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National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Field Office/National Security Technologies, Office of Public Affairs
JVE 1988-2013
Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Field Office/National Security Technologies Office of Public Affairs 2013. Presumed First thus. DVD-RW. Very good. Set of 6 DVDs. Volume 1 Welcome Ponomarev Paul Robinson Soloshin and Allen; Volume 2 Historic Panel: Aquilina Shubin Wilkes Hawkins; Volume 3 Historic Panel: Dunlop Turnbull Petrov Sandoval Zucca; Volume 4 Future Panel Browne Warner Wallace McDowell Kostyukov Aheleznov Loparev; Volume 5 Shubin and Future Recommendations PanelKickuck Hecker Lehman Hunter; and Volume 6 Voloshin Vic Reis Next Steps Panel: Cook Harrington Gottemoeller Kamenskikh and Document Signing and Conference Close. The United States part of the Joint Verification Experiment carried out in 1988 as the Kearsarge event in Operation Touchstone. Twenty-five years later a joint commemoration of the event was held at the Nevada Nuclear Security Site formerly the Nevada Test Site. The objective of the JVE was to calibrate the seismic yield estimation capability of underground nuclear explosions conducted in both countries. It involved the unprecedented US yield measurement of a Soviet nuclear explosion at its then nuclear test site in Kazakhstan and the reciprocal Soviet yield measurement of a US nuclear explosion at the Nevada Test Site JVE provided the first opportunity for scientists from US and Soviet nuclear weapons laboratories to meet and work cooperatively. At the Nevada Test Site and at the follow-on experiment at the Soviet Semipalatinsk Test Site they developed confidence-building steps that made possible the ratification of the TTBT in 1990. National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Field Office/National Security Technologies, Office of Public Affairs unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration
JVE English 10/13 Written in ink on disk
National Nuclear Security Administration 2013. Presumed First thus. CD-RW. Very good. This has one file with 27 powerpoint items on it. These include presentations by Shubin Loparev Zheleznov McDowell Wallace Warner Lehman Hecker Voloshin Reis Zucca Sandoval Petrov Felske Hawkins and Ponomarev plus panel related material and the JVE coin. Among the topics covered include Trust but Verify Optimizing Rosatom JVE Results Seismic Hydrodynamic Monitoring Geophysics Geology Technical Elements Next Steps and Future Cooperation. The United States part of the Joint Verification Experiment carried out in 1988 as the Kearsarge event in Operation Touchstone. Twenty-five years later before tensions increased between Russia and the United States a joint commemoration of the event was held at the Nevada Nuclear Security Site formerly the Nevada Test Site. JVE provided the first opportunity for scientists from US and Soviet nuclear weapons laboratories to meet and work cooperatively. At the Nevada Test Site and at the follow-on experiment at the Soviet Semipalatinsk Test Site they developed confidence-building steps that made possible the ratification of the TTBT in 1990. Both Russians and Americans agree that cooperation between US and Soviet nuclear weapons scientists began with the JVE and the follow-on discussions on the TTBT verification mechanisms during the Geneva negotiations. National Nuclear Security Administration unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration
JVE Russian 10/13 Written in ink on disk
National Nuclear Security Administration 2013. Presumed First thus. CD-RW. Very good. This has one file with 27 powerpoint items on it. In Russian: These appear to include presentations by Shubin Loparev Zheleznov McDowell Wallace Warner Lehman Hecker Voloshin Reis Zucca Sandoval Petrov Felske Hawkins and Ponomarev plus panel related material and the JVE coin. Among the topics covered include Trust but Verify Optimizing Rosatom JVE Results Seismic Hydrodynamic Monitoring Geophysics Geology Technical Elements Next Steps and Future Cooperation. The United States part of the Joint Verification Experiment carried out in 1988 as the Kearsarge event in Operation Touchstone. Twenty-five years later before tensions increased between Russia and the United States a joint commemoration of the event was held at the Nevada Nuclear Security Site formerly the Nevada Test Site. JVE provided the first opportunity for scientists from US and Soviet nuclear weapons laboratories to meet and work cooperatively. At the Nevada Test Site and at the follow-on experiment at the Soviet Semipalatinsk Test Site they developed confidence-building steps that made possible the ratification of the TTBT in 1990. Both Russians and Americans agree that cooperation between US and Soviet nuclear weapons scientists began with the JVE and the follow-on discussions on the TTBT verification mechanisms during the Geneva negotiations. National Nuclear Security Administration unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration
M&O Cost Analysis FY2011; ICF and Science Campaigns
Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration 2011. Presumed First thus. Three Ring Binder. Good. Includes sections on LANL ICF LLNL ICF SNL ICF LANL ICF LLNL SC NNSS SC and SNL SC. Includes information on ICF Ignition Diagnostics Facility Operations Pulsed Power Science Campaign Primary Assessment Technologies Dynamic Materials Properties Advanced Radiography Secondary Assessment Technologies and Advanced Certification. Some of the cost breakdown is by: Chargebacks Purchases Travel Labor Equipment Training Subcontracts Other Direct Costs Material Institutional costs Service Center and Overheads. This is a rare snapshot into the range of expenditures and the monthly progression of expenditures. Cost analysis is a comparison of costs. Costs used to prepare financial statements are not the same as those used to control operations. Costs may be controllable or non-controllable and are subject to time periods and constraints. For example controllable costs are those the manager may authorize. However costs that may be able to be controlled over the long-term may not be controllable in the short-term.<br/><br/>Total cost is the relationship between production quantity and costs expressed as: Total cost = Fixed Cost Variable Cost Output<br/><br/>Costs are classified according to their behavior. A cost's behavior is how the cost responds to changes in the level of the business activity. Costs are broadly divided into variable costs and fixed costs. For example the total variable cost increases and decreases in relation to the changes in business activity levels. Conversely fixed costs are not affected by business activity level changes remaining the same throughout. National Nuclear Security Administration unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Programs
Management Technology & Production MTP and Production Support PS FY10 Program Review and FYNSP Planning Meeting November 17-18 2010; Enabling the Nuclear Security Enterprise to meet weapon production requirements
Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs 2010. Presumed First Edition First printing --number of copies assembled is unknown. Three Ring Binder. Very good. The Table of Contents is: MTP 32 vugraphs 4 per page PS 59 vugraphs 4 per page KCP 20 vugraphs 1 per page PX 55 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page SRS 41 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page Y12 41 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page LANL 38 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page LLNL 48 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page SNL 158 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page Agenda 3 pages and Participant list 1 page. In the back pocket is a November 2010 Updated to the NDAA of FY 2010 Section 1251 Report and a stapled seven sheet compilation of Budget Requirements. Some material was marked Official Use Only but this limitation is understood to not longer apply due to the passage of time and public dissemination of comparable information. Approximately 2 inches of material in the binder. The Production Support Program is a DSW Program that funds multi-system manufacturing-based activities that provide individual site production capabilities and capacity for the LEPs LLC production weapon surveillance and weapon assembly and disassembly operations. The Production Support Program also enables the modernization of production capabilities to improve efficiency and ensure that manufacturing operations meet future requirements. This includes maintenance/calibration services for manufacturing operations to meet DoD War Reserve requirements. Collectively these activities directly support execution of systems engineering concepts and production integration. The Production Support Program provides DSW with the capability to conduct life extension work stockpile surveillance dismantlement work neutron generator production and detonator cable assembly production. The Management Technology and Production MTP Program's work scope is a multi-system production-based program that promotes nuclear security enterprise integration and enhances efficiency. MTP activities provide the products components and/or services for multi-weapon system surveillance laboratory/flight test data collection and analysis; weapons reliability reporting to DoD; DSW requirements tracking and execution; management and operation; and stockpile planning. The MTP Program funds plant and laboratory personnel to sustain the stockpile through activities related to surveillance; weapons response process improvements; engineering authorizations; safety assessments; use control technologies; containers; base spares; studies and assessments for nuclear operation safety; production of weapon components for use in multiple weapons systems; and transportation/handling gear for use in multiple weapons systems. The MTP Program also includes activities that benefit the nuclear security enterprise mission as differentiated from Production Support activities which support internal site-specific production missions. National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Programs unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Safety Infrastructure and Operations
Master Asset Plan MAP 2018; Safe Operations Effective Infrastructure Enterprise Services
Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Safety Infrastructure and Operations 2018. Presumed First Edition First printing. Spiral bound. Very good. 58 pages. Illustrations color. Map. Acronyms. Clear plastic sheets at front and back covers. This 2018 Master Asset Plan MAP lays out the National Nuclear Security Administration's NNSA infrastructure vision and highlights strategic investments being made to achieve it. It is an update to the first-ever 2017 MAP which described how NNSA's infrastructure supports it's unique mission requirements and the gaps and mission risks inherent in that infrastructure. Safe reliable and modern infrastructure at NNSA's national laboratories and production plants is absolutely essential to accomplish our vital national security mission and ensure the well-being of our workforce. As the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review states there is no margin for further delay in improving the state of NNSA's infrastructure. Significant and sustained investments will be required during the next quarter century to recapitalize and revitalize the nuclear security enterprise. The Master Asset Plan assembles data into a single report that presents an integrated view of NNSA's infrastructure strategy. National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Safety, Infrastructure, and Operations unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration
Milestone Tool
Albuquerque NM: National Nuclear Security Administration 2003. Presumed First Edition First printing. Brochure. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Tri-folded. Print on three panels on one side and one panel on the other side. This is a brochure for the Nuclear Weapons Complex Milestone Reporting Tool MRT. It described Online MRT access. Users needed a User name and a KERBEROS Password. There is a screen shot and directons about adding a milestone editing a milestone viewing a milestone deleting a milestone and preparing Milestone reports. The Milestone Reporting Tool was a web-based tool for the assessment and reporting of Nuclear Weapon Complex National Milestones. This tool was supported by Sandia for the National Nuclear Security Administration. The U.S. nuclear weapons complex consists of a national industrial infrastructure for the physical production of nuclear weapons and their deployment systems as well as the scientific-engineering workforces that are responsible for the research and design of nuclear weapons and the federal workforce that integrates the nuclear weapons complex into U.S. military planning and operations. The industrial sites of the nuclear weapons complex include sites for the research and design of nuclear weapons the production of weapons components including plutonium pits the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons and sites for the final assembly and storage of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are a multi-billion dollar a year enterprise in the United States. The workforce of the nuclear weapons complex at its main sites now consists of approximately 51000 persons spread across the United States working in the main labs factories and offices responsible for the bomb. National Nuclear Security Administration unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs
Miss Atom Bomb; Nevada Test Site History DOE/NV - - 1024
Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs 2004. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustrations and text on both sides. The Nevada Test Site was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices from 1951 to 1992; 928 announced nuclear tests occurred there. Of those 828 were underground. Sixty-two of the underground tests included multiple simultaneous nuclear detonations adding 93 detonations and bringing the total number of NTS nuclear detonations to 1021 of which 921 were underground. The site is covered with subsidence craters from the testing. The NTS was the United States' primary location for tests smaller than 1 Mt 4.2 PJ. 126 tests were conducted elsewhere including most larger tests. Many of these occurred at the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands. The last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site was "Little Feller I" of Operation Sunbeam on July 17 1962. Miss Atomic pageants are held in the United States generally in Nevada to celebrate the City of Las Vegas's modernity. The pageants were "inspired by the cultural phenomena Las Vegas decided to combine two of its major attractions-nuclear bombs and showgirls-into a beauty contest". There were only four "showgirl-turned-beauty-queens" and "there was no single Miss Atomic Bomb beauty pageant and most of the queens were simply showgirls chosen for their radiant . looks". "The queens came about in an only loosely related manner: atomic-themed usually of the mushroom cloud variety costumes." The first atomic pin-up girl Candyce King appeared on May 9 1952 in the Evening Telegraph Dixon Illinois and the Day Record Statesville North Carolina papers as "Miss Atomic Blast". In the spring of 1953 the city of North Las Vegas chose Paula Harris as Miss North Las Vegas of 1953 and gave her the nickname "Miss A-Bomb". In 1955 Operation Cue drew attention when it was delayed multiple times because of high winds and was nicknamed "Operation Mis-Cue." Linda Lawson was crowned "Miss Cue" on May 1 1955. The title was "to illustrate another mis-firing of the Operation Cue Bomb." Lawson's "crown" was a mushroom cloud. The last and most famous was Lee Merlin crowned as "Miss Atomic Bomb" coinciding with Operation Plumbbob while wearing a cotton mushroom cloud on the front of her swimsuit. The popular photograph by Don English was distributed nationally. She is currently "Miss Atomic". Don English of the Las Vegas Sun photographed her. National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration
NNSA Ignition Review Panel; National Ignition Campaign Review--June 2-3 2011 Volume 3
Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration 2011. Presumed First thus. Held together with a binder clip. Very good. Volume 3 ONLY. C. Deeney's copy per cover sheet. While stated as Volume 3 this appears to be a stand-alone item documenting the Third Review Panel Meeting. It is labeled on the cover shee as NIC Preliminary Data. The agenda covers June 2 and June 3 2011. Among the topics and presentations at tabs are NIC Overview by E. Moses NIC Technical Framework by J. Lindl Ignition Tuning Experiments by N. Landen Progress on Target Layering by J. Atherton Implosion Experiments by J. Edwards and ITF/ITFX Assessment by J. Lindl and NIC FY11 Go-Forward Schedule by J. Atherton. The presentations are printed with four frames per page with substantial use of color. The National Ignition Facility NIF is a large laser-based inertial confinement fusion ICF research device located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore California. NIF uses lasers to heat and compress a small amount of hydrogen fuel with the goal of inducing nuclear fusion reactions. NIF's mission is to achieve fusion ignition with high energy gain and to support nuclear weapon maintenance and design by studying the behavior of matter under the conditions found within nuclear weapons. NIF is the largest and most energetic ICF device built to date and the largest laser in the world. The National Ignition Campaign NIC was a multi-institution effort established under the National Nuclear Security Administration of DOE in 2005 prior to the completion of the National Ignition Facility NIF in 2009. The scope of the NIC was the planning and preparation for and the execution of the first 3 yr of ignition experiments through the end of September 2012 as well as the development fielding qualification and integration of the wide range of capabilities required for ignition. Besides the operation and optimization of the use of NIF these capabilities included over 50 optical x-ray and nuclear diagnostic systems target fabrication facilities experimental platforms and a wide range of NIF facility infrastructure. The goal of ignition experiments on the NIF is to achieve for the first time ignition and thermonuclear burn in the laboratory via inertial confinement fusion and to develop a platform for ignition and high energy density applications on the NIF. The goal of the NIC was to develop and integrate all of the capabilities required for a precision ignition campaign and if possible to demonstrate ignition and gain by the end of FY12. The goal of achieving ignition can be divided into three main challenges. The first challenge is defining specifications for the target laser and diagnostics with the understanding that not all ignition physics is fully understood and not all material properties are known. The second challenge is designing experiments to systematically remove these uncertainties. The third challenge is translating these experimental results into metrics designed to determine how well the experimental implosions have performed relative to expectations and requirements and to advance those metrics toward the conditions required for ignition. At project completion in 2009 NIF lacked almost all the diagnostics and infrastructure required for ignition experiments. About half of the 3 yr period covered in this review was taken up by the effort required to install and performance qualify the equipment and experimental platforms needed for ignition experiments. Ignition on the NIF is a grand challenge undertaking and the results presented here represent a snapshot in time on the path toward that goal. The path forward presented at the end of this review summarizes plans for the Ignition Campaign on the NIF which were adopted at the end of 2012 as well as some of the key results obtained since the end of the NIC. National Nuclear Security Administration unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs
Plowshare Program; Nevada Test Site History DOE/NV - -761 Rev 1
Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs 2004. Presumed First printing of Rev 1. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustrations and text on both sides. The Nevada Test Site was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices from 1951 to 1992; 928 announced nuclear tests occurred there. Of those 828 were underground. Sixty-two of the underground tests included multiple simultaneous nuclear detonations adding 93 detonations and bringing the total number of NTS nuclear detonations to 1021 of which 921 were underground. The site is covered with subsidence craters from the testing. The NTS was the United States' primary location for tests smaller than 1 Mt 4.2 PJ. 126 tests were conducted elsewhere including most larger tests. Many of these occurred at the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands. The last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site was "Little Feller I" of Operation Sunbeam on July 17 1962. Project Plowshare was the overall United States program for the development of techniques to use nuclear explosives for peaceful construction purposes. As part of the program 31 nuclear warheads were detonated in 27 separate tests. Plowshare was the US portion of what are called Peaceful Nuclear Explosions PNE; a similar Soviet program was carried out under the name Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy. Successful demonstrations of non-combat uses for nuclear explosives include rock blasting stimulation of tight gas chemical element manufacture unlocking some of the mysteries of the R-process of stellar nucleosynthesis and probing the composition of the Earth's deep crust creating reflection seismology vibroseis data which has helped geologists and follow-on mining company prospecting. The project's uncharacteristically large and atmospherically vented Sedan nuclear test also led geologists to determine that Barringer crater was formed as a result of a meteor impact and not from a volcanic eruption as had earlier been assumed. This became the first crater on Earth definitely proven to be from an impact event. Negative impacts from Project Plowshare's tests generated significant public opposition which eventually led to the program's termination in 1977. These consequences included Tritiated water projected to increase by CER Geonuclear Corporation to a level of 2% of the then-maximum level for drinking water and the deposition of fallout from radioactive material being injected into the atmosphere before underground testing was mandated by treaty. National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs unknown
Bookseller reference : 81043
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National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs
Plutonium Dispersal Tests at the Nevada Test Site; Nevada Test Site History DOE/NV - -1046
Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs 2005. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustrations and text on both sides. The Nevada Test Site was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices from 1951 to 1992; 928 announced nuclear tests occurred there. Of those 828 were underground. Sixty-two of the underground tests included multiple simultaneous nuclear detonations adding 93 detonations and bringing the total number of NTS nuclear detonations to 1021 of which 921 were underground. The site is covered with subsidence craters from the testing. The NTS was the United States' primary location for tests smaller than 1 Mt 4.2 PJ. 126 tests were conducted elsewhere including most larger tests. Many of these occurred at the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands. The last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site was "Little Feller I" of Operation Sunbeam on July 17 1962. Operation Roller Coaster was a series of 4 nuclear tests conducted by the United Kingdom in 1963 at the Nevada Test Site to measure plutonium dispersal risk. These experiments were safety tests the purpose of which were to determine whether a weapon or warhead damaged in an accident would detonate with a nuclear yield even if some or all of the high explosive components burned or detonated. The procedure for these tests was to fault the test bomb by removing a detonator wire or perhaps all but one for example possibly enhancing the weapon with extra initiators or an especially enriched core and then to fire the weapon normally. If there is any nuclear yield in the firing then the test is deemed a failure from a safety standpoint. A successful test will measure only the chemical explosive in the test bomb exploding which still of course blasts the bomb core and causes the core material to be spread over a wide area if the test is in open air as all the Project 56 tests were. Over 895 acres 362 ha of Area 11 at the NTS were contaminated with plutonium dust and fragments. The area has become known as Plutonium Valley and continues to be used on an intermittent basis for realistic drills in radiological monitoring and sampling operations. The Project 57 test site was added to the NTS as Area 13 an approximately 10-by-16-mile block of land abutting the northeast boundary of the Test Site. Ground Zero for the shot was only five miles northwest of Groom Lake and seven miles from the main cantonment area of the airbase. A formerly secret AEC report dated 14 March 1957 described the new test area stating that it "is not contaminated to a degree that would effect the experiment and when contaminated will not interfere with the conduct of the PLUMBBOB nuclear tests which are scheduled to begin in May 1957. The Armed Forces Special Weapons Project has obtained approval for the use of the land for the test." The XW-25 warhead was flown to the airstrip at Yucca Flat then moved to Area 13 for final placement. The Project 57 shot was originally scheduled for early April but was pushed back several times. <br /> Finally on the morning of 24 April the signal was sent to the detonator and the warhead's high explosive charge destroyed the weapon. Although there had been no obvious atomic explosion a three-man team in protective clothing was dispatched to determine whether or not any beta or gamma radiation hazard existed from a partial nuclear yield. There was none but all personnel entering the area were required to wear full protective suits and respirators to shield themselves from alpha radiation emitted by plutonium. National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Programs
Quantification of Margins and Uncertainties; QMU Workshop August 9-10 2006 Washington DC
Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Defense Programs 2006. Presumed First thus. Three Ring Binder. Good. This binder has seven tabs five with information. After a table of contents the tabs are: Agenda Attendee Listing NA-11 Opening Comments Draft QMU Business Operating Procedure missing Definition of Terms QMU Site Differences missing and White Paper on "National Certification Methodology for the Nuclear Weapon Stockpile" . The White Paper is 8 pages with color illustrations. The Table of Contents has the name Deeny sic Deeney written in the upper right corner. This is believe to have been the copy of a Dr. Christopher Deeny then a senior executive in the office of Assistant Deputy Administrator for Research Development and Simulation NA-11. He later rose to the Assistant Deputy Administrator position. The agenda included assessments of QMU Methodologies at each lab a W76 Nuclear example a W80 example QMU differences between sites QMU Inconsistencies and a Path Forward discussion. There are 30 attendees listed from Sandia Los Alamos Livermore Argonne DOE Office of Science and NNSA. The NA-11 Opening Comments is a nine vugraph presentation that addressed workshop purpose goals description history external interest and desired outcome. The White Paper was authored by Bruce T. Goodwin then of Livermore and Raymond Juzaitis then of Los Alamos later head of the LLC that operated the Nevada National Security Site. This is a rare surviving snapshot of the U.S. Weapons Program development and assessment of Quantification of Margins and Uncertainties in the context of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program absent underground testing. Derived from Wikipeida: Quantification of Margins and Uncertainty QMU is a decision-support methodology for complex technical decisions. QMU focuses on the identification characterization and analysis of performance thresholds and their associated margins for engineering systems that are evaluated under conditions of uncertainty particularly when portions of those results are generated using computational modeling and simulation. QMU has traditionally been applied to complex systems where comprehensive experimental test data is not readily available and cannot be easily generated for either end-to-end system execution or for specific subsystems of interest. Examples of systems where QMU has been applied include nuclear weapons performance qualification and stockpile assessment. QMU focuses on characterizing in detail the various sources of uncertainty that exist in a model thus allowing the uncertainty in the system response output variables to be well quantified. These sources are frequently described in terms of probability distributions to account for the stochastic nature of complex engineering systems. The characterization of uncertainty supports comparisons of design margins for key system performance metrics to the uncertainty associated with their calculation by the model. QMU supports risk-informed decision-making processes where computational simulation results provide one of several inputs to the decision-making authority. There is currently no standardized methodology across the simulation community for conducting QMU; the term is applied to a variety of different modeling and simulation techniques that focus on rigorously quantifying model uncertainty in order to support comparison to design margins. The fundamental concepts of QMU were originally developed concurrently at several national laboratories supporting nuclear weapons programs in the late 1990s including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory. The original focus of the methodology was to support nuclear stockpile decision-making an area where full experimental test data could no longer be generated for validation due to bans on nuclear weapons testing. The methodology has since been applied in other applications where safety or mission critical decisions for complex projects must be made using results based on modeling and simulation. Examples outside of the nuclear weapons field include applications at NASA for interplanetary spacecraft and rover development missile six-degree-of-freedom simulation results and characterization of material properties in terminal ballistic encounters. QMU focuses on quantification of the ratio of design margin to model output uncertainty. The process begins with the identification of the key performance thresholds for the system which can frequently be found in the systems requirements documents. These thresholds also referred to as performance gates can specify an upper bound of performance a lower bound of performance or both in the case where the metric must remain within the specified range. For each of these performance thresholds the associated performance margin must be identified. The margin represents the targeted range the system is being designed to operate in to safely avoid the upper and lower performance bounds. These margins account for aspects such as the design safety factor the system is being developed to as well as the confidence level in that safety factor. QMU focuses on determining the quantified uncertainty of the simulation results as they relate to the performance threshold margins. This total uncertainty includes all forms of uncertainty related to the computational model as well as the uncertainty in the threshold and margin values. The identification and characterization of these values allows the ratios of margin-to-uncertainty to be calculated for the system. These M/U values can serve as quantified inputs that can help authorities make risk-informed decisions regarding how to interpret and act upon results based on simulations. Verification and validation V & V of a model is closely interrelated with QMU. Verification is broadly acknowledged as the process of determining if a model was built correctly; validation activities focus on determining if the correct model was built. V&V against available experimental test data is an important aspect of accurately characterizing the overall uncertainty of the system response variables. V&V seeks to make maximum use of component and subsystem-level experimental test data to accurately characterize model input parameters and the physics-based models associated with particular sub-elements of the system. The use of QMU in the simulation process helps to ensure that the stochastic nature of the input variables as well as the underlying uncertainty in the model are properly accounted for when determining the simulation runs required to establish model credibility prior to accreditation. National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Programs unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Nonproliferation Research and Development NA 22
Remote Sensing Program--Goals Objectives and Requirements; NA22-PDP-07-2008
Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Nonproliferation Research and Development NA-22 2008. Presumed First Edition First printing. Spiral bound. Very good. 27 1 pages including covers. Marked Official Use Only. This limitation is understood to no longer apply due to the passage of time and the public disclosure of comparable information in Congressional Budget Requests Congressional testimony and other information releases. The Atomic Energy Commission originally established the "Aerial Measurements Operations" at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Nevada in the 1950s. It was created to serve the worldwide emergency system by providing rapid response to radiological emergencies. In 1976 the DOE established an Aerial Measurements Operations at Andrews Air Force Base - now called Joint Base Andrews - in Maryland to provide scientific and technical support to counterterrorism efforts during U.S. Bicentennial events in Washington D.C. With a location on each coast the RSL has served for over 50 years as a valuable national asset for nuclear emergency response and remote sensing capabilities. The Remote Sensing Laboratory RSL is a center for creating and using advanced technologies that provide a broad range of scientific technological and operational disciplines with core competencies in emergency response operations and support remote sensing and applied science and technologies in support of counterterrorism and radiological incident response. The National Nuclear Security Administration's NNSA Office of Nonproliferation Research and Development NA-22 has undertaken a multi-year planning effort to focus its research and development R&D efforts on enabling technologies to improve U.S. capabilities to detect and monitor nuclear weapons production proliferation and testing worldwide. NA-22 has developed an expert Remote Sensing Program working group to assist in this planning. This document is the initial result of the planning effort and its purpose was to established the program's goals objectives and requirements. The primary intent of this document is to 1 provide guidance to the investigators at national laboratories other NA-22 program managers and the user community to better focus future Remote Sensing Program proposals 2 provide a vehicle for user community input and 3 serve as a starting point for the subsequent technology roadmapping process. National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Nonproliferation Research and Development (NA-22) unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development
RS2010--Remote Sensing Program Review Agenda; DOE Nevada Support Facility Las Vegas Nevada May 18-19 2010
Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development 2010. Presumed First printing thus. Ephemera. Very good. 2 sheets printed on both sides stapled in upper left corner. Minor ink notation at bottom of last page. The Program Review had the following focus areas: Spectral Sensing of Solids Poster Session Passive Spectral Sensing Development Active Spectral Sensing Development Millimeter-Wave and RF Sensing Optical Remote Sensing Enabling Technologies and a limited attendance SCI Session. One of the enduring programs within the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development is to develop remote sensing technology that supports detection and characterization of signatures or activities related to nuclear proliferation The Remote Sensing Program has been a cornerstone in the national capability for the detection of facilities and activities related to the proliferation of foreign nuclear programs. Remote Sensing research encompass a wide variety of capabilities to detect signatures associated with the development of nuclear weapons. The research areas in the Remote Sensing program include sensor development image processing and digital signal processing techniques for analysis and characterization of observed phenomena. The list of presenters representers the key researcher and program performers from Argonne Los Alamos Livermore Oak Ridge Sandia Savannah River and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories the Remote Sensing Laboratory the Special Technologies Laboratory and the Nevada National Security Site management and operating contractor along with Federal program officials. The Remote Sensing Laboratory RSL is a center for creating and using advanced technologies that provide a broad range of scientific technological and operational disciplines with core competencies in emergency response operations and support remote sensing and applied science and technologies in support of counterterrorism and radiological incident response. The Atomic Energy Commission originally established the "Aerial Measurements Operations" at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Nevada in the 1950s. It was created to serve the worldwide emergency system by providing rapid response to radiological emergencies. In 1976 the DOE established an Aerial Measurements Operations at Andrews Air Force Base - now called Joint Base Andrews - in Maryland to provide scientific and technical support to counterterrorism efforts during U.S. Bicentennial events in Washington D.C. With a location on each coast the RSL has served for over 50 years as a valuable national asset for nuclear emergency response and remote sensing capabilities. National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs
Runaway Train at the Nevada Test Site; Nevada Test Site History DOE/NV - - 1049
Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs 2005. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustrations and text on both sides. The Nevada Test Site was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices from 1951 to 1992; 928 announced nuclear tests occurred there. Of those 828 were underground. Sixty-two of the underground tests included multiple simultaneous nuclear detonations adding 93 detonations and bringing the total number of NTS nuclear detonations to 1021 of which 921 were underground. The site is covered with subsidence craters from the testing. The NTS was the United States' primary location for tests smaller than 1 Mt 4.2 PJ. 126 tests were conducted elsewhere including most larger tests. Many of these occurred at the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands. The last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site was "Little Feller I" of Operation Sunbeam on July 17 1962. The Nevada Railway Museum at Boulder City has a diesel locomotive with an interesting history. It was built by General Electric in March 1953 makers number 31827. It's described as a 'B-B-160/160'. The customer was the United States Navy and it carries its 'Navy Plates' - 'LOCOMOTIVE DE 80 TON 56-1/2 IN GA 0-4-4-0 CLASS'. '56-1/2 IN GA' just meant standard gauge. The locomotive was transferred to the Atomic Weapons Testing Site in Nevada which had its own internal railway. The lighthearted title of 'The Jackass and Western Railroad' stuck and the name appears in black on each side of the yellow-liveried locomotive. In the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas there is a model of the railway on the test site which seems to have been used as a training aid. I also found the 'Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity' authorizing the operation of the railway on the test site. This was issued on 7th April 1975 by the Public Service Commission of Nevada and allows the Jackass and Western Railroad to operate a freight and passenger service within the confines of the Nevada Test Site. A copy of this certificate is held at the Railway Museum at Boulder City. On the morning of March 8 1968 during routine operations the brakes failed and the train gained speed becoming a runaway. There was an attempt to derail the runaway train which was successful. The train was determined to be carrying too much weight. The heavy shipping containers were essentially undamaged the same could not be said of the train or the track. National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration
Security for Special Programs
Albuquerque NM: National Nuclear Security Administration 2005. Presumed First Edition First issuance thus. CD. Very good. On Hold Shelf. This disk has six files on it: 1. Welcome letter 2. Course Material 3. Self Review 4. Reference Material 5. Software and 6. Read Me. In the course material area there is information of special access programs security policies threat briefing OPSEC overview a Baseline Security Manual and practical exercises. The reference material is indicated as including Executive Orders Presidential Decision Documents Public Laws Director of Central Intelligence Directives 6 DCIDs DoD Manuals DOE policies and other associated materials. In opening the disk there was a reference to SNL so it is assumed that Sandia National Laboratories assisted at least in the production of the CD if not in the development of this training. This CD is marked 'Official Use Only" but previous experience in requesting a determination as to whether the dissemination limitation has almost without exception resulted in silence which we take after a period of time as indicating consent. Special access programs SAPs in the U.S. Federal Government are security protocols that provide highly classified information with safeguards and access restrictions that exceed those for regular classified information. SAPs can range from black projects to routine but especially-sensitive operations such as COMSEC maintenance or Presidential transportation support. In addition to routine controls a SAP may impose more stringent investigative or adjudicative requirements specialized nondisclosure agreements special terminology or markings exclusion from standard contract investigations carve-outs and centralized billet systems. There was no specific organization within the NNSA indicated on the CD that a question on dissemination could be referred to. Since this information is more than a decade old and because multiple requests for status on other Official Use Only materials have been ignored it is assumed that the OUO limitation no long applies. National Nuclear Security Administration unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration
Synopsis of the Applied Technology Roadmap; Providing Defense Readiness for Tomorrow
Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration c2002. Presumed First Edition First printing. Spiral bound. Very good. Format is approximately 11 inches by 8.5 inches. 30 pages plus covers. Maps. Footnotes. Illustrations many in color. Cover has slight wear and soiling. This document is a high-level synopsis of the full National Nuclear Security Administration's Applied Technology Roadmap. The larger document is the product of a collaborative effort by the NNSA and contractor representatives to the Applied Technology team. Representatives from all of the eight sites comprising the NWC as well as other NNSA staff from headquarters and several field offices participated in several workshops. The authors acknowledged a debt to the group that compiled the NNSA Applied Engineering Testing & Manufacturing Capabilities book. There were four pillars in the roadmap: Flexible Agile Manufacturing; Model-Based Design and Development; Responsive Integrated Enterprise; and Adaptable Knowledge-Enabled Workforce. The Nuclear Weapons Complex relies on the unique synergy created among the design laboratories and the production plants. The laboratories provide a strong science base while the production plants are capable of unmatched precision in producing a wide variety of materials components and assemblies. Together the laboratories and plants can transform a concept into specialized hardware to meet very demanding requirements. The complex thus created in a security environment for synthesizing and processing a wide variety of materials including hazardous and radioactive components. The Applied Technology Roadmap shows how the synergy of the NWC science and technologies base will be used to provide national defense for tomorrow. The most efficient way to support the nation is to build the 'pillars' formed from enabling technologies that rest upon the foundation of NWC capabilities capitalizing on existing and future investment in the NWC. National Nuclear Security Administration unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration, Y-12 Site Office
Technical Qualification Training Program; Y-12 Site Office Operating Procedures Manual
Oak Ridge TN: National Nuclear Security Administration Y-12 Site Office 2002. Revision 5. Disbound held together with a binder clip. Good. 1. 38 pages. References. Ink notation on top right corner of first page. The purpose of this manual portion was 'To assign responsibilities and provide guidance and instruction for establishing maintaining monitoring and evaluating personnel development qualifications requalification training programs and activities to fully implement all applicable requirements set forth in U.S. Department of Energy DOE Order 360.1A. The scope was applicable to all National nuclear Security Administration NNSA Y-12 Site Office YSO personnel filling technical positions defined in the Technical Qualification Program TQP. Facility Representative training. Technical Qualification Program TQP. The objectives of this program are as follows:<br /> <br /> Identify the competencies that employees must possess to ensure DOE defense nuclear facilities are operated in a safe manner.<br /> Establish a program that clearly identifies and documents the process used to demonstrate employee technical competence.<br /> Ensure that employees maintain their technical competencies.<br /> Maintain a cycle of continuous performance improvement through structured individualized training and development programs.<br /> <br /> The TQP currently features qualification standards some of which are listed herewith: Aviation Safety Chemical Processing Criticality Safety Electrical Systems and Safety Oversight Emergency Management Facility Representative Fire Protection Engineering General Technical Base NNSA Package Certification Engineer Nuclear Explosive Safety Study Nuclear Safety Specialist Occupational Safety Quality Assurance Radiation Protection Safeguards and Security Safety Software Quality Assurance Senior Technical Safety Manager Technical Program Manager Technical Training Transportation and Traffic Management Waste Management and Weapons Quality Assurance. National Nuclear Security Administration, Y-12 Site Office unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Programs
Test Readiness 9/22/03; Unclassified
Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Defense Programs 2003. Presumed a unique copy. Unknown if other copies were made. CD is in a paper envelope with a clear plastic face. Good. This disc is marked UNCLASSIFIED and there are no dissemination limitation markings on the three text files contained therein. These files are Implementation Plan FY 2004 Rev. 1 9 pages Management Plan Rev 9 pages and Program Plan Version 4 37 pages includes some strike-out passages. Underground tests conducted by the Soviet Union continued until 1990 the United Kingdom until 1991 the United States until 1992 and both China and France until 1996. In signing the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty in 1996 these countries pledged to discontinue all nuclear testing; the treaty has not yet entered into force because of its failure to be ratified by eight countries. Non-signatories India and Pakistan last tested nuclear weapons in 1998. North Korea conducted nuclear tests in 2006 2009 2013 2016 and 2017. The most recent confirmed nuclear test occurred in September 2017 in North Korea. The 2022 NPR says that the United States continues to observe a moratorium on nuclear explosive testing. NNSA conducts subcritical i.e. those that do not produce a nuclear yield experiments and uses other tools to maintain stockpile reliability. The 2018 NPR stated that "the United States will not resume nuclear explosive testing unless necessary to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear arsenal." The 2022 NPR notes that the United States "maintains a nuclear explosive test readiness program in the event it is required to resolve technical uncertainties" but "does not envision or desire a return to nuclear testing." Underground nuclear testing is the test detonation of nuclear weapons that is performed underground. When the device being tested is buried at sufficient depth the nuclear explosion may be contained with no release of radioactive materials to the atmosphere. <br /> The extreme heat and pressure of an underground nuclear explosion causes changes in the surrounding rock. The rock closest to the location of the test is vaporized forming a cavity. Farther away there are zones of crushed cracked and irreversibly strained rock. Following the explosion the rock above the cavity may collapse forming a rubble chimney. If this chimney reaches the surface a bowl-shaped subsidence crater may form. The first underground test took place in 1951. Further tests soon led scientists to conclude that even notwithstanding environmental and diplomatic considerations underground testing was of far greater scientific value than all other forms of testing. This understanding strongly influenced the governments of the first three nuclear powers to sign of the Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963 which banned all nuclear tests except for those performed underground. From then until the signing of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty in 1996 most nuclear tests were performed underground which prevented additional nuclear fallout from entering into the atmosphere. National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Programs unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Programs
Test Readiness 9/22/03; Unclassified
Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Defense Programs 2003. This may be a unique compilation. Survival status of content documents is unclear. CD in a paper envelope with clear plastic face. Very Good. This CD contains three files: Implementation Plan rev 1; Management Plan Rev. 3 and Program Plan Ver 4. These are draft documents and some pages show strike-outs. The first two are 9 pages each of which after the title and contents leave 7 pages of substance. The program plan is 37 pages and has graphics. From the Implementation Plan: The National Nuclear Security Administration NNSA is transitioning to a shorter test readiness posture. Since 1995 the NNSA has been required to maintain the capability to conduct an underground nuclear test within two to three years from receipt of the order. In FY2003 the NNSA began transitioning to an 18-month test readiness posture to be attained by September 30 2005. This Implementation Plan identifies the activities integration with other sites and programs and funding profile needed for the successful achievement of that objective. It defines associated risks to the schedule and scope of the program. More detail can be found in the Program Plan for Test Readiness. Funding is distributed from NNSA/Headquarters through the Nevada Site Office. The work is organized into five Major Technical Efforts MTEs each with its own MTE Manager. The MTE Manager is responsible for work integration across the participating organizations. The organizational Program Managers are responsible for accomplishing the work at their own organization. A more in-depth description of the management of this program can be found in the Management Plan for Test Readiness. From the Management Plan: The Test Readiness Program overall objective is to transition from the current 36-month to an 18-month nuclear test readiness posture by Sept. 30 2005. The Test Readiness Program is both cost and schedule constrained. Certain technical capabilities and knowledge foundations have not been exercised since the cessation of underground testing and must be re-established. The DOE/NNSA operating principles for the Test Readiness Program are to: Define an overall program governance structure; Solicit planning input from major participants NNSA Nevada Site Office NSO Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos or LANL Livermore National Laboratory Livermore or LLNL Sandia National Laboratories Sandia or SNL and Bechtel Nevada on overall strategy requirements technical objectives current as-is condition of test readiness and resource requirements to meet Presidential directive. Establish clear roles and responsibilities for the integrated program team; Ensure program/cross-project integration; Establish and manage to scope schedule and cost baselines; Focus on program and project execution success; and Control changes. Close coordination between NNSA Los Alamos Livermore Sandia and Bechtel Nevada is necessary to achieve the overall Test Readiness Program objective. The Test Readiness Management Team developed a specific Program Management Plan that provides an operational framework for the successful conduct of the program and its constituent projects. From the Program Plan: The program activities described within this document were identified in the Enhanced Test Readiness Cost Study DOE/NV-828 dated July 1 2002. That study confirmed the findings of other assessments and evaluations that found the longest-lead activities were updating the authorization basis producing replacement field test neutron generators and training technical staff on underground nuclear test-specific activities and diagnostics. The areas "Authorization Basis" and "Diagnostics & Training" comprise two of the five Major Technical Elements needed to achieve the enhanced test readiness posture. The others are: "Planning" "Facilities & Heavy Equipment" and "Operations". Building replacement field test neutron generators began in FY2002 and is funded under Operations. The highest risks for the program are associated with Authorization Basis and Diagnostics & Training. Authorization Basis requires resources that take a long time to train and are heavily used by other Stockpile Stewardship programs. Contracting out some of the work mitigates this. The personnel with underground nuclear test experience who will be needed for the success of Diagnostics & Training are retiring and otherwise becoming unavailable. Accomplishing those activities that require mentors before they leave will mitigate this. This program does not include Defense Threat Reduction Agency DTRA readiness interests beyond NNSA's traditional responsibilities to provide the nuclear source emplace detonate and diagnose the source device performance. Planning for DTRA source availability is addressed in the Major Technical Effort 1 Planning. The balance of NNSA responsibilities for Defense Threat Reduction Agency activities are common to NNSA underground testing and are maintained under NNSA test readiness. Finally it should be noted that this is a plan for test readiness not test execution. Test readiness addresses only those activities that are common to all tests but couldn't be conducted within the 18-month execution time frame. Support of activities to field a set of specific tests falls into the realm of test execution; and while test readiness resources would be used as needed the cost of test execution will require additional funds beyond the scope of test readiness. National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Programs unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs
The Nuclear Testing Archive; Nevada Test Site History DOE/NV - - 1019
Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs 2004. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustrations and text on both sides. The Nevada Test Site was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices from 1951 to 1992; 928 announced nuclear tests occurred there. Of those 828 were underground. Sixty-two of the underground tests included multiple simultaneous nuclear detonations adding 93 detonations and bringing the total number of NTS nuclear detonations to 1021 of which 921 were underground. The site is covered with subsidence craters from the testing. The NTS was the United States' primary location for tests smaller than 1 Mt 4.2 PJ. 126 tests were conducted elsewhere including most larger tests. Many of these occurred at the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands. The last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site was "Little Feller I" of Operation Sunbeam on July 17 1962. The Nevada Field Office NFO of the NNSA opened the Coordination and Information Center - now referred to as the Nuclear Testing Archive - on July 17 1981 to collect and make available all historical documents records and data dealing with radioactive fallout from all U.S. testing of nuclear devices. The Nuclear Testing Archive collects and consolidates historical documents records and data for long-term preservation. The collection includes documentation on the detection and measurement of radioactive fallout and the related factors resulting from nuclear test device activities at the Nevada National Security Site NNSS the Trinity event the Pacific Proving Grounds and other on-continent test locations as well as information on the health effects of radiation and various related scientific and technical studies and reports. This collection of over 386000 documents is available to the public through use of the Nuclear Testing Archive Public Reading Facility. This facility maintains more than 40000 documents relating to Human Radiation Experiments by our predecessor the Atomic Energy Commission AEC as well as over 346000 documents dealing with the U.S. nuclear testing program. The bibliographic information for the collection at the Nuclear Testing Archive can be accessed through OpenNet. OpenNet is the DOE's bibliographic database containing declassified and publicly available documents. It is an automated searchable database which enables the interested stakeholder to identify documents of interest determine their location within the DOE complex and obtain ordering information. The Nuclear Testing Archive also maintains the complete DOE Human Radiation Experiments collection. These documents are available in full text retrieval through DOE Human Radiation Experiments site above. National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs unknown
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National Nuclear Security Administration, Savannah River Site
Tritium Extraction Facility Overview
Savannah River Site Aiken SC: National Nuclear Security Administration 2005. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. 10 pages including covers. Format is 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Wraps. Illustrations most in color. The Savannah River Site is a nuclear reservation in the United States in the state of South Carolina located on land in Aiken Allendale and Barnwell counties adjacent to the Savannah River 25 miles southeast of Augusta Georgia. The site was built during the 1950s to refine nuclear materials for deployment in nuclear weapons. The TEF provides the means to extract tritium from tritium-bearing targets irradiated in commercial light water reactors and is located in SRS's H Area. Approximately 600 workers were employed during peak construction and the facility has an operations staff of approximately 100 permanent employees. There are three major structures: the Remote Handling Building RHB Tritium Processing Building TPB and Tritium Support Building TSB. The U.S. Department of Energy DOE is responsible for ensuring that the nation has a supply of materials sufficient to maintain its nuclear weapons stockpile at levels directed by the President of the United States. One of these materials is tritium - a gaseous isotope of hydrogen that increases the yield of nuclear weapons. None of the weapons in the nuclear arsenal would be capable of functioning as designed without tritium. As long as the United States chooses to maintain a nuclear deterrent - of any size - it will need tritium. The Savannah River Site's SRS Tritium Facilities are designed and operated to supply and process tritium a radioactive form of hydrogen gas that is a vital component of nuclear weapons. These facilities are part of the National Nuclear Security Administration's NNSA Defense Programs operations at SRS. National Nuclear Security Administration paperback
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National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs Program Integration Office Office of Program Management & Evaluatio
Weapon Surveillance Facility IPT Final Report ; Requirements Doc. Expert Choice Files 7/25/08 written on disc label side
Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs Program Integration Office Office of Program Management & Evaluation 2008. Presumed First Edition First issuance of disc content included draft material. CD-R. Good. The NNSA proposed a new Weapon Surveillance Facility WSF for non-destructive weapon and pit surveillance to supplement the existing Weapons Evaluation Test Laboratory. By relocating some testing now done at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory the NNSA says the new WSF would help consolidate non-destructive testing facilities and reduce the number of sites in the nuclear weapons complex with Category I/II SNM. Since all significant quantities of Cat I/II SNM have now been removed from Livermore the NNSA must either find another location for the environmental testing carried out there or seek special authorization to allow Livermore to continue working with SNM for limited periods. The WSF could also free up some Pantex bays now used for evaluation to return to use for assembly/disassembly operations. This CD includes a draft final report of the Weapon surveillance Facility Integrated Project Team unfilled out Official Use Only stamp which as such has no force or effect. In addition to the 23 page draft report there are six word Expert Choice files Minimize investment Impact Minimize Cost Impact Workforce Impact Reduced Length of Transition Reduce square footage Storage Consolidation Decision Criteria and WSF Design Criteria. Some of the functions were being performed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory building 332 but the major emphasis was on options for new construction at Pantex. This type of material rarely survives in either hardcopy or electronic form. This offers a rare snapshot into facility planning and mission assignments within the United States Nuclear Weapons Complex. National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Programs, Program Integration Office, Office of Program Management & Evalu unknown
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Airport/Facility Directory Northeast U.S.- Effective 18 Oct 1990 to 13 Dec 1990
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Used - Good. Good condition. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unknown
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/ Drumm David/ Maslenikov Katherine/ Syoc Robert/ Orr James/ Lauth Robert/ S
An Annotated Checklist of the Marine Macroinvertebrates of Alaska
Independently published 2019. Paperback. New. 303 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.76 inches. Independently published paperback
Bookseller reference : 2-1076302866 ISBN : 1076302866 9781076302861
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National Oceanic and Atm Administration
An Introduction and User's Guide to Wetland Restoration Creation and Enhancement
Paperback / softback. New. paperback
Bookseller reference : B9781514253670 ISBN : 1514253674 9781514253670
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration And National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Chart No. 1 Symbols Abbreviations and Terms
Paradise Cay Publications. Good. 2003. Paperback. No edition or printing stated. Likely 1st edition. A couple of fold creases on covers. Minor smudges. Otherwise in excellent condition. No writing or major blemishes. ; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. . Paradise Cay Publications paperback
Bookseller reference : GHC11-31718-OS-0 ISBN : 0939837560 9780939837564
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National Oceanic and Aeronautical Administration
Chicago Sectional Aeronautical Chart - Effective October 18 1990
National Oceanic and Aeronautical Administration. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. 41st edition. Dampstained. Flight Maps Illinois National Oceanic and Aeronautical Administration unknown
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Cincinnati Sectional Aeronautical Chart - Effective July 26 1990
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Used - Good. Good condition. 44th edition. Flight Maps Ohio National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unknown
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Climate Impacts to the Nearshore Marine Environment and Coastal Communities: American Samoa and Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 1496027221.G ISBN : 1496027221 9781496027221
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Na
Conservation Science in NOAAs National Marine Sanctuaries: Description and Recent Accomplishments
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 1495334341.G ISBN : 1495334341 9781495334344
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Dallas - Ft. Worth Sectional Aeronautical Chart - For Instructional Purposes Only
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. No date stated. Flight Maps Study Aid National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unknown
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Detroit Sectional Aeronautical Chart - Effective May 3 1990
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Used - Good. Good condition. 40th edition. Flight Maps Michigan National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unknown
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Elwha River Fish Restoration Plan Fish Stories
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 152345489X.G ISBN : 152345489X 9781523454891
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National Oceanis and Atmospheric Administration, U
Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Condition Report 2007
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 1496027280.G ISBN : 1496027280 9781496027283
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U
Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed Gray's Reef Marine Sanctuary
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 1496145461.G ISBN : 1496145461 9781496145468
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Coral Restoration in the Florida Keys and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuaries
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 1496009452.G ISBN : 1496009452 9781496009456
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Seagrass Restoration in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 1496028716.G ISBN : 1496028716 9781496028716
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Five 5 North Pacific route charts
Washington DC: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1997. Five broadside color aviation maps the largest measuring 42 x 55.75 in. a few slightly shorter 1:12000000 scale; some light edgewear ex University of Chicago library with their deaccession stamps on versos and near legend. Composite map with some penciling near fine. Includes the Northeast 9 NOV 1995 Northwest 27 MAR 1997 Southeast 4 JAN 1996 Southwest 9 NOV 1996 and Composite 9 NOV 1995 maps. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unknown
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Revised Management Plan
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Bookseller reference : 1496028813.G ISBN : 1496028813 9781496028815
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Condition Report 2011
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Bookseller reference : 1496029631.G ISBN : 1496029631 9781496029638
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Final Management Plan 2012
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Bookseller reference : 1496029801.G ISBN : 1496029801 9781496029805
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National Oceanis and Atmospheric Administration U
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Condition Report 2008
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Bookseller reference : 149602737X.G ISBN : 149602737X 9781496027375
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan
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Bookseller reference : 1496142721.G ISBN : 1496142721 9781496142726
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Condition Report 2008
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Bookseller reference : 1496145674.G ISBN : 1496145674 9781496145673
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Condition Report Addendum 2012
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Bookseller reference : 1496145798.G ISBN : 1496145798 9781496145796
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Condition Report 2010
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Bookseller reference : 1496028163.G ISBN : 1496028163 9781496028167
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.
Hurricane Mitch Reconstruction/Guld of Fonseca Contaminant Survey and Assessment
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Bookseller reference : 1495385728.G ISBN : 1495385728 9781495385728
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Lake Survey Center Chart No. 720: Lake Winnebago and Lower Fox River
Detroit MI: U.S. Department of Commerce 1973 34pp. Wire binding. Rectangle of old sticker residue on front wrap. Both wraps are heavily damp stained soiled staines and has many faded areas. Spiral binding is rusting. First and last page have orange stains from wrap bleed. Pages have damp staining along the edges. Pages have light soiling and smudges. Pages have some curling and the foredge. Page 29 is creased at the top tip.Tips and spine ends are bumped and creases. Foredge of last few pages have tiny stains. Book has rippling and buckling. Text is unmarked. . First Edition. Paperback. Poor. U.S. Department of Commerce paperback
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Hurricane Operations Plan
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Bookseller reference : 1506174752.G ISBN : 1506174752 9781506174754
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