaports in
10 countries and cease production of Russian fissile material at two reactors, eliminating the
annual creation of 800 kgs of weapons-grade plutonium.
* Expand Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Initiatives including: converting or shutting
down eight HEU-fueled reactors; repatriating 374 kgs of fresh and spent HEU; installing
detectors in 49 foreign sites; and, recovering thousands of excess radiological sources.