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Stapled at upper left corner. Etat : Very good. 5 sheets with information on one side only. Color illustrations. The briefing examined the proposed Trusted Microelectronics Capability (TMC). The date of 2018 was determined by deduction. On page 2 there is information that a study was completed in January 2018 and also on page two that a Sandia project was projected to be completed in 2019. Radiation hardening is the process of making electronic components and circuits resistant to damage or malfunction caused by high levels of ionizing radiation (particle radiation and high-energy electromagnetic radiation),[1] especially for environments in outer space and high-altitude flight, around nuclear reactors and particle accelerators, or during nuclear accidents or nuclear warfare. Most semiconductor electronic components are susceptible to radiation damage, and radiation-hardened components are based on their non-hardened equivalents, with some design and manufacturing variations that reduce the susceptibility to radiation damage. Due to the extensive development and testing required to produce a radiation-tolerant design of a microelectronic chip, radiation-hardened chips tend to lag behind the most recent developments. Radiation-hardened products are typically tested to one or more resultant effects tests, including total ionizing dose (TID), enhanced low dose rate effects (ELDRS), neutron and proton displacement damage, and single event effects (SEE, SET, SEL and SEB). Military and space industry applications: Radiation-hardened and radiation tolerant components are often used in military and aerospace applications, including point-of-Load (POL) applications, satellite system power supplies, step down switching regulators, microprocessors, FPGAs, FPGA power sources, and high efficiency, low voltage subsystem power supplies. Nuclear hardness for telecommunication: In telecommunication, the term nuclear hardness has the following meanings: 1) an expression of the extent to which the performance of a system, facility, or device is expected to degrade in a given nuclear environment, 2) the physical attributes of a system or electronic component that will allow survival in an environment that includes nuclear radiation and electromagnetic pulses (EMP). Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

CD. Etat : Good. No case for the CD. Transforming Y-12Government-owned facilities and operations are being challenged to become smaller, more efficient and more responsive to changing national and global challenges. Nowhere in the National Security Enterprise is transformation more evident than at Y-12.Some of the most striking indicators that Y 12 is undergoing an extreme makeover are seen in construction projects and a shrinking footprint.In the last 10 years, the Facilities and Infrastructure Recapitalization Program has demolished more than 1.3 million square feet of aging facilities at Y-12 and replaced them, as necessary, with new state-of-the-art facilities.Two facilities, Jack Case Center and New Hope Center, have allowed one-third of the Y-12 workforce to vacate more than 50 aging facilities and relocate to offices that offer significant productivity enhancements. They're also eye-catching evidence that transformation at Y-12 is in full swing.The nation's Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility came online in 2010, providing an ultrasecure warehouse for the nation's highly enriched uranium.

Pamphlet. Etat : Very good. Presumed first edition/first printing. [2], iv, 17, [1] pages. Illustrations (most in color). Acronyms. In 2005 the Nation's nuclear weapons enterprise put forth a vision for evolving the program and its design and production facilities and the underlying technologies and infrastructure for the coming quarter century. This document reflects work performed over the preceding two years that resulted in developing this vision for the future nuclear weapons stockpile and its support NNSA infrastructure. This vision was derived from a number of sources, including the 2001 Nuclear Posture Review, discussions at the 2003 Stockpile Stewardship Conference held at U.S. STRATCOM, the Strategic Capabilities Assessment (SCA) and Administration guidance on the implementation of the Treaty of Moscow. The result was the issuance of the DP Strategic Vision in May 2004. Additional strategic management retreats and other discussions resulted in this updated version, that defines the future state to be used for planning purposes. From the NNSA website: "The NNSA is responsible for the management and security of the nation's nuclear weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, and naval reactor programs. NNSA has responsibility for strategic and program planning, budgeting and oversight of research, development and nonproliferation activities. NNSA responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies. NNSA provides safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons and components and special nuclear materials. NNSA relies on contractors to manage site operations and to adhere to Department of Energy policies when operating the laboratories, production plants, and other facilities within the complex. NNSA implements an all-encompassing Stockpile Stewardship program that includes operations associated with surveillance, assessment, maintenance, refurbishment, manufacture and dismantlement of nuclear weapons as well as research and development and certification efforts.

Wraps. Etat : Good. 12 pages counting covers. Illustrations (color). Map. Cover has wear, soiling, and a scuff at upper right corner of front cover. Some scuffing at upper right corners. The mission of the Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control (NPAC) is to prevent proliferation, ensure peaceful nuclear uses, and enable verifiable nuclear reductions. NPAC provides a comprehensive approach to strengthen nonproliferation and arms control regimes, achieving its mission through four subprograms: International Nuclear Safeguards, Nuclear Controls, Nuclear Verification, Nonproliferation Policy. There is a complicated network of federal agencies and interrelated regulations that govern exports collectively referred to as "Export Controls." In brief, Export Controls regulate the shipment or transfer, by whatever means, of controlled items, software, technology, or services out of U.S. (termed an "Export"). In the nonproliferation area nuclear materials and technologies and technical data are subject to such controls. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Etat : Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 20 pages plus covers. Illustrations (most in color). Map. Timeline of U.S. Stockpile Stewardship Innovation. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is a United States federal agency responsible for safeguarding national security through the military application of nuclear science. NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear explosive testing; works to reduce the global danger from weapons of mass destruction; provides the United States Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion; and responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States and abroad. Established by the United States Congress in 2000, NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the United States Department of Energy. It is led by Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, who was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 16, 2018. Stockpile stewardship refers to the United States program of reliability testing and maintenance of its nuclear weapons without the use of nuclear testing. Because no new nuclear weapons have been developed by the United States since 1992, even its youngest weapons are at least 24 years old (as of 2017). Aging weapons can fail or act unpredictably in a number of ways: the high explosives that condense their fissile material can chemically degrade, their electronic components can suffer from decay, their radioactive plutonium/uranium cores are potentially unreliable, and the isotopes used by thermonuclear weapons may be chemically unstable as well. Since the United States has also not tested nuclear weapons since 1992, this leaves the task of its stockpile maintenance resting on the use of simulations (using non-nuclear explosives tests and supercomputers, among other methods) and applications of scientific knowledge about physics and chemistry to the specific problems of weapons aging (the latter method is what is meant when various agencies refer to their work as "science-based"). It also involves the manufacture of additional plutonium "pits" to replace ones of unknown quality, and finding other methods to increase the lifespan of existing warheads and maintain a confident nuclear deterrent. Most work for stockpile stewardship is undertaken at United States Department of Energy national laboratories, mostly at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Nevada Test Site, and Department of Energy productions facilities, which employ around 27,500 personnel and cost billions of dollars per year to operate. The Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program is a United States Department of Energy program to ensure that the nuclear capabilities of the United States are not eroded as nuclear weapons age. It costs more than $4 billion annually to test nuclear weapons and build advanced science facilities, such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Such facilities have been deemed necessary under the program since President Bill Clinton signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in 1997.

Pamphlet. Etat : Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 9 inches by 5 inches, 16 pages counting covers. One page Anniversary Reminder insert (8.5 inches by 5.5 inches). Illustrations (some in color). Map. Cover has slight wear and soiling. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is the U.S. agency responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science. NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear explosive testing; works to reduce the global danger from weapons of mass destruction; provides the U.S. Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion; and responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the U.S. and abroad. Established by the United States Congress in 2000, NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the United States Department of Energy. The National Nuclear Security Administration was created by Congressional action in 1999, in the wake of the Wen Ho Lee spy scandal and other allegations that lax administration by the Department of Energy had resulted in the loss of U.S. nuclear secrets to China. Originally proposed to be an independent agency, NNSA gained the reluctant support of the Clinton administration only after it was instead chartered as a sub-agency within the Department of Energy, to be headed by an administrator reporting to the Secretary of Energy. NNSA has four missions with regard to national security: To manage the U.S. nuclear weapon stockpile; To reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction and to promote international nuclear safety and nonproliferation; to provide the United States Navy with safe, militarily effective nuclear propulsion plants and to ensure the safe and reliable operation of those plants; and to support United States leadership in science and technology.One of NNSA's primary missions is to maintain the safety, security and effectiveness of the United States' nuclear weapons stockpile without explosive testing. After the Cold War, the U.S. stopped production of new nuclear warheads and voluntarily ended underground nuclear testing. NNSA maintains the existing nuclear deterrent through the use of science experiments, engineering audits and high-tech simulations at its three national laboratories: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories. NNSA assets used to maintain and ensure the effectiveness of the American nuclear weapons stockpile include the National Ignition Facility, the Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test Facility, and the Z Machine. NNSA also uses multiple supercomputers to run simulations and validate experimental data. The organization provides safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons and components and special nuclear materials, and conducts other missions supporting national security. It has responsibility to develop, operate, and manage a system for the safe and secure transportation of all government-owned special nuclear materials in "strategic" or "significant" quantities. Shipments are transported in specially designed equipment and are escorted by armed federal agents.NNSA works with international partners, key U.S. federal agencies, national laboratories and the private sector to detect, secure and dispose of nuclear and radiological material as well as related WMD technology and expertise. Among its goals are to prevent proliferation, ensure peaceful nuclear uses, and enable verifiable nuclear reductions.NNSA's Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program is responsible for providing militarily effective nuclear propulsion plants. It provides the design, development and operational support required to power the U.S. Navy's aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines.NNSA is responsible for responding to radiological and nuclear emergencies and working with law enforcement agencies to prevent nuclear or radiological terrorism. Experts at its national laboratories maintain a high level of readiness to deploy resourc.

Wraps. Etat : Very good. 10 pages. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustration. This newsletter was published quarterly as an account of work sponsored by the U.S. Government. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Etat : Very good. No dust jacket. Various paginations (approximately 50 pages). References. Definitions. Acronyms. This was approved: 02-15-08 and expired 02-15-10. From Wikipedia: Safety management system (SMS) is a term used to refer to a comprehensive business management system designed to manage safety elements in the workplace. A SMS provides a systematic way to identify hazards and control risks while maintaining assurance that these risk controls are effective. SMS can be defined as: .a businesslike approach to safety. It is a systematic, explicit and comprehensive process for managing safety risks. As with all management systems, a safety management system provides for goal setting, planning, and measuring performance. A safety management system is woven into the fabric of an organization. It becomes part of the culture, the way people do their jobs. For the purposes of defining safety management, safety can be defined as: .the reduction of risk to a level that is as low as is reasonably practicable. There are three imperatives for adopting a safety management system for a business these are ethical, legal and financial. There is an implied moral obligation placed on an employer to ensure that work activities and the place of work to be safe, there are legislative requirements defined in just about every jurisdiction on how this is to be achieved and there is a substantial body of research which shows that effective safety management (which is the reduction of risk in the workplace) can reduce the financial exposure of an organisation by reducing direct and indirect costs associated with accident and incidents. To address these three important elements, an effective SMS should: Define how the organisation is set up to manage risk. Identify workplace risk and implement suitable controls. Implement effective communications across all levels of the organisation. Implement a process to identify and correct non-conformities. Implement a continual improvement process. A safety management system can be created to fit any business type and/or industry sector. Basic safety-management components[edit]International Labour Organization SMS model[edit]Since there are many models to choose from to outline the basic components of a safety management system, the one chosen here is the international standard promoted by the International Labour Organization (ILO). In the ILO document ILO-OSH 2001 Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems, the safety management basic components are: Policy Organizing Planning and implementation Evaluation Action for improvement Although other SMS models use different terminology, the process and workflow for safety management systems is always the same; 1. Policy Establish within policy statements what the requirements are for the organization in terms of resources, defining management commitment and defining OSH targets 2. Organizing How is the organization structured, where are responsibilities and accountabilities defined, who reports to who and who is responsible for what. 3. Planning and Implementation What legislation and standards apply to our organization, what OSH objectives are defined and how are these reviews, hazard prevention and the assessment and management of risk. 4. Evaluation How is OSH performance measured and assessed, what are the processes for the reporting of accidents and incidents and for the investigation of accidents and what internal and external audit processes are in place to review the system. 5. Action for Improvement How are preventative and corrective actions managed and what processes are in place to ensure the continual improvement process. There is a significant amount of detail within each of these sections and these should be examined in detail from the ILO-OSH Guidelines document. A SMS is intended to act as a framework to allow an organisation, as a minimum, to meet its legal obligations under occupational health and safety law. The structure of a SMS is generally speaking.

Wraps. Etat : Very good. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. 20 pages plus covers. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is the U.S. agency responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science. NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear explosive testing; works to reduce the global danger from weapons of mass destruction; provides the U.S. Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion; and responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the U.S. and abroad. Established by the United States Congress in 2000, NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the United States Department of Energy. The National Nuclear Security Administration was created by Congressional action in 1999. Originally proposed to be an independent agency, NNSA gained the reluctant support of the Clinton administration only after it was instead chartered as a sub-agency within the Department of Energy, to be headed by an administrator reporting to the Secretary of Energy. The first NNSA administrator appointed was Air Force General (and CIA Deputy Director) John A. Gordon. NNSA has four missions with regard to national security:To manage the U.S. nuclear weapon stockpile; To reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction and to promote international nuclear safety and nonproliferation.; To provide the United States Navy with safe, militarily effective nuclear propulsion plants and to ensure the safe and reliable operation of those plants; To support United States leadership in science and technology.Defense programs One of NNSA's primary missions is to maintain the safety, security and effectiveness of the United States' nuclear weapons stockpile without explosive testing. After the Cold War, the U.S. stopped production of new nuclear warheads and voluntarily ended underground nuclear testing. NNSA maintains the existing nuclear deterrent through the use of science experiments, engineering audits and high-tech simulations at its three national laboratories: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories. The organization provides safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons and components and special nuclear materials, and conducts other missions supporting national security. It has responsibility to develop, operate, and manage a system for the safe and secure transportation of all government-owned special nuclear materials in "strategic" or "significant" quantities. Shipments are transported in specially designed equipment and are escorted by armed federal agents.Nonproliferation NNSA works with international partners, key U.S. federal agencies, national laboratories and the private sector to detect, secure and dispose of nuclear and radiological material as well as related WMD technology and expertise. Among its goals are to prevent proliferation, ensure peaceful nuclear uses, and enable verifiable nuclear reductions.Naval reactors NNSA's Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program provides militarily effective nuclear propulsion plants. It provides the design, development and operational support required to power the U.S. Navy's aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines.Emergency response NNSA is responsible for responding to radiological and nuclear emergencies and working with law enforcement agencies to prevent nuclear or radiological terrorism. Experts at its national laboratories maintain a high level of readiness to deploy resources capable of responding to nuclear or radiological incidents worldwide. Key capabilities looking for and identifying radiological material, rendering safe nuclear devices, and managing the spread of radiological material in the event of a natural or terrorist incident.With support its three national labs, the Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL), and the Pantex Plant, it maintains readiness to respond and manage the resolution of accidents, or incidents of significance involving nuclear weapon.

Wraps. Etat : Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 13, [3] pages counting covers. Illustrations (cover). Slight wear and soiling. The purpose of this booklet is to provide background information on how and why International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards play a central role in international efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. IAEA safeguards provide assurances to the international community that nuclear material and equipment are not being used for the illicit manufacture of nuclear weapons. The application of IAEA safeguards promotes international confidence that States are using nuclear energy exclusively for peaceful purposes; deters and provides early warning of incipient nuclear weapon programs; and establishes a mechanism through which to make judgments regarding compliance with the Nonproliferation Treaty. The mission of the Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control (NPAC) is to prevent proliferation, ensure peaceful nuclear uses, and enable verifiable nuclear reductions. NPAC provides a comprehensive approach to strengthen nonproliferation and arms control regimes, achieving its mission through four subprograms: International Nuclear Safeguards, Nuclear Controls, Nuclear Verification, Nonproliferation Policy.

Wraps. Etat : Very good. 16 pages. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustration. This newsletter was published quarterly as an account of work sponsored by the U.S. Government. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. 33 p. Includes illustrations. This report is based on the requirements of 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 1045. Very good. No dust jacket. Back cover corner creased. Cover has slight wear and soiling.

Wraps. Etat : Good. i. [1], 18 pages plus covers. Color illustrations. Map. Cover has some wear and soiling. Ink notation on Figure 1 at page 2. The mission of the Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control (NPAC) is to prevent proliferation, ensure peaceful nuclear uses, and enable verifiable nuclear reductions. NPAC provides a comprehensive approach to strengthen nonproliferation and arms control regimes, achieving its mission through four subprograms: International Nuclear Safeguards, Nuclear Controls, Nuclear Verification, Nonproliferation Policy. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. xii, 395 pages: illustrations, maps; 24 cm. "Based on the National Waste Terminal Storage Information Meeting held Oct. 30 through Nov. 1, 1979, in Columbus, Ohio, the first of a continuing series of annual conferences--a forum for the exchange of technical information in the NWTS Program and to support the DOE public information program on nuclear waste management Organized by Battelle Memorial Institute Sponsored by the Dept. of Energy." Actes de congrès, Conference papers and proceedings, Congress, Congresses, Radioactive waste disposal, Radioactive waste disposal Congresses, Rapports techniques, Technical reports, proceedings (reports), technical reports. Fine; appears as new.

Spiralbound. Presumed first edition/first printing. [2], iv, 30 p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, maps. Acronyms. The dpurpose of this uranium life-cycle primer was to provide a detailed explanation of all the facets of uranium processing, handling, and use "from cradle to grave." Both commerical and defense uses of uranium are encompassed in tis primer, which focuses on uranium in the United States, but also provides perspective on uranium facilities worldwide. The primer is organized into two principal sections: the first presente dthe entire uranium life cycle with emphasis on the commercial aspects; the second section presents information on the uranium life cycle as it specifically pertains to DOE/NNSA activities and programs. Because uranium is the primary source for producing plutonium, a key material used in nuclear weapons, its relationshp to plutonium is also addressed in this primer. Very good. No dust jacket. Slight wear and soiling noted.

Wraps. Etat : Very good. No dust jacket. Presumed first edition/first printing. 37 p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, maps. From Wikipedia: "The United States National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is part of the United States Department of Energy. It works to improve national security through the military application of nuclear energy. The NNSA maintains and improves the safety, reliability, and performance of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile through the use of science, technology, and engineering. It is also responsible for many nuclear nonproliferation, counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, and radiological emergency response efforts for the United States, along with the naval reactors for the United States Navy. The National Nuclear Security Administrations was created by Congressional action in 1999, in the wake of the Wen Ho Lee spy scandal and other allegations that lax administration by the Department of Energy had resulted in the loss of U.S. nuclear secrets to China. Originally proposed to be an independent agency, NNSA gained the reluctant support of the Clinton Administration only after it was instead chartered as a sub-agency within the Department of Energy, to be headed by an Administrator reporting to the Secretary of Energy. The first NNSA Administrator appointed was Air Force General (and CIA Deputy Director) John A. Gordon. NNSA has four missions with regard to national security: To manage the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. To reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction and to promote international nuclear safety and nonproliferation. To provide the United States Navy with safe, militarily effective nuclear propulsion plants and to ensure the safe and reliable operation of those plants. To support United States leadership in science and technology. One of NNSA s primary missions is to maintain the safety, security and effectiveness of the United States' nuclear weapons stockpile without additional testing. After the Cold War, the U.S. stopped production of new nuclear warheads and voluntarily ended underground nuclear testing. NNSA s Office of Defense Programs maintains the existing nuclear deterrent through the use of science experiments, engineering audits and high-tech simulations at its three national laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories. NNSA assets used to maintain and ensure the effectiveness of the American nuclear weapons stockpile include the National Ignition Facility, the Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test Facility, and the Z Machine. NNSA also uses multiple supercomputers to run simulations and validate experimental data. As part of NNSA's nuclear weapons mission, the Office of Secure Transportation (OST) provides safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons and components and special nuclear materials, and conducts other missions supporting the national security of the United States of America. Since 1974, OST has been assigned responsibility to develop, operate, and manage a system for the safe and secure transportation of all government-owned, DOE or NNSA controlled special nuclear materials in "strategic" or "significant" quantities. Shipments are transported in specially designed equipment and are escorted by armed federal agents.".

Trade paperback. Etat : Very good. Second, revised edition. xi, [1], 152 p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, maps, index, bibliography. With the publication of this 2001 edition of the nuclear terms handbook, the Department of Energy hoped to provide information that would improve understanding of terminology, processes, and other relevant information associated with nuclear weapons, illicit trafficking in nuclear materials, and related topics.

Wraps. Etat : Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. [2], 23, [3] pages. Illustrations (color). The Y-12 Site Office was incorporated into the Nuclear Production Office. The NNSA Production Office (NPO) ensures the safe, secure and cost-effective management of the Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, and the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tenn. Pantex handles nuclear weapons surveillance and life extension programs; weapons dismantlement; the development, testing and fabrication of high explosive components; and storage and surveillance of plutonium pits. Y-12 is responsible for uranium storage, processing and manufacturing operation, the production of uranium feedstock for the U.S. nuclear navy, and supports international nuclear nonproliferation programs. NPO was established in June 2012. Mission Statement "Enhancing and ensuring the future of the Nuclear Security Enterprise through effective nuclear production operations"; Mission Execute effective contract management and oversight to safely and securely maintain the nuclear weapon stockpile for the Nuclear Security Enterprise; provide enriched uranium for naval, research, and isotope production reactors, and support nonproliferation activities to reduce the global nuclear threat; Vision Make the world safer by maintaining our nation's nuclear deterrent and reducing global nuclear security threats. Y-12's core mission is to ensure a safe, secure, and reliable U.S. nuclear deterrent, which is essential to national security. Every weapon in the U.S. nuclear stockpile has components manufactured, maintained or ultimately dismantled by Y-12, the nation's Uranium Center of Excellence. We employ only the most advanced and failsafe technologies to protect the stockpile. Nuclear nonproliferation - stopping the spread of nuclear materials - is a critical part of creating a safer world. Y 12 has been working in nonproliferation since the early 1990s in more than 25 countries. As the nation reduces the size of its arsenal, Y 12 will play a central role in decommissioning weapons systems and providing weapons material for peacetime uses. We are a leader across the National Nuclear Security Administration in implementing technology and current training to ensure materials are protected with the highest degree of confidence. We provide the expertise to secure highly enriched uranium - domestically and around the world - that may be vulnerable to terrorists; store it with the highest security; and make material available for non-weapons uses such as in research reactors and for producing cancer-fighting medical isotopes and commercial power. We train nuclear industry professionals, emergency responders and security forces from around the world to safeguard vulnerable materials; and the innovations engineered at Y 12 have applications for allies, other government agencies, and the private sector.

Etat : Very good. Review draft. Approximately 200 sheets, printed on one side only. Acronyms and Organizational Designations. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. The final version of this supplemental directive was issued/dated 11-17-14. The evaluations described in this Supplemental Directive comprise a formalized approach to ensuring the nuclear explosive safety (NES) of all nuclear explosive operations (NEOs) performed by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and its contractors. This approach requires that all new, approved, current, and proposed changes to NEOs and associated supporting infrastructure receive a commensurate level of review and analysis. The Nuclear Explosive Safety Evaluation Process is a key mission responsibility of the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Office of the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs. Among the topics and activities covered are: Nuclear Explosive Safety Studies (NESS), Operations Safety Reviews, Contractor Nuclear Explosive Safety Change Evaluations, Secure Transportation, Security Operations, Study Group, Technical Advisors, Post-Evaluation Process, Change Control Process, Deliberation Topics, Findings, Information Evaluation, Finding Disposition, Qualification Requirements, Nuclear Explosive Operations. Binder clip at upper left corner.

Wraps. i, 66, 10 pages Illustrations. Appendices. [title continues] Laboratories. The Task Force chair was Robert Galvin, of Motorola. This document came to be know as The Galvin Report. Among the members of the Task Force were: Linda Capuano, Ruth Davis, Shirley Jackson, and Herbert York. The report states that "The laboratories' research role is a part of an essential, fundamental cornerstone for continuing leadership by the United States. " Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling.

Wraps. 21 p. Illustrations. Title from cover. DOE/NA-0013. This is a precursor to the current Complex Transformation planning activities, which includes a massive Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and associated activities. This is a major defining document related to approaches to upgrade, modernize and improve the nation's nuclear weapon design and production capabilities. Good. No dust jacket. Signed on front cover by Thomas D'Agostino, Senate Confirmed Presidential Appointee, Administrator of the NNSA. Some wear.

DVD. Etat : Very good. This DVD is approximately 4.5 inches in diameter. The Nevada Test Site-Directed Research, Development, and Demonstration (SDRD) program completed a very successful year of research and development activities in FY 2005. Fifty new projects were selected for funding this year, and five FY 2004 projects were brought to conclusion. The total funds expended by the SDRD program were $5.4 million, for an average per project cost of just under $100,000. Two external audits of SDRD accounting practices were conducted in FY 2005. Both audits found the program's accounting practices consistent with the requirements of DOE Order 413.2A. Highlights for the year included: the filing of 18 invention disclosures for intellectual property generated by FY 2005 projects; programmatic adoption of 17 FY 2004 SDRD-developed technologies; participation in the tri-lab Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) and SDRD program review that was broadly attended; peer reviews of all FY 2005 projects; and the successful completion of 55 R&D projects, as presented in this report. Presumed First Edition in CD form of this report.

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 91, [1] p. Includes diagrams. Tables. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Recommendations. Appendices. The joint review of the Los Alamos National Laboratory cleanup program was conducted in early 2005. The team was staffed by members of the Office of Environmental Management and the National Nuclear Security Administration. The purpose of the review was to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the scope of work for the LANL environmental cleanup program against the requirements of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Consent Order, the US Environment Protection Agency Federal Facility Compliance Act and other requirements. In particular, the review evaluated the then currently planned scope as well as potential new scope to ensure it was well understood; that associated cost estimates and schedules were based on reasonable assumptions and approaches to work planning and execution, and that the projects were being developed and managed in accordance with the requirements of DOE Order 413 for project management. Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling.

Wraps. Etat : Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. vi, 203, [1] pages. Illustrations. Acronyms. References. Format us approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Cover has slight wear and soiling. This is the final report on the NNSA's Security Roadmap Key Strategy 4, Develop and Sustain a Highly Capable Security Workforce. The report is the culmination of a year's work by a team of Industrial Organizational Leadership Development professionals from the National Training Center, NNSA's Office of Human Capital Management and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The report is a comprehensive states of how the NNSA can significantly improve the recruitment, development, maturation and retention of the security professional. The report was designed to address the whole-person, in that the report uses a competency-modeling concept as a key predictor in human performance. The next step[s will include teaming to actively work the approved recommendations as well as establishing working groups to develop action plans for achieving success of each recommendation. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is the U.S. agency responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science. NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear explosive testing; works to reduce the global danger from weapons of mass destruction; provides the U.S. Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion; and responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the U.S. and abroad. Established by the United States Congress in 2000, NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the United States Department of Energy. The National Nuclear Security Administration was created by Congressional action in 1999, in the wake of the Wen Ho Lee spy scandal and other allegations that lax administration by the Department of Energy had resulted in the loss of U.S. nuclear secrets to China. Originally proposed to be an independent agency, NNSA gained the reluctant support of the Clinton administration only after it was instead chartered as a sub-agency within the Department of Energy, to be headed by an administrator reporting to the Secretary of Energy. The first NNSA administrator appointed was Air Force General (and CIA Deputy Director) John A. Gordon. NNSA has four missions with regard to national security: To manage the U.S. nuclear weapon stockpile. To reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction and to promote international nuclear safety and nonproliferation. To provide the United States Navy with safe, militarily effective nuclear propulsion plants and to ensure the safe and reliable operation of those plants. To support United States leadership in science and technology.

Wraps. Etat : Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. iv, 55, [3] pages. Illustrations. Acronyms & Abbreviations. Glossary. This type of document is very ephemeral and it is believed that very few copies have survived in the more than two decades since it was issued. The United States government's Strategic Computing Initiative funded research into advanced computer hardware and artificial intelligence from 1983 to 1993. The initiative was designed to support various projects that were required to develop machine intelligence in a prescribed ten-year time frame, from chip design and manufacture, computer architecture to artificial intelligence software. The project was superseded in the 1990s by the Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative and then by the Advanced Simulation and Computing Program. These later programs did not include artificial general intelligence as a goal, but instead focused on supercomputing for large scale simulation, such as atomic bomb simulations. The Advanced Simulation and Computing Program (or ASC) is a super-computing program run by the National Nuclear Security Administration, in order to simulate, test, and maintain the United States nuclear stockpile. The program was created in 1995 in order to support the Stockpile Stewardship Program (or SSP). The goal of the initiative is to extend the lifetime of the current aging stockpile. Among the sections in the Table of Contents are: Stockpile Stewardship, Defense Applications, Computer Science, Integrated Computing Systems, Strategic Alliances, Verification and Validation, Physics Modeling, Weapons Simulation, Modeling and Simulation, Level 1 Milestones, High Explosives, Advanced Visualization, Detonation Wave, Titan IV Solid Rocket Motor, Metropolis Center, JCEL.

Spiral bound. Etat : Very good. Various paginations (approximately 1/2 inch of material, including stiff card tabs). 19 tabbed sections with vugraphs rather than text. This is marked Official Use Only exemption category 2h. Based upon Supreme Court rulings and other guidance, this limitation is understood to no longer apply. The Pantex Plant is the primary United States nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility that aims to maintain the safety, security and reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile. The facility is located near Amarillo, Texas. The plant is managed and operated for the U. S. Department of Energy by Consolidated Nuclear Security and Sandia National Laboratories. Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS) is composed of member companies Bechtel National, Inc., Leidos, Inc., Orbital ATK, Inc., and SOC LLC, with Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. CNS also operates the Y-12 National Security Complex. Among the topics covered are: Authorization Basis/USQ Process, Lightning, W56 Incident, Electro-Static Discharge, Multi-Unit Processing, Tooling, LEP Preparations, IWAP Program Management, Budget, Laboratory Partnership/Relations, SMRI, Performance Indicators (Safety, QA, Delivery Performance, Maintenance), Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Long Term Operating Plan, and BWXT Pantex Long-Term View. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Etat : Very good. Presumed first edition/first printing. Includes illustrations. CD-ROM In 2005 the Nation's nuclear weapons enterprise put forth a vision for evolving the program and its design and production facilities and the underlying technologies and infrastructure for the coming quarter century. This CD-ROM contains information on this vision. From the NNSA website: "The NNSA was established by Congress in 2000 as a separately organized agency within the U.S. Department of Energy, responsible for the management and security of the nation s nuclear weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, and naval reactor programs. In 2002 NNSA reorganized, removing a layer of management by eliminating its regional operations offices in New Mexico, California and Nevada. Contract and project management oversight responsibility for NNSA s labs, plants and special facilities was given to the site offices. NNSA headquarters retained responsibility for strategic and program planning, budgeting and oversight of research, development and nonproliferation activities. NNSA is responsible for the management and security of the nation s nuclear weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, and naval reactor programs. It also responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States and abroad. Additionally, NNSA federal agents provide safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons and components and special nuclear materials along with other missions supporting the national security. NNSA relies on contractors to manage day-to-day site operations and to adhere to Department of Energy policies when operating the laboratories, production plants, and other facilities within the complex. Together, the facilities implement NNSA s all-encompassing Stockpile Stewardship program that includes operations associated with surveillance, assessment, maintenance, refurbishment, manufacture and dismantlement of the nuclear weapons stockpile as well as research and development and certification efforts.".

CD. Etat : As new. This item is still in its original plastic wrap. The rear of the sleeve lists the contents: Overview, Defense Applications and Modeling; Simulation and Computer Science, Integrated Computing Systems, University Partnerships, Special Projects, ASCI's future, ASCI's Multidisciplinary Applications. Among the subsections are: Visualization Technilogies at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Visualization Technologies at Sandia National Laboratories, ASCI White at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Science at the Level 1 Alliances, and Technology Prospectus. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) established the Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI) in 1996. The goal of ASCI is to simulate the results of new weapons designs as well as the effects of aging on existing and new designs, all in the absence of underground nuclear tests. The ASCI is an applications-driven effort with a goal to develop reliable computational models of the processes involved in the design, manufacture, and degradation of nuclear weapons. Based on discussions with scientists and engineers with expertise in weapons design, manufacturing, and in computational physics, a goal of simulating full-system, three-dimensional nuclear burn and safety simulation processes by the year 2004 was established. A number of applications-based milestones were identified to mark the progress from current simulation capabilities to full-system simulation capabilities. Codes development to simulate casting, material aging, safety, forging, welding of microstructures, and so on.

Spiral bound. Etat : Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Clear plastic sheet protects front and back covers. [2], vi, 48 pages (printed on one side only). Acronyms and Abbreviations. Chemicals and Units of Measure. Figures. Tables. References. Appendix A--Uranium Resource Classification System. Appendix B-- Nuclear Fuel Sources Evaluation; B.1 Evaluation Methodology and Results; B.2 Definition of Uranium Source Evaluation Terms. The strategic importance of assuring a supply of tritium constitutes the impetus for this analysis to identify a 40-year supply of nuclear fuel for the nuclear power plants used to produce tritium concurrently with the generation of civilian nuclear power. Assuring the nuclear fuel supply for those plants is one component of demonstrating that DOE can provide tritium for U.S. nuclear weapons with a high degree of confidence. Ms. Nanette D. Founds was listed as the Tritium Readiness Subprogram Manager Diversification is a prudent approach to achieving the highest probability of success in ensuring a long-term nuclear fuel supply because it reduces reliance on one source or technology and allows for flexibility to accommodate the dynamic nuclear fuel market. For a diversified mix of acceptable nuclear fuel supply sources, the analysis recommended that NNSA take a series of specified actions to ensure the highest possible confidence in a 40-year nuclear fuel supply for the nuclear power plants then currently employed in the production of tritium for the National Nuclear Security Administration. Among the steps advocated included: allocation of a portion of the DOE inventory of depleted uranium hexafluoride, use of market-based uranium procurement procedures to swap or barter for uranium appropriate for use for the tritium program, and traditional procurement of U.S.-origin uranium.

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, index. 2 volumes. Volume 1, Chapters 1 throught 11 (approximately 350 pages); Volume 2 Appendices A through K (approximately 200 pages). Various paginations. References. Glossary. TA-18 supported important defense, nuclear safety, and other national security mission responsibilities. The operations at TA-18 enabled DOE personnel to gain knowledge and expertise in advanced nuclear technologies that supported: nuclear materials management, criticality safety; emergency response in support of counterterrorism activities, nuclear safeguards, arms control; and criticality experiments. Technical Area 18 housed at the time the Western Hemisphere's largest collection of machines for conducting nuclear safety evaluations. Under the right conditions, at Techncial Area 18, usingfissile material, experiments capable of maintaining a self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reaction had been achieved. As part of the national response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Department of Energy proposed to relocate the Technical Area 18 operational capabilities and materals to a new location. This environmental impact statement was part of that process. Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling.