Nuclear Survivability
Abstract
The Nuclear Survivability project develops Radiation Hardened Microelectronics and survivability standards; provides radiation dose assessments; and provides for the execution of force-on-force evaluations and nuclear weapons surety efforts to enhance the protection of nuclear resources. The Nuclear Test Personnel Review (NTPR) Program, established in public law, confirms participation in nuclear testing and related events and provides radiation dose assessments for atomic veterans. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) provides subject matter expertise for the dose reconstructions. The NTPR is administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Justice for radiogenic disease compensation programs. The Mighty Guardian force-on-force tests aid in satisfying requirements for the Military Services by providing denial of access to nuclear resources in all environments: operational, storage, and in transit. The results of the evaluations identify security vulnerabilities to weapons systems that are then addressed through targeted application of research and development projects requested by the resource owners. These projects are designed to demonstrate, test, and evaluate security enhancement systems prior to the Services' procurement. Nuclear Weapons Surety, as tasked by the Department of Defense (DoD) Nuclear Weapon System Safety Program, provides Combatant Commands (CCMDs), Military Services, and Joint Chiefs of Staff with technical analyses, studies, research, and experimental data necessary to identify and quantify risks of plutonium dispersal and loss of assured safety due to accidents, fires, or natural causes during peacetime operations of the nation’s nuclear weapon systems. Additionally, this will provide studies necessary to quantify the probability of success against targeted terrorist attacks on DoD facilities, while leveraging these risk assessment advances. It also provides new and innovative technologies for the protection of nuclear resources in support of CCMDs and Military Services. The decrease from FY 2014 to FY 2015 was due to the net impact of increased investment in stockpile logistics and decreased investment in nuclear surety in FY 2015. The increase from FY 2015 to FY 2016 is due to increased investment in the nuclear surety program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- RI_0603160BR_3_0400_PB_2016
Entities
Organizations
- Rotary International
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