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Fiscal Year 2015: Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan
"This 'Fiscal Year 2015 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan' (FY 2015 SSMP) is a statutorily
required summary of the changes that have occurred since the publication of the 'Fiscal Year 2014
Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan' (FY 2014 SSMP). The FY 2014 SSMP remains the 25-year
strategic program of record for nuclear weapons stockpile management except where it is updated by
this document. This plan covers all programs that are funded by Congress in the Weapons Activities
account.
The FY 2014 SSMP introduced the Nuclear Weapons Council's approved '3[plus]2' strategy. This strategy
implements 2010 'Nuclear Posture Review Report' (DOD 2010) guidance in support of two enduring
commitments to the American public: first, to sustain a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent for
America and, second, to prudently base that deterrent on a safer, smaller, and more cost-efficient
stockpile of nuclear weapons.
The FY 2015 SSMP continues to support the 3[plus]2 strategy, with budget-driven schedule adjustments.
Through a deliberate interagency process, these schedule adjustments balance mission requirements
with the impact of sequestration (which reduced the National Nuclear Security Administration's
[NNSA's] budget in fiscal year (FY) 2013 by approximately 900 million dollars) and the caps on defense
spending mandated under the Bipartisan Budget Agreement."
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
2014-04
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Fiscal Year 2017: Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan - Biennial Plan Summary
"This Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) 'Fiscal Year 2017
Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan (SSMP) - Biennial Plan Summary (FY 2017 SSMP)' is a key
planning document for the nuclear security enterprise. This year's summary report updates the
'Fiscal Year 2016 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan (FY 2016 SSMP)', the 25-year strategic
program of record that captures the plans developed across numerous NNSA programs and
organizations to maintain and modernize the scientific tools, capabilities, and infrastructure necessary
to ensure the success of NNSA's nuclear weapons mission. The SSMP is a companion to the 'Prevent,
Counter, and Respond: A Strategic Plan to Reduce Global Nuclear Threats (FY 2017-2021)' report, the planning
document for NNSA's nuclear threat reduction mission. New versions of both reports are published each
year in response to new requirements and challenges. [...] While no significant changes have been made to the long-term strategic program of record since the
'Fiscal Year 2016 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan (FY 2016 SSMP)' was issued in
March 2015, much has been achieved. Extending the life of the warheads, stewardship of the stockpile
without nuclear explosive testing, and recapitalization of key capabilities for the production of
plutonium, uranium, and non-nuclear and high explosive components are progressing on or ahead of
schedule.
In FY 2015, NNSA continued to maintain the current stockpile while also laying the foundation for the
future deterrent by making substantial progress on LEPs [life extension programs], leveraging world-class facilities to perform
experiments that yield critical information, proposing and executing projects to enhance core
capabilities, and addressing the risks posed by the aging infrastructure."
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
2016-03
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High Energy Petawatt Lasers and the Stockpile Stewardship Program
In the mid 1990s, the United States was the pioneer in petawatt laser physics. Today, U.S. leadership in the field has eroded, with Japan and Europe taking the lead in the deployment of high-energy petawatt (HEPW) lasers. Recognizing the positive impact HEPW lasers could have on the Stockpile Stewardship Program (SSP), the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) intends to revitalize U.S. involvement in this field. This report outlines the integrated goals, objectives, and implementation strategy for HEPW laser technology development and construction at NNSA's major inertial confinement fusion (ICF) facilities.
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
2003-07-01
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Radiological Emergency Response Health and Safety Manual
"The Radiological Emergency Response Health and Safety Manual will be the document used for implementing radiological health and safety protection plans for Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC) and DOE Nevada asset deployments. This manual was written to comply with all applicable regulations. However, there is very little applicable formal guidance available, particularly for Chapter Two (Health Physics). Therefore that chapter is written to be compliant with existing radiological protection regulations (10 CFR 20 and 10 CFR 835) even though these regulations are intended for facility operations."
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
2001-05
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Nevada National Security Site 2012 Waste Management Monitoring Report Area 3 and Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Sites
"Environmental monitoring data are collected at and around the Area 3 and Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Sites (RWMSs) at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). These data are associated with radiation exposure, air, groundwater, meteorology, and vadose zone. This report summarizes the 2012 environmental data to provide an overall evaluation of RWMS performance and to support environmental compliance and performance assessment (PA) activities. Some of these data (e.g., radiation exposure, air, and groundwater) are presented in other reports (National Security Technologies, LLC, 2012; 2013a; 2013b). Direct radiation monitoring data indicate exposure levels at the RWMSs are within the range of background levels measured at the NNSS. […] Twenty percent of the applied precipitation and irrigation drained from the bare-soil drainage lysimeter that received 3 times natural precipitation. All 2012 monitoring data indicate that the Area 3 and Area 5 RWMSs are performing within expectations of the model and parameter assumptions for the facility PAs."
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
Hudson, David B.
2013-09-10
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Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Research and Engineering Program Strategic Plan
This strategic plan from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) contains the following sections: "Foreword"; "The Problem We Face"; "Program Structure and the Road Ahead"; "Program Management and Coordination"; and "The Historical NEM R&E [Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Research and Engineering] Accomplishments of NNSA - The Right Agency for the Job". From the foreword: "It is far better to identify nuclear weapons development in the testing phase and exert pressure on the proliferator to cease and desist than it is to counter an actual nuclear weapons attack, or, worse yet, deal with its aftermath. The Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Research and Engineering (NEM R&E) Program is a unique national asset dedicated to providing knowledge, technical expertise, and products to US agencies responsible for monitoring nuclear explosions in all environments. This program has a long and impressive track record of success in turning scientific breakthroughs into tools for use by operational monitoring agencies in fulfilling validated national requirements. The NNSA NEM R&E program has traditionally supported these requirements with a variety of technologies."
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration; United States. Department of Energy
2004-09
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Nevada National Security Site Environmental Report 2012
"This report was prepared to meet the information needs of the public and the requirements and guidelines of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for annual site environmental reports. It was prepared by National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec), for the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Field Office (NNSA/NFO) (formerly designated as the Nevada Site Office [NNSA/NSO]). The new field office designation occurred in March 2013. Published reports cited in this 2012 report, therefore, may bear the name or authorship of NNSA/NSO. This and previous years' reports, called Annual Site Environmental Reports (ASERs), Nevada Test Site Environmental Reports (NTSERs), and, beginning in 2010, Nevada National Security Site Environmental Reports (NNSSERs), are posted on the NNSA/NFO website at http://www.nv.energy.gov/library/publications/aser.aspx. This NNSSER was prepared to satisfy DOE Order DOE O 231.1B, 'Environment, Safety and Health Reporting.' Its purpose is to (1) report compliance status with environmental standards and requirements, (2) present results of environmental monitoring of radiological and nonradiological effluents, (3) report estimated radiological doses to the public from releases of radioactive material, (4) summarize environmental incidents of noncompliance and actions taken in response to them, (5) describe the NNSA/NFO Environmental Management System and characterize its performance, and (6) highlight significant environmental programs and efforts. This NNSSER summarizes data and compliance status for calendar year 2012 at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly the Nevada Test Site) and its two support facilities, the North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF) and the Remote Sensing Laboratory--Nellis (RSL-Nellis). It also addresses environmental restoration (ER) projects conducted at the Tonopah Test Range (TTR) and the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). Through a Memorandum of Agreement, NNSA/NFO is responsible for the oversight of these ER projects, and the Sandia Site Office of NNSA (NNSA/SSO) has oversight of all other TTR and NTTR activities."
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration; United States. Department of Energy
2013-09
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National Nuclear Security Administration Strategic Plan [November 2004]
"The international community faces a variety of new and emerging threats. As the events of 9/11 made clear, new sub-national threats are emerging that involve hostile groups willing to use or support the use of low-tech weapons of great destructive capability. If these groups come to possess nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction (WMD), U.S. nuclear forces might not deter their use. Thus, diplomatic, political, and other military efforts to prevent the acquisition of nuclear weapons, weapons-usable materials, or chemical or biological weapons, in conjunction with a robust counterterrorism effort and defenses, may be the only means available to address this threat. In this new, broader threat environment, nuclear weapons will play a critical but reduced role in the overall United States security posture. Nuclear forces -- linked with an advanced conventional strike capability and integrated with a responsive infrastructure -- continue to be an essential element of national security by strengthening our overall ability to reassure allies of U.S. commitments, dissuade arms competition from potential adversaries, and deter threats to the U.S., its overseas forces, allies, and friends."
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration; United States. Department of Energy
2004-11
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FY 2011 Performance Evaluation Report for the Los Alamos National Security, LLC's Management and Operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Contract No. DE-AC52-06NA25396, Performance Period October 1, 2010 Through September 30, 2011
"LANS [Los Alamos National Laboratory] has had another strong performance year building on past successes and delivering on multiple fronts. An effective transition of the Laboratory Director occurred in FY [fiscal year] 2011 and LANL continues to deliver outstanding contributions to science and technology and demonstrate leadership within the Nuclear Weapons Complex in direct support of the Stockpile Management Program. LANS achieved completion of the W88 Type 125 Pit Production Program of Record and met all application contributions to NNSA [National Nuclear Security Administration]'s Getting the Job Done in 2011 List. They also achieved a world-record for non-destructive magnetic pulses, led the DOE [Department of Energy] enterprise in peer-reviewed publications and received over 56 external awards, including three R&D [research and development] 100 Awards. Operationally, LANS aggressively and effectively implemented upgrades to the Plutonium Facility at TA-55 to address newly identified seismic vulnerabilities and continuously improved the overall safety posture of the facility through materials consolidation, repackaging and other facility-related upgrades. A new record for TRU [transuranic] Waste Shipments to WIPP [Waste Isolation Pilot Plant] was achieved and D&D [decontamination and decommissioning] of legacy Plutonium facilities at TA-21 was completed utilizing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding. LANS' response to major unplanned operational emergencies including a natural gas service interruption and the Las Conchas Wildland Fires was exceptional. LANS executed over $185M more in programmatic work as compared to FY10 executing over $2.6B in total budget authority while working through seven continuing resolutions. LANS' performance in FY 2011 reflects another step in the multi-year effort to improve overall performance and efficiencies at LANL."
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration. Los Alamos Site Office
2011-12?
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Nevada Site Office FY 2011 Performance Evaluation Report, October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011, for Contract No. DE-AC52-06NA25946 with National Security Technologies, LLC
"This Award Fee Report includes an assessment of National Security Technologies, LLC's (NSTec) overall performance, responsiveness, senior management involvement, partnerships and teamwork in support of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Nevada Site Office (NSO) Strategic Initiatives and site priorities against twelve Performance Based Incentives (PBI) (including Multi-Site performance measures) and twenty three Performance Objectives (POs) identified in the Fiscal Year 2011 (FY 2011) Performance Evaluation Plan (PEP). [...] While NSTec's overall performance is rated 'excellent,' there remain several weaknesses that indicate continued improvement can still be achieved. Additional senior NSTec management focus is needed in the areas of cyber security and system engineering. In addition, NSTec needs to continue to improve and enhance communications both internally and with outside customers."
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration. Nevada Site Office
2011-11-16?
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Testimony of Steven Aoki before the House Committee on Homeland Security on The Status of U.S. Response Following a Radiological Dispersal Device Attack
In his testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Deputy Undersecretary Dr. Steven Aoki discussed the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration's capabilities to mitigate the effects of a radiological dispersal device attack.
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
Aoki, Steven
2007-11-15
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Radiological Assistance Program (RAP)
"The Radiological Assistance Program (RAP), established in the late 1950's, is one of the emergency response resources, or assets, administered by NNSA [National Nuclear Security Administration]. RAP is NNSA's first-responding resource in assessing the emergency situation and advising decision-makers on what further steps could be taken to evaluate and minimize the hazards of a radiological emergency. Specific areas of expertise include assessment, area monitoring, and air sampling, exposure and contamination control."
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
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Aerial Measuring System (AMS)
The Aerial Measuring System (AMS) is one of the emergency response resources, or assets, administered by NNSA [National Nuclear Security Administration]. Based and operated out of Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, AMS has additional operational capability at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, DC. The AMS aircraft carry radiation detection systems which provide real-time measurements of extremely low levels of ground and airborne contamination. AMS can also provide detailed aerial photographs and multi-spectral imagery and analysis of an accident site.
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
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Prevent, Counter, and Respond--A Strategic Plan to Reduce Global Nuclear Threats FY 2019-FY 2023
"The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) plays a central and vital role in providing for the safety and security of the United States, its partners,and its allies. The 'Fiscal Year 2019 Nuclear Prevent, Counter, and Respond - A Strategic Plan to Reduce Global Nuclear Threats - Biennial Plan Summary' (NPCR) describes DOE/NNSA's plans and programs to prevent, counter, and respond to nuclear nonproliferation, counterproliferation, and nuclear security threats. [...] DOE/NNSA pursues programs designed to respond to both current and emerging threats by organizing threat reduction activities into three functional areas - prevent, counter, and respond[.]"
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
2018-10
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Prevent, Counter, and Respond - A Strategic Plan to Reduce Global Nuclear Threats (FY2018-FY2022)
"For nearly six decades, the United States, working with its allies and the broader international community, has pursued a global strategy to reduce dangers to the Nation from the spread of nuclear weapons and from nuclear and radiological terrorism. Events over the past ten years - including North Korea's nuclear tests and incidents involving the unauthorized possession of nuclear material or radioactive sources - have demonstrated the threat posed by U.S. adversaries and terrorist groups seeking a nuclear weapons capability. Such malevolent actors continue to demonstrate interest in acquiring nuclear and radiological materials, and the persistence of regional conflicts weaken a state's ability to protect these materials from theft or diversion. Moreover, rapidly changing technologies (e.g., additive manufacturing, powerful computer-aided design applications, and cyber-attack tools) and greater diffusion of dual-use knowledge may provide proliferators with easier acquisition pathways to nuclear weapons capabilities. To meet these challenges, the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) plays a key role in nuclear threat reduction and centers its approach around three pillars: [1] Prevent non-state actors and proliferant states from developing nuclear weapons or acquiring weapons-usable nuclear material, equipment, technology, and expertise and prevent non-state actors from acquiring nuclear and radiological materials for an improvised nuclear device (IND) or radiological dispersal device (RDD) (Chapter 2); [2] Counter the attempts of both proliferant states and non-state actors to steal, acquire, develop, disseminate, transport, or deliver the materials, expertise, or components necessary for a nuclear weapon, IND, or RDD (Chapter 3); and, [3] Respond to nuclear or radiological incidents by searching for and rendering safe threat devices and materials; carrying out nuclear forensic activities; conducting consequence management actions following an event to protect lives, property, and the environment; and preparing for and supporting departmental emergencies through close coordination with the Department's Emergency Management Enterprise system (Chapter 4)."
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
2017-11
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Prevent, Counter, and Respond - A Strategic Plan to Reduce Global Nuclear Threats (FY 2016-FY 2020)
"Over the past 50 years, the United States has played a leading role in developing a diverse architecture
and suite of capabilities to reduce the danger posed by nuclear proliferation and nuclear and
radiological terrorism. Even under these international regimes, the global security environment remains
extremely dynamic. There is continued interest in nuclear materials from malevolent actors, and the
persistence and escalation of regional conflicts can create chaotic situations and increased lawlessness
that weaken a state's ability to protect nuclear and radiological materials from theft or diversion.
Increasing global trade, and the sophistication of illicit procurement networks, can enable proliferation.
Rapidly changing technologies (e.g., additive manufacturing, powerful computer-aided design
applications, and cyber-attack tools) and greater diffusion of dual-use knowledge may provide more
ways for terrorists to threaten nuclear security systems and offer easier acquisition pathways to nuclear
weapons capabilities. As additional countries consider nuclear power to meet energy needs and address
global climate change, the expansion of civilian nuclear energy could potentially create additional
nuclear threshold states and put additional nuclear materials at risk. Emerging civil nuclear power states
will need to face the safety, security, safeguards, and emergency response challenges inherent in
managing a nuclear fuel cycle system, but this can create vulnerabilities where regulations and
regulatory bodies are weak. Additionally, there will be ongoing challenges related to securing and
managing expanding stockpiles of nuclear and other radiological materials throughout the nuclear fuel
cycle, including both fresh and spent nuclear fuel. Finally, the growth of cyber threats, and availability of
cyber-attack tools, can directly affect nuclear safeguards and security systems. In light of these and
other evolving threat trends, the 2015 'National Security Strategy' reminds us that 'No threat poses as
grave a danger to our security and well-being as the potential use of nuclear weapons and materials by
irresponsible states or terrorists.'
'Prevent, Counter, and Respond-A Strategic Plan to Reduce Global Nuclear Threats (FY 2016-FY 2020)',
and its classified appendix, highlight the complexities of the global nuclear security environment, and
describe the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) strategic approach to build and sustain
the programs and capabilities required to prevent, counter, and respond to nuclear proliferation and
nuclear/radiological terrorism."
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
2015-03
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Prevent, Counter, and Respond - A Strategic Plan to Reduce Global Nuclear Threats, FY 2017-FY 2021
"'Prevent, Counter, and Respond-A Strategic Plan to Reduce Global Nuclear Threats (FY 2017-FY 2021)' is
an annual report that describes the complexities of the global nuclear security environment and the
strategic approach the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA)
takes to prevent, counter, and respond to the threat of nuclear proliferation and nuclear and radiological
terrorism. [...] The FY 2017 edition of 'Prevent, Counter, and Respond' is an update to last year's report, focusing on major
changes in the threat environment and in DOE/NNSA's nuclear and radiological threat reduction
programs. Additionally, the report provides new information on the infrastructure and human capital
base that supports these programs.
There have been several developments since last year's report. Among the most important is the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which blocks Iran's pathways to a nuclear weapon and ensures
that Iran's nuclear program is exclusively peaceful. The JCPOA represents a significant change to the
nuclear proliferation threat environment. Other key developments in the threat environment include the
emergence of new terrorist threats in Western Europe and the United States, increasingly frequent and
sophisticated cyber-attacks, and the emergence of new and potentially proliferation-relevant
technologies."
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
2016-03
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Fire Impacts on the Mojave Desert Ecosystem: Literature Review
"In summary, wildland fire on the NNSS [Nevada National Security Site] will alter soil properties that significantly increase water and wind erosion of surface soils and any radionuclide contaminants present. Depending on distance and direction, transport of radionuclide particles may result in an increased human health risk. The post-fire increase in annual forbs and grasses increases the risk of more frequent fire occurrence because annual plants senesce and die prior to the onset of the monsoon season when lightning strikes serve as an ignition source for the dry plant biomass."
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration. Nevada Site Office
Fenstermaker, Lynn K.
2012-01
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Goals, Objectives, and Requirements (GOR) of the Ground-based Nuclear Detonation Detection (GNDD) Team for the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development (DNN R&D)
"The goal, objectives, and requirements (GOR) presented in this document define a framework for describing research directed specifically by the Ground-based Nuclear Detonation Detection (GNDD) Team of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The intent of this document is to provide a communication tool for the GNDD Team with NNSA management and with its stakeholder community. It describes the GNDD expectation that much of the improvement in the proficiency of nuclear explosion monitoring will come from better understanding of the science behind the generation, propagation, recording, and interpretation of seismic, infrasound, hydroacoustic, and radionuclide signals and development of 'game-changer' advances in science and technology."
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration; United States. Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
2014-01
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Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Research and Development Roadmaps [Vol.1]
"In the past ten years, significant progress has been made in nuclear explosion monitoring (NEM) through research and development (R&D) with regard to detection, location and identification, however substantial improvements are yet possible. Today, there is increasing interest in both current and planned NEM R&D technology particularly in light of its relevance to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). At this juncture, the Ground-based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring R&D (GNEM R&D) roadmaps are particularly pertinent because they build upon decades of NEM accomplishments […] to map future R&D themes. Indeed, the GNEM R&D mission, an essential program within the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Nuclear Detonation Detection (NA-222), is, '…to develop, demonstrate, and deliver advanced technologies and systems to operational monitoring agencies to fulfill US monitoring requirements and policies for detecting, locating, and identifying nuclear explosions' (Strategic Plan, 2004). Work sponsored by GNEM R&D and collaborators is world-class; conducted by scientists and engineers in national laboratories, universities, and private industry in partnership with international researchers. Waveform and radionuclide technology roadmaps are organized according to four program elements: source physics, signal propagation, sensors, and signal analysis. These elements were chosen to capture the full breadth of the physical representation of signals observed in the environment. Within each element, R&D themes and metrics are presented as illustrative of future directions. The roadmaps show the way forward to attain the goals of the program namely to: perform innovative scientific research, deliver capability-enhancing technologies to monitoring agencies and to motivate and nurture human capital to meet future monitoring challenges."
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration; Air Force Research Laboratory (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio)
Casey, Leslie A.; Bell, W.
2010
