Nuclear Survivability
Abstract
The Nuclear Survivability project provides innovative technologies for DoD nuclear and conventional forces, associated control and support systems, and facilities to protect and deter nuclear threats to enable mission-essential functions to continue during and after the onset of hostile action by extremists and rogue states. The Nuclear Survivability project provides electromagnetic pulse (EMP) research and standards, Nuclear Weapons Effects (NWE) experimentation, advanced Radiation Hardened Microelectronics (RHM), and human survivability research. The research from this project supports the 487 mission critical systems identified under DoDI 3150.09, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Survivability Policy. DTRA is the DoD designated EMP center of excellence to provide electromagnetic pulse survivability assessments to support national and military operational planning, weapons effects predictions, and national strategic system designs. DTRA publishes nuclear related military standards and handbooks for the strategic and non-strategic warfighters and program offices as the DoD NWE subject matter expert. The RHM program responds to DoD space and missile system requirements for nanoelectronics and photonics technology to support DoD strategic mission needs. This program develops and demonstrates radiation-hardened, high-performance prototype microelectronics to ensure their availability from both private sector and government organizations. Further, the program develops DoD space and satellite nuclear survivability standards and handbooks that provide engineering level detail and defined metrics for all entities with space asset equities. Pulsed power and laser-driven NWE simulators are available to validate nuclear survivability requirements for DoD missile and space systems, conduct radiation effects research in materials and electronics, and validate computational models. The Experimental Capabilities Program is working with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the United Kingdom's (UK) Atomic Weapons Establishment to jointly develop new enabling technologies for improved NWE experimentation capabilities for x-rays, gamma rays, and neutrons. Human survivability conducts research to develop and validate mortality and morbidity models associated with radiological and nuclear weapons effects in urban environments. The decrease from FY 2014 to FY 2015 is due to reduced investment in nuclear effects simulation/experimentation capability and radiation hardened nanoelectronics. The increase from FY 2015 to FY 2016 is due to the realignment of the system vulnerabilities and assessment activities from Project RL-Nuclear & Radiological Effects to Project RI.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- RI_0602718BR_2_0400_PB_2016
Entities
Organizations
- Rotary International
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