Nuclear Survivability
Abstract
The Nuclear Survivability project develops innovative technologies for the protection of mission-essential personnel, critical military and national defense capabilities, and associated control and support systems during a nuclear event. Research under this project supports the mission critical systems identified under Department of Defense Instruction 3150.09, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Survivability Policy. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is designated by the Department of Defense (DoD) as the center of excellence for electromagnetic pulse (EMP) survivability assessments. The System Vulnerability and Assessment effort develops nuclear assessment capabilities to support operational planning, weapons effects predictions, and strategic system design. This activity also provides the DoD’s nuclear design and protection standards for new and existing systems, e.g., command and control facilities and aircraft. Key systems include the Nuclear Command and Control System, the net-centric thin-line, and both military and civilian satellites and associated support systems. The radiation hardened nano-electronics effort develops and demonstrates radiation-hardened, high-performance prototype nano-electronics to meet DoD space and strategic system requirements. Experimental Capabilities activities provide the warfighter with unique x-ray, gamma ray, and EMP test capabilities in support of system survivability development, certification, and sustainment. This effort leverages research from and coordinates with the National Nuclear Security Administration (United States) and the Atomic Weapons Establishment (United Kingdom) to develop enabling technologies for improved nuclear weapon effects experimentation capabilities. Nuclear Technology Analysis Support provides detailed planning related to policy, strategy, objectives, and programmatic integration. This project also supports international collaboration, user groups, case study reviews, and the Joint Atomic Information Exchange Group. The Human Survivability effort conducts research to develop and validate mortality and morbidity models associated with radiological and nuclear weapon effects. The increase from FY 2016 to FY 2017 is due to the net effect of increased investment in system vulnerability and assessment, nuclear weapons effects experimentation, and nuclear technology analysis support and decreased investment in radiation-hardened nano-electronics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- RI_0602718BR_2_0400_PB_2018
Entities
Organizations
- Rotary International
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