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1964ref. 87717Livermore CA: U.S. Army Engineer Nuclear Cratering Group 1964. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. The format is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches. Various paginations approximately 120 pages. Illustrations figures tables tabular data. Ex-library copy with the usual library markings some blacked out. This is part of Plowshare--civil industrial and scientific used for nuclear explosives. The US Army Corps of Engineers Nuclear Cratering Group NCG program activities include: 1 cratering calibration of various geologic media and development of techniques designed to provide a desired crater geometry with chemical high-explosive detonations; 2 joint planning of and technical participation in AEC nuclear-excavation experiments; 3 development of data on the engineering properties of nuclear craters; 4 development of civil works nuclear construction technology; 5 accomplishment of engineering studies of nuclear construction feasibility; and 6execution of joint CE/AEC civil works nuclear-construction experiments. Four conceptual nuclear-construction applications have been identified as having a significant potential for accomplishment: 1 nuclear quarrying to produce rock fill or aggregate; 2 nuclear ejecta dam construction; 3 nuclear harbor construction; and 4 nuclear canal excavation. This inclosure described the design of the nuclear explosions required to excavate the channel for an Isthmian sea-level canal. The Columbian nuclear cue would use 262 devices with a total yield of 2709 megatons fired in 21 separate detonations. Project Plowshare was the overall United States program for the development of techniques to use nuclear explosives for peaceful construction purposes. The program was organized in June 1957 as part of the worldwide Atoms for Peace efforts. As part of the program 35 nuclear warheads were detonated in 27 separate tests. A similar program was carried out in the Soviet Union 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. Peaceful nuclear explosions PNEs are nuclear explosions conducted for non-military purposes. Proposed uses include excavation for the building of canals and harbors electrical generation the use of nuclear explosions to drive spacecraft and as a form of wide-area fracking. PNEs were an area of some research from the late 1950s into the 1980s primarily in the United States and Soviet Union. In the U.S. a series of tests were carried out under Project Plowshare. Some of the ideas considered included blasting a new Panama Canal constructing the proposed Nicaragua Canal the use of underground explosions to create electricity Project PACER and a variety of mining geological and radionuclide studies. The largest of the excavation tests was carried out in the Sedan nuclear test in 1962 which released large amounts of radioactive gas into the air. By the late 1960s public opposition to Plowshare was increasing and a 1970s study of the economics of the concepts suggested they had no practical use. Plowshare saw decreasing interest from the 1960s and was officially canceled in 1977. The Soviet program started a few years after the U.S. efforts and explored many of the same concepts under their Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy program. The program was more extensive eventually conducting 239 nuclear explosions. Some of these tests also released radioactivity including a significant release of plutonium into the groundwater and the polluting of an area near the Volga River. A major part of the program in the 1970s and 80s was the use of very small bombs to produce shock waves as a seismic measuring tool and as part of these experiments two bombs were successfully used to seal blown-out oil wells. The program officially ended in 1988. U.S. Army Engineer Nuclear Cratering Group paperback
1970ref. 83909Washington DC: American Nuclear Society and United States Atomic Energy Commission 1970. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Fair. 4 106 pages. Front cover missing. Contents include: Plenary Session Nuclear Excavation Nuclear Excavation Effects Underground Nuclear Effects Radioactivity Oil and Gas Mineral Recovery Nuclear Operations Seismic Effects Water Resources Development Scientific Applications Underground Engineering Applications Closing Plenary Session and Index to Authors. This symposium on 'Engineering with Nuclear Explosives' reports to the Plowshare community both national and international the progress achieved since April 1964 the date of the Third Plowshare Symposium. In structuring the technical presentations contributions of broadest interest were placed at the beginning thus forming a common base of current information and applied science understanding developed in support of Plowshare technology. Sessions of specialty or pertaining to specific areas of application and engineering follow logically in the program. The Plenary Session reviewed the current status of the Plowshare Program from the technical government and industrial points of view. The 112 papers presented at 15 technical sessions covered all technical aspects of the Plowshare Program. The conference summary reviewed principal themes areas of significant advance and subjects requiring further attention that emerged during the technical conference. The full proceedings were issued in two volumes the fuller volume was reportedly approximately 850 pages. This volume consists of presentation summaries. Peaceful nuclear explosions PNEs are nuclear explosions conducted for non-military purposes. Proposed uses include excavation for the building of canals and harbors electrical generation the use of nuclear explosions to drive spacecraft and as a form of wide-area fracking. PNEs were an area of some research from the late 1950s into the 1980s primarily in the United States and Soviet Union. In the U.S. a series of tests were carried out under Project Plowshare. Some of the ideas considered included blasting a new Panama Canal constructing the proposed Nicaragua Canal the use of underground explosions to create electricity project PACER and a variety of mining geological and radionuclide studies. The largest of the excavation tests was carried out in the Sedan nuclear test in 1962 which released large amounts of radioactive gas into the air. By the late 1960s public opposition to Plowshare was increasing and a 1970s study of the economics of the concepts suggested they had no practical use. Plowshare saw decreasing interest from the 1960s and was officially canceled in 1977. The Soviet program started a few years after the U.S. efforts and explored many of the same concepts under their Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy program. The program was more extensive eventually conducting 239 nuclear explosions. Some of these tests also released radioactivity including a significant release of plutonium into the groundwater and the polluting of an area near the Volga River. A major part of the program in the 1970s and 80s was the use of very small bombs to produce shock waves as a seismic measuring tool and as part of these experiments two bombs were successfully used to seal blown-out oil wells. The program officially ended in 1988. As part of ongoing arms control efforts both programs came to be controlled by a variety of agreements. Most notable among these is the 1976 Treaty on Underground Nuclear Explosions for Peaceful Purposes PNE Treaty. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty of 1996 prohibits all nuclear explosions regardless of whether they are for peaceful purposes or not. Since that time the topic has been raised several times often as a method of asteroid impact avoidance. American Nuclear Society, and United States Atomic Energy Commission paperback
1980ref. 84032Naval Air Station North Island San Diego CA: Nuclear Weapons Training Group Pacific c1980. Presumed First Edition First printing. Comb binding. Good. vii 1 113 1 pages. Figures. Tables. Bibliography. Latest date in the Bibliography is 1979. Rare snapshot in time for this profession. The introductory material was written to orient the radiological controls technician to the origin and rational for the standards and measurements used to address radiological exposure. Later sections address Electrical energy Structure of Matter Nuclear Radioactivity Principles of Detector Operation Interactions with Matter Radiation Mathematics Radiation Units Radiation Chemistry Biological Effects of Radiation Cellular Radiobiology Radiation Tolerances the Acute Radiation Syndrome and Late Effects. Figures include cell survival curves at different dose rates and annual incidence rte of definite and probable leukemia for A-Bomb survivors. A 2022 job posting for a RCT stated the following: Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The primary function of the RCT is to provide field support to the Department/Organization where they are assigned with primary emphasis in Health Physics and radiological protection. Perform radiological surveys for areas and release of materials; Issue TLDs and review TLD exposure results; Perform radiation exposure investigations; Evaluate radiological work; Assist in the development of radiological work permits and implement controls consistent with As Low As Reasonably Achievable ALARA principles and practices; and provide industrial hygiene and industrial safety support by monitoring work activities for adherence to their organization's and Occupational Safety and Health standards. Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island IATA: NZY ICAO: KNZY FAA LID: NZY at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay in San Diego California is part of the largest aerospace-industrial complex in the United States Navy - Naval Base Coronado NBC and the home port of several aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. The commanding officer of NAS North Island NASNI is also the Commanding Officer Naval Base Coronado NBC. As such he or she commands or administers NASNI and seven other naval facilities: Naval Amphibious Base Coronado NABC; Outlying Field Imperial Beach; Silver Strand Training Complex; Remote Training Site Warner Springs; Mountain Warfare Training Camp Michael Monsoor; Camp Morena; and Naval Auxiliary Landing Facility San Clemente Island. NBC with only its commands in the metropolitan San Diego area brackets the city of Coronado from the entrance to San Diego Bay to the Mexican border. NAS North Island itself is host to 23 aviation squadrons and 80 additional tenant commands and activities—one of which the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest is San Diego's largest aerospace employer. Nuclear Weapons Training Group Pacific unknown
1969ref. 82559Sandia Base Albuquerque New Mexico: Defense Atomic Support Agency Field Command Nuclear Training Directorate 1969. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Wraps. Good. Three-hole punched and stapled at left side. iv 22 pages. Illustrated front cover. Illustrations. Cover has some wear. The Table of Contents has an introduction and sections on: Pershing Organization Characteristics Pershing Missile Ground Support Equipment Trajectory Theory Flight Sequence and Summary. The fifteen illustrations are: Pershing 1a System Missile Structures Battery Control Central Erector-Launcher and M757 Tractor Programer-Test Station and Power Station Vehicle Radio Terminal Set AN/TRC-80 Missile Section Containers Pershing Trajectory First-Stage Ignition Coast Period First-State Separation and Second-Stage Ignition Thrust Termination and Warhead Separation Case Venting Warhead Reentry and Detonation. In order to improve Pershing's performance in the quick reaction alert role Pershing 1a was developed. Ground support equipment was designed for maximum tactical and strategic mobility electronic computation of firing data and automatic test and checkout equipment. The Pershing 1a also had a specially designed communications set that allowed extremely reliable communications over great distances 99.9-percent reliability at 160 kilometers. This publication was intended for home study and reference by students attending the Nuclear Weapons Maintenance Course Army Weapons Division Nuclear Training Directorate Field Command. An understanding of the facts herein was deemed essential for the proper comprehension of classroom instruction in these courses. 1964 a series of operational tests and follow-on tests were performed to determine Pershing reliability. The Secretary of Defense then requested that the Army define the modifications required to make Pershing suitable for the Quick Reaction Alert QRA role. The Pershing 1a development program was approved in 1965 the original Pershing renamed to Pershing 1 and Martin Marietta received the Pershing 1a production contract in 1967. Project SWAP replaced all the Pershing equipment in Germany by mid-1970 and the first units quickly achieved QRA status. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara directed that the U.S. Air Force's MGM-13 Mace missile would be replaced by the Pershing 1a in 1965. Pershing 1a was a Quick Reaction Alert system and so had faster vehicles launch times and newer electronics. The total number of launchers increased from 8 to 36 per battalion. Production of the Pershing 1a missile ended in 1975 and reopened in 1977 to replace missiles expended in training. Pershing 1a was further improved in 1971 with the Pershing Missile and Power Station Development Program. A total of 754 MGM-31A missiles were built. Defense Atomic Support Agency, Field Command, Nuclear Training Directorate paperback
1985ref. 80983Washington DC: President's Blue Ribbon Task Group on Nuclear Weapons Program Management 1985. Presumed First Edition First printing of Executive Secretariat Report Tabbed items appear to be reprints/copies. Three Ring Binder. Good. Some documents between 1985-1990. Includes Volume # I Nuclear Weapons Program hole punched and disbound Part 1 Organizations and Responsibilities iii 34 pages Part 2 Processes and Procedures 35-65 3 pages. Volume II Previous Studies iii 1 66--Bound laid in Volume II Appendix Previous Studies various paginations approximately 50 pages lain in Volume III Recent Initiatives various paginations approximately 80 pages lain in and Summary of Background Material iii 1 29 3 pages laid in. Volume #I Parts 1 and 2 is in a three-ring binder with 25 tabbed sections. William Clark was the Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Task Group. This report was submitted in compliance with Section 1632 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act 1985 Public Law 98-525 and Executive Order 12499 of January 18 1985. The Task Group addressed procedures used by the Departments of Defense and Energy in establishing requirements and providing resources for the research development testing production surveillance and retirement of nuclear weapons. Members of the Task Group included James Schlesinger Former Secretary of Energy and Defense Former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Harold Agnew former Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Jeane Kirkpatrick Former Ambassador to the United Nations and William Perry Former Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. A second copy of Tab R laid in with meeting agenda . A second copy of Tab S laid in. This mass of information is approximately 3 inches thick. "The President established by Executive Order 12499 the Blue Ribbon Task Group on Nuclear Weapons Program Management at the direction of the Congress to address fiscal accountability and discipline in the nation's nuclear weapons program. The Task Group was asked to ''examine the procedures used by DOD Department of Defense and DOE Department of Energy in establishing requirements for and providing resources for the research development testing production surveillance and retirement of nuclear weapons'' and to recommend any needed change in coordination budgeting or management procedures. The Task Group was also asked to address ''whether DOD should assume the responsibility for funding current DOE weapon activities and material production programs.'' The Task Group found that the present relationship between DOD and DOE for managing the nuclear weapons program is sound. Accordingly the Task Group sought a process for improving the integrated determination of nuclear weapon requirements and the management of nuclear weapon production." Tabs are: A: 1983 MOU on Joint Nuclear Weapon Activities B: Agreement for the Development Production and Standardization of Atomic Weapons C: 1977 Supplement to B D: 1984 Supplement to B E: DOD Directive 3150.1 Joint Nuclear Weapons Development Studies and Engineering Projects; F: no hole punched document present but Policy and Procedures for Certifying High-Yield Nuclear Warhead Designs for Stockpile G: Interim Rules for Procedure for the Nuclear Weapon Council H: DOD Instruction 5000.2 Major System Acquisition Procedures 1980 I: DOD Directive 5000.1 Major System Acquisition Procedures J: DOD Instruction 5000.2 Major System Acquisition Procedures 1987 K: DOD Directive 5000.49 Defense Acquisition Board L: Department of Defense Directive 5134.1 Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition M. Department of Defense Instruction 5030.55 Joint AEC-DoD Nuclear Weapons Development Procedures Mc DOD and DOE Acquisition Activities hardcopy vugraphs N: AEC-DOD Project Officer Liaison Procedures O: 1987 Memorandum on Warhead Costs P: Memorandum on Management of AEC Weapons Development/Production Interface Q: Proposal for a revised supplement to the 1953 agreement R; MOU on Stockpile Confidence Testing S: Revisions to the Implementation Action Plan IAP for the Blue Ribbon Task Group BRTG Recommendations T: Information on Decision Cost U: Key Selection Drivers V: Briefing Outline W: Reprint on article on Defense System Acquisition and XYZ: Definitions of Sigma categories. President's Blue Ribbon Task Group on Nuclear Weapons Program Management unknown
2003ref. 81280Washington DC: Presumed First Edition First issuance thus expanded and revised version of 1991 predecessor document 2003. Presumed First Edition First issuance thus expanded and revised version of 1991 predecessor document. CD. Very good. Compact Disk in plastic container. xxix 1 210 pages. Illustrations. Acronyms. General Terms and Definitions. List of relevant documents. Marked For Official Use Only but this marking no longer applies per a letter from DOD Nuclear Matters dated December 13 2017. See DoD Directives 5400.7-R and 5200.1-R. For Official Use Only FOUO And Similar Designations. For Official Use Only FOUO is a document designation not a classification. There is no national policy governing use of the For Official Use Only designation. DoD Directive 5400.7 defines For Official Use Only information as unclassified information that may be exempt from mandatory release to the public under the Freedom of Information Act FOIA. It is believed this older publication has in effect been voluntarily released. Similar documents have subsequently been issued by the Defense Department with no control markings. The Nuclear Weapons Council was established in law see 10 U.S. Code § 179 . The Nuclear Weapons Council is operated as a joint activity of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. The membership of the Council is comprised of the following officers of those departments: 1 The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics. 2 The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 3 The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. 4 The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 5 The Commander of the United States Strategic Command. CD version better suited to extracting information electronically for reuse in other materials. This Handbook is intended to be an unofficial reference that explains the meaning of stockpile management identifies the organizations individuals and facilities involved in the management of the stockpile and describes the activities and processes by which this task is accomplished. It was designed to be useful but it is neither authoritative nor directive. The content of the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Management Handbook is the sole responsibility of the Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters. Presumed First Edition, First issuance thus (expanded and revised version of 1991 predecessor document) unknown
2003ref. 81282Washington DC: Department of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters 2003. Presumed First Edition First issuance thus expanded and revised version of 1991 predecessor document. CD. Very good. Compact Disk in rectangular format approx. 3.5. by 2.5 inches in plastic pouch. xxix 1 210 pages. Illustrations. Acronyms. General Terms and Definitions. List of relevant documents. Marked For Official Use Only but this marking no longer applies per a letter from DOD Nuclear Matters dated December 13 2017. See DoD Directives 5400.7-R and 5200.1-R. For Official Use Only FOUO And Similar Designations. For Official Use Only FOUO is a document designation not a classification. There is no national policy governing use of the For Official Use Only designation. DoD Directive 5400.7 defines For Official Use Only information as unclassified information that may be exempt from mandatory release to the public under the Freedom of Information Act FOIA. It is believed this older publication has in effect been voluntarily released. Similar documents have subsequently been issued by the Defense Department with no control markings. The Nuclear Weapons Council was established in law see 10 U.S. Code § 179 . The Nuclear Weapons Council is operated as a joint activity of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. The membership of the Council is comprised of the following officers of those departments: 1 The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics. 2 The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 3 The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. 4 The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 5 The Commander of the United States Strategic Command. CD better suited to extracting information for reuse in other materials. This Handbook is intended to be an unofficial reference that explains the meaning of stockpile management identifies the organizations individuals and facilities involved in the management of the stockpile and describes the activities and processes by which this task is accomplished. It was designed to be useful but it is neither authoritative nor directive. The content of the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Management Handbook is the sole responsibility of the Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matte unknown
2003ref. 81281Washington DC: United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters 2003. Presumed First Edition First issuance thus. CD. Very good. CD is rectangular approximately 3.5 inches by 2.5 inches in a plastic pouch. Terminology. Acronyms. Name in ink on first page i. Marked For Official Use Only but it is believed that this marking is now obsolete having been superseded by the marking Official Use Only and also due to the passage of time and publication of subsequent editions/versions. See DoD Directives 5400.7-R and 5200.1-R. For Official Use Only FOUO And Similar Designations. For Official Use Only FOUO is a document designation not a classification. There is no national policy governing use of the For Official Use Only designation. DoD Directive 5400.7 defines For Official Use Only information as unclassified information that may be exempt from mandatory release to the public under the Freedom of Information Act FOIA. It is believed this older publication has in effect been voluntarily released. Similar documents have been issued by the Defense Department with no control markings. The Nuclear Weapons Council was established in law see 10 U.S. Code § 179 . The Nuclear Weapons Council is operated as a joint activity of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. The membership of the Council is comprised of the following officers of those departments: 1 The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics. 2 The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 3 The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. 4 The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 5 The Commander of the United States Strategic Command. This Handbook is intended to be an unofficial reference for matters related to the Nuclear Weapons Council and its associated organizations. It is designed to be useful but it is neither authoritative nor directive. This Handbook has been produced for use primarily by newly assigned Action Officers or other interested individuals who need to understand the mission and responsibilities of the Council and to become familiar with the rules and procedures associated with its functions. The content of the Nuclear Weapons Council Handbook is the sole responsibility of the Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters. The Council shall be responsible for the following matters: 1 Preparing the annual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum. 2 Developing nuclear weapons stockpiles options and the costs of such options and alternatives. 3 Coordinating and approving programming and budget matters pertaining to nuclear weapons programs between the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. 4 Identifying various options for cost-effective schedules for nuclear weapons production. 5 Considering safety security and control issues for existing weapons and for proposed new weapon program starts. 6 Ensuring that adequate consideration is given to design performance and cost tradeoffs for all proposed new nuclear weapons programs. 7 Providing specific guidance regarding priorities for research on nuclear weapons and priorities among activities including production surveillance research construction and any other programs within the National Nuclear Security Administration. 8 Coordinating and approving activities conducted by the Department of Energy for the study development production and retirement of nuclear warheads including concept definition studies feasibility studies engineering development hardware component fabrication warhead production and warhead retirement. 9 Preparing comments on annual proposals for budget levels for research on nuclear weapons and transmitting those comments to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy before the preparation of the annual budget requests by the Secretaries of those departments. 10 Coordinating and approving the annual budget proposals of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 11 Providing- A broad guidance regarding priorities for research on improved conventional weapons and B comments on annual proposals for budget levels for research on improved conventional weapons and transmitting such guidance and comments to the Secretary of Defense before the preparation of the annual budget request of the Department of Defense. United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters unknown
1999ref. 79904Albuquerque NM: Defense Threat Reduction Agency Defense Nuclear Weapons School 1999. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Folder with inserts. Good. This appears to be a packet that would be provided to an incoming student. This type of material is typically quite ephemeral frequently discarded by the students after completion of their course or courses. The folder is approximately 9 inches by 12 inches with two interior pockets into which are the following inserts. Left side has a color hardcopy vugraph with information on how to receive incoming messages a color hardcopy vugraph of the Defense Nuclear Weapons School layout highlighting the student's meeting room telephones and rest rooms and a booklet on the Defense Threat Reduction Agency DTRA 16 pages counting covers. This booklet discusses the DTRA Mission the Threat Environment and the Future. The right side has a single sheet with information on both sides on The Defense Nuclear Weapons School addressing In-Residence Courses Mobile Training MTT Courses and DTRA Sponsored training. The FY 00 Course Schedule as of 10 September 1999 is on the reverse side with key points of contact at the bottom. In addition the FY00 Course Catalogue is included. This is a ii 34 page document plus covers and includes information on registration and other logistics but the main content consists of short descriptions of key courses offered such as Nuclear Weapons Orientation Course Joint Nuclear Explosive Ordnance Disposal Joint Nuclear Operations and Targeting Course and Nuclear Weapons Effects Course. The Defense Nuclear Weapons School DNWS is housed on Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque New Mexico and is administered by the Combat Support Directorate of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The school teaches courses on Consequence Assessment Hazard Prediction Ordnance Disposal and other WMD-related coursework. Mission DNWS is tasked with the mission of providing nuclear weapons core competencies and chemical biological radiological nuclear and high explosive CBRNE response training to DoD other Federal and State Agencies and National Laboratory personnel. Vision The vision of the Defense Nuclear Weapons School is to be a premiere DoD military multi-Service/Joint CBRNE training facility. Training Objectives The primary objective of the Defense Nuclear Weapons School is to create develop and implement professional training through alternative and innovative training technologies ensuring the United States maintains safe reliable and credible nuclear deterrence. The DNWS provides the warfighter with topical information relating to United States nuclear core competency training radiological/nuclear response training and CBRNE/homeland defense training. Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Defense Nuclear Weapons School unknown
2014ref. 79030The Nuclear Threat Initiative 2014. Second Edition stated. Presumed first printing. Trade paperback. Good. 2 142 pages. Illustrations some in color. Some cover wear noted. Contains Acknowledgments Foreword Executive Summary Maps and Results Tables Index Observations Recommendations and Looking Ahead. Also contains Appendices: Economist Intelligence Unit Methodology About the International Panel of Experts About NTI and the EIU Selected Country Summaries Resources for Countries and Glossary. Recommendations include building an effective global nuclear security system becoming parties to relevant nuclear security treaties strengthening voluntary mechanisms securing military and other non-civilian materials to the same or higher standards as civilian materials and improving individual state stewardship of nuclear materials. Foreword by Sam Nunn NTI Co-Chairman Executive Summary Recommendations Maps and Results Tables. . The second edition of the NTI Index assesses progress that states have made in improving nuclear materials security conditions. As a result there are a number of changes to the NTI Index framework for the 2014 edition including adding new indicators and sub indicators in several categories. All states--even those without weapons-usable nuclear materials-must be alert to and must guard against the possibility that their territories could b used as a safe haven staging ground or transit point for terrorist operations. Remaining Challenges include the lack of an effective global system for securing weapons-usable nuclear materials; and the lack of global standards information sharing or accountability mechanisms in nuclear security. NTI produces a biennial "Nuclear Security Index" in partnership with the Economist Intelligence Unit.citation needed The "NTI Index" benchmarks nuclear security conditions across 176 countries and holds governments accountable for properly securing dangerous nuclear materials. According to NTI The NTI Index is the premier resource for political leaders government officials experts academics and the news media worldwide on nuclear materials security The Nuclear Threat Initiative NTI is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization founded in 2001 by former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and philanthropist Ted Turner in the United States which works to prevent catastrophic attacks and accidents with weapons of mass destruction and disruption - nuclear biological radiological chemical and cybersecurity. NTI has been engaged in developing shaping and implementing nuclear security projects.citation needed In addition to building global awareness NTI engages in model programs to inspire private and governmental efforts toward nuclear biological and chemical threat reduction.citation needed The Nuclear Threat Initiative serves as the Secretariat for the "Nuclear Security Project" in cooperation with the Hoover Institution.citation needed Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and former Senator Sam Nunn guide the project-an effort to galvanize global action to reduce urgent nuclear dangers and build support for reducing reliance on nuclear weapons ultimately ending them as a threat to the world. The Nuclear Threat Initiative paperback
2001ref. 78119Washington DC: Panel to Assess the Reliability Safety and Security of the United States Nuclear Stockpile 2001. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. 2 iii 1 ES-ii 31 1 4 pages. Footnotes. Boxes. The Panel consisted of John S. Foster Jr. Chairman and Harold M. Agnew Sydell P. Gold Stephen J. Guidice and James R. Schlesinger. From the Executive Summary: Congress established this Panel in 1999 to examine whether the United States can expect to sustain confidence in its nuclear deterrent while complying with the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. This year we reviewed the national capability to perform the high priority day-to-day work of stockpile stewardship - surveillance assessments refurbishment annual certification and production. We find a disturbing gap between the nation's declaratory policy that maintenance of a safe and reliable nuclear stockpile is a supreme national interest and the actions taken to support this policy. We the Panel are particularly concerned about the Department of Energy's nuclear weapons production complex. cont. Internal and independent reviews including ours find that after more than a decade of under-investment in the weapons complex it is at unacceptably high risk to perform currently agreed upon weapon refurbishments and it remains unready to fix nuclear component problems that may arise in years ahead. Throughout the broader complex the trends point downward because of the aging of facilities and the workforce. Morale is low especially in the laboratories. Parts of the weapon complex infrastructure are defective; the production capabilities that remain are fragile. The Panel sees a growing need for a coherent vision comprehensive plan and programmatic commitment to reverse this situation. The panel issued recommendations on the production complex; design production and certification; surveillance; assessment tools and methods; annual certification process; DoD's roles; and test readiness. Panel to Assess the Reliability, Safety, and Security of the United States Nuclear Stockpile paperback
1999ref. 77511Washington DC: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1999. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. Various paginations approximately 100 pages. Abbreviations. Appendix A: Tritium-Producing Burnable Absorber Rod TPBAR Tritium Production Core TPC Failure Modes and Effects Analysis VMEA Appendix B: Chronology of Correspondence. Appendix C: References. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Tritium-producing burnable absorber rods TPBARs used in the U.S. Department of Energy's Tritium Readiness Program are designed to produce tritium when placed in a Westinghouse or Framatome 17x17 fuel assembly and irradiated in a pressurized water reactor PWR. Under the terms of the Joint DOE/NRC Memorandum of Understanding of May 22 1996 NRC provided review and consultation services to assist DOE in assessing and resolving technical and licensing issues associated with the production of tritium in a commercial light-water reactor. The staff's review of the DOE topical report on the tritium production core and the staff's conclusions regarding the acceptability of irradiating up to approximately 3300 TPBARS in a core reload are documented in this safety evaluation. The staff identified a number of interface items that needed to be addressed by a licensee referencing the "Tritium Production Core Topical Report" in its plant-specific application for authorization to produced tritium for DOE. These are listed in Section 5 of this report. U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation paperback
1998ref. 77509Oak Ridge TN: Lockheed Martin Energy Systems inc 1998. Presumed First Edition First printing. Spiral bound. Very good. 2 X 64 pages plus covers. Figures. Footnotes. Acronyms and Abbreviations. Appendix A: Tasking Letter. Appendix B: Nuclear Weapons Information Holdings. Appendix C: Interface with Other Activities. Appendix D: Records Management. Appendix E. References. Nov. 6 1998 distribution memorandum to multiple addressees laid in. This was compiled by the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. It is marked OUO and it is stated that it 'may' be exempt from public release under FOIA. Given the passage of time and the effect of the Supreme Court ruling in Milner v. Department of Navy it is believed that this limitation no longer applies. In February 1998 Dr. Charles Stuart Director of the Advanced Design and Production Technologies ADAPT Initiative was directed to take a comprehensive look at archiving activities across the nuclear weapons complex and provide an assessment of current activities and future needs. This report documents that assessment. A key recommendation was to place the following language in coordination with the National Archives and Records Administration as an addition to Department of Energy Records Schedule 3 Nuclear Weapons Records: "DOE Defense Programs may from time to time suspend the disposal of DOE records whole series or parts there of covered by one or mores items of N1-434-96.5 DOE Records Schedule 3 Nuclear Weapons Records which contain information necessary to ensure the safety security and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile in support of the Stockpile Stewardship Program. Authorization to resume disposal actions will be issued when the information has been captured and included in an appropriate information system." This addition allows Defense Programs to legally hold documents past their scheduled destruction periods and to legally destroy documents that are no longer needed without continuing to hold all documents in a DOE Records Schedule category. This wording allows evaluations and assessments of records as the Stockpile Stewards Program matured and technology gains were realized. Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, inc unknown
1997ref. 77644Washington DC: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1997. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. Various paginations approximately 76 pages. Abbreviations. Appendix A-Chronology of Correspondence. Some cover wear. Under the terms of the Joint DOE/NRC Memorandum of Understanding of May 22 1996 NRC was providing consultation services to assist DOE in assessing and resolving technical and licensing issues associated with DOE's proposal for the production of tritium in a commercial light-water reactor. DOE had submitted a revised report containing sufficient information for the staff to determine whether the use of a CLWR to irradiate a limited number of tritium-producing burnable absorber rods in lead test assemblies LTAs raised issues involving an unreviewed safety question. The NRC reviewed the DOE report and prepared this safety analysis to address the acceptabiity of the proposed irradiation and whether a licensee could irradiate of these LTAs without NRC licensing action. As summarized in Section 10 of this safety evaluation the staff identified issued that required further NRC review. The staff also identified a number of areas in which an individual licensee undertaking irradiation of TPBAR LTAs would have to supplement the information in the DOE report before the staff could determine whether the proposed irradiation was acceptable at a particular facility. Therefore the staff concluded that a licensee undertaking irradiation of TPBAR LTAs in a CLWR would have to submit an application for amendment of its facility operating license before inserting the LTAs into the reactor. U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation paperback
2018ref. 75549Oak Ridge TN: Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC 2018. Presumed First Edition First printing. Spiral bound. Very good. Various paginations approximately 320 pages. Illustrations in color. Compilation of briefing slides. Each briefing title slide has statement that the content is UNCLASSIFIED. The Y-12 National Security Complex is a United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration facility located in Oak Ridge Tennessee near the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It was built as part of the Manhattan Project for the purpose of enriching uranium for the first atomic bombs. It is considered the birthplace of the atomic bomb. In the years after World War II it has been operated as a manufacturing facility for nuclear weapons components and related defense purposes. Y-12 is managed and operated under contract by Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC CNS which is composed of member companies Bechtel National Inc. Leidos Inc. Orbital ATK Inc and SOC LLC with Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. as a teaming subcontractor. CNS also operates Pantex Plant in Texas. The briefings included are: Aging Asset Management Program Bill Tindal 6 p. Y-12 National Security Complex Site-Wide Overview Steve Laggis 20 p. Depleted Uranium and Fabrication Susan Baker 32 p Lithium & Special Materials Blake Scott 32 p Global Security and Strategic Partnerships Morris Hassler 17 p Safeguards & Security Program Tom Hayden and Melissa Blair 19 p. Excess Facility Disposition Diane McDaniel 21 p. Manufacturing Technical Support Johnafred Thomas 20 p. Development Randy Dziendziel 16 p. Assembly/Disassembly Operations Abe Mathews 19 p. Balance of Plant Scott Underwood 7 p. laid in Balance of Plant Emergency Services Robert Gee 16 p Material Acquisition and Control Ken Felker 9 p. Balance of Plant Administrative Facilities Durand Carmany 16 p. Balance of Plant Waste Management Tim Tharp 12 p. Balance of Plant Utilities Tim Hutson 16 p. Leases Transfers and Space Utilization Michelle Fine 10 p. Sustainability Michelle Fine 6 p. and Y-12 National Security Complex Program Review Steve Laggis 25 p. Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC unknown
1995ref. 74849La Grange Park IL 1995. Wraps. Very good. vii 1 86 pages. Footnotes. Institution stamp on title page with date in ink. Among the members of the Special Panel were: Glen Seaborg Harold Bengelsdorf Harold Agnew Alexander Haig Bertrand Goldschmidt and Rudolph Rometsch. Laid in is a related item 11 pages and business card of the key conclusions and recommendations and other information. The American Nuclear Society ANS established an independent and prestigious panel to publish a report regarding the protection and management of civil and excess weapons plutonium. In terms of approach ANS focused on several short- and long-term issues. The short-term focus was on the disposition of excess weapons plutonium while the longer-range issue concerned the disposition of the plutonium being produced in the civil nuclear fuel cycle. The report contains recommendations that the members believed to be vital to US plutonium management policy it also was intended to serve as a tool for further use. The panel has concluded that immediate emphasis should be placed on the assurance that all unconverted materials are protected as securely as when they were part of the active weapon stockpiles. More importantly the panel also recommended prompt implementation of the so-called reactor option for disposing of surplus US and Russian weapons plutonium. The longer-term issues covered by the panel were those posed by the growing stocks of both separated plutonium and spent fuel generated in the world`s civil nuclear power programs. These issues included what fuel cycle policies should be prudently pursued in light of proliferation risks and likely future energy needs what steps should be taken in regard to the increase in the demand for power in the future and how plutonium in its various forms should be protected and managed to minimize proliferation. Overall the panel concluded that plutonium is an energy resource that should be used and not a waste material to be disposed of. paperback
1997ref. 74858Washington DC: Nuclear Energy Institute 1997. Xerox-type of agenda and presentation vugraphs. Binderclipped loose pages. Fair. Unpaginated approximately 150 pages. Very scarce surviving meeting materials. Some pages of inferior copy quality but are quite readable. This meeting was held near the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and was foundational to the U.S. MOX decisions. This package of materials includes a copy of the agenda and copies of each presentation listed on the agenda. These are: Site Infrastructure & Building Feasibility Review for a MOX Fabrication Facility by Damian Peko Office of Fissile Materials Disposition U. S. Department of Energy; BNFL MOX Fabrication and Licensing Experience by Bryen Martin BNFL; Belgonucleaire MOX Fabrication and Licensing Experience by Michel Debauche Manager MOX Plant Engineering Belgonucleaire; COGEMA Inc. MOX Fabrication and Licensing Experience by Gerard Lebastard Director International Business COGEMA and Siemens Power Corp. MOX Fabrication and Licensing Experience by Carl A. Duckwitz Consultant. Marvin Fertel Vice President Suppliers International and Fuels Nuclear Energy Institute welcomed the attendees at the start and summarized the discussion at the end no vugraphs associated with his remarks. The U.S. Department of Energy DOE signed a contract with Duke COGEMA Stone & Webster DCS now called Shaw AREVA MOX Services MOX Services or the applicant to design build and operate a Mixed Oxide MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility MFFF. On February 28 2001 the applicant submitted a request to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC to construct a MFFF on the DOE's Savannah River Site SRS near Aiken South Carolina. On March 30 2005 the Commission issued the construction authorization CA. Two years after the CA was issued the construction started. In 2006 MOX Services submitted a license application to possess and use byproduct and special nuclear material SNM at the MFFF. When the facility is authorized to use and possess SNM it will take surplus weapon-grade plutonium remove impurities and mix it with uranium oxide to form MOX fuel pellets for reactor fuel assemblies. These assemblies will be irradiated in commercial nuclear power reactors. Following irradiation the resulting spent fuel would contain plutonium in a form less usable for nuclear weapons. Nuclear Energy Institute unknown
2003ref. 74367Washington DC: Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Nuclear Matters 2003. Expanded and revised version. Wraps. Very good. xxix 1 210 pages. Illustrations. Acronyms. General Terms and Definitions. List of relevant documents. Marked For Official Use Only but this marking no longer applies per a letter from DOD Nuclear Matters dated December 13 2017. Similar documents have subsequently been issued by the Defense Department with no control markings. The Nuclear Weapons Council was established in law see 10 U.S. Code § 179 . The Nuclear Weapons Council is operated as a joint activity of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. The membership of the Council is comprised of the following officers of those departments: 1 The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics. 2 The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 3 The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. 4 The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 5 The Commander of the United States Strategic Command. This Handbook is intended to be an unofficial reference that explains the meaning of stockpile management identifies the organizations individuals and facilities involved in the management of the stockpile and describes the activities and processes by which this task is accomplished. It was designed to be useful but it is neither authoritative nor directive. The content of the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Management Handbook is the sole responsibility of the Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters. Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear Matters paperback
2003ref. 74366Washington DC: Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Nuclear Matters 2003. Third Edition Stated. Spiral bound. Very good. xiii 1 172 6 pages. Illustrations. Terminology. Acronyms. Marked For Official Use Only but this marking is now obsolete Per letter from DOD Nuclear Matters dated Dec. 13 2017 . The Nuclear Weapons Council was established in law. The Nuclear Weapons Council is operated as a joint activity of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. The membership of the Council is comprised of the following officers of those departments: 1 The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics. 2 The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 3 The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. 4 The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 5 The Commander of the United States Strategic Command. This Handbook is intended to be an unofficial reference for matters related to the Nuclear Weapons Council and its associated organizations. This Handbook has been produced for use primarily by newly assigned Action Officers or other interested individuals who need to understand the mission and responsibilities of the Council and to become familiar with the rules and procedures associated with its functions. The content of the Nuclear Weapons Council Handbook is the sole responsibility of the Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters. The Council shall be responsible for the following matters: 1 Preparing the annual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum. 2 Developing nuclear weapons stockpiles options and the costs of such options and alternatives. 3 Coordinating and approving programming and budget matters pertaining to nuclear weapons programs between the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. 4 Identifying various options for cost-effective schedules for nuclear weapons production. 5 Considering safety security and control issues for existing weapons and for proposed new weapon program starts. 6 Ensuring that adequate consideration is given to design performance and cost tradeoffs for all proposed new nuclear weapons programs and several additional enumerated functions. Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear Matters unknown
1970ref. 743921970. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes. Volume 1 x 858 2 pages and Volume 2 vi 859-1785 5 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Formulae. References. Binding added proceeding soft covers present. Cover has some wear and soiling. Sponsored by the American Nuclear Society in cooperation with the Atomic Energy Commission. Related to the Plowshare program. In structuring the technical presentations contributions of the broadest interest were placed at the beginning thus forming a common base of current information and applied science understanding developed in support of Plowshare technology. Sessions of specialty or pertaining to specific areas of application and engineering follow logically in the program. Name of previous owner Jerry R. Kline present on fep of each volume. This is believed to be the Jerry Kline who served at the Puerto Rico Nuclear Center 1965-68 Argonne National Laboratories 1968-1973 and with the Atomic Energy Commission and as an Administrative Judge on the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. Edward Teller was a presenter! This proceedings includes 112 papers presented at 15 technical sessions covered all technical aspects of the Plowshare Program. The conference summary reviewed the principal themes areas of significant advance and subjects requiring further attention that emerged during the technical conference. This proceeding is the record of this symposium. At this symposium there were 620 registrations peak attendance in technical sessions was 800 and 28 members of the press attended. There were 16 foreign countries represented and 24 universities. In terms of industrial firms 117 were from the United States and 18 were foreign. The International Atomic Energy Agency participated as did representatives from 5 foreign governments. hardcover
2003ref. 73511Washington DC: Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Nuclear Matters 2003. Third Edition Stated. Wraps. Very good. xiii 1 172 6 pages with CD-ROM in pocket inside rear cover. Illustrations. Terminology. Acronyms. Bottom corner of front creased. Marked For Official Use Only but it is believed that this marking is now obsolete having been superseded by the marking Official Use Only and also due to the passage of time and publication of subsequent editions/versions. See DoD Directives 5400.7-R and 5200.1-R. For Official Use Only FOUO And Similar Designations. For Official Use Only FOUO is a document designation not a classification. There is no national policy governing use of the For Official Use Only designation. DoD Directive 5400.7 defines For Official Use Only information as unclassified information that may be exempt from mandatory release to the public under the Freedom of Information Act FOIA. It is believed this older publication has in effect been voluntarily released. Similar documents have been issued by the Defense Department with no control markings. The Nuclear Weapons Council was established in law see 10 U.S. Code § 179 . The Nuclear Weapons Council is operated as a joint activity of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. The membership of the Council is comprised of the following officers of those departments: 1 The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics. 2 The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 3 The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. 4 The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 5 The Commander of the United States Strategic Command. This Handbook is intended to be an unofficial reference for matters related to the Nuclear Weapons Council and its associated organizations. It is designed to be useful but it is neither authoritative nor directive. This Handbook has been produced for use primarily by newly assigned Action Officers or other interested individuals who need to understand the mission and responsibilities of the Council and to become familiar with the rules and procedures associated with its functions. The content of the Nuclear Weapons Council Handbook is the sole responsibility of the Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters. The Council shall be responsible for the following matters: 1 Preparing the annual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum. 2 Developing nuclear weapons stockpiles options and the costs of such options and alternatives. 3 Coordinating and approving programming and budget matters pertaining to nuclear weapons programs between the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. 4 Identifying various options for cost-effective schedules for nuclear weapons production. 5 Considering safety security and control issues for existing weapons and for proposed new weapon program starts. 6 Ensuring that adequate consideration is given to design performance and cost tradeoffs for all proposed new nuclear weapons programs. 7 Providing specific guidance regarding priorities for research on nuclear weapons and priorities among activities including production surveillance research construction and any other programs within the National Nuclear Security Administration. 8 Coordinating and approving activities conducted by the Department of Energy for the study development production and retirement of nuclear warheads including concept definition studies feasibility studies engineering development hardware component fabrication warhead production and warhead retirement. 9 Preparing comments on annual proposals for budget levels for research on nuclear weapons and transmitting those comments to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy before the preparation of the annual budget requests by the Secretaries of those departments. 10 Coordinating and approving the annual budget proposals of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 11 Providing— A broad guidance regarding priorities for research on improved conventional weapons and B comments on annual proposals for budget levels for research on improved conventional weapons and transmitting such guidance and comments to the Secretary of Defense before the preparation of the annual budget request of the Department of Defense. Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear Matters paperback
