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List of Nuclear Security Enterprise FunctionsFunctional Analysisof Selected NNSA SitesMarch 2010Performing SiteAs of 2009/2010Function Number Function Title and Definition KCP PX SRS Y-12A.5.4Develop/Maintain New/Improved Production Processing/StorageCapabilitiesProvide advanced methods to enhance production process in terms ofcycle time, efficiency and effectiveness.A.5.4.1 For HE Components No Yes No NoA.5.4.2 For Tritium Components No No Yes NoA.5.4.3 For Plutonium Components No Yes No NoA.5.4.4 For Uranium Components No No No YesA.5.4.5 For Non-Nuclear Components Yes Yes No YesA.5.5Develop/Maintain New/Improved Testing/Diagnostic PredictiveCapabilitiesProvide new or improved diagnostic techniques for detection andquantification of aging degradation and other potential defects in thestockpile to provide assurance that the nuclear weapons systems will, ifoperating, perform within designed and tested “regimes” and away fromknown failure modes of the system.A.5.5.1 For HE Components No Yes No NoA.5.6A.5.5.2 For Tritium Components No No Yes NoA.5.5.3 For Plutonium Components No Yes No NoA.5.5.4 For Uranium Components No No No YesA.5.5.5 For Non-Nuclear Components Yes Yes No YesIntegrate Validated Capabilities into ApplicationsIncorporate the capabilities developed for production and diagnosticsinto relevant or applicable processes.A.5.6.1 For HE Components No Yes No NoA.5.6.2 For Tritium Components No No Yes NoA.5.6.3 For Plutonium Components No Yes No NoA.5.6.4 For Uranium Components No No No YesA.5.6.5 For Non-Nuclear Components Yes Yes No YesA.6A.6.1A.6.2A.6.3A.6.4Maintain Underground Test CapabilityPreserve the resources to resume nuclear underground testing if neededto ensure the safety, security and reliability of the nation's stockpile.Maintain Underground Testing Physical Assets/EquipmentMaintain in compliant condition those physical assets used to testdetonations of nuclear weapons that are performed underground.Develop Test Object/Device Authorization BasesDetermine, document and maintain the composite of information,submitted to, and accepted by, DOE that responds to radiological,nuclear, and process safety requirements considered to be important tothe safety of the operation.Maintain Underground Testing DiagnosticsMaintain the diagnostic methods used for underground nuclear teststhat produced the bulk of the archival data. Diagnostics include promptdiagnostics and radiochemistry.Maintain Personnel Knowledge BasePreserve, manage, store, and retrieve vital information to be used indetecting clandestine nuclear testNo No No NoNo No No NoNo No No NoNo Yes No NoPage 21 of 56