National Nuclear Security AdministrationNational Nuclear Security AdministrationJune, 2013

NNSA within the Department of Energy

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NNSA LeadershipNNSA LeadershipNNSA LeadershipNNSA Leadership

Neile MillerNeile Miller Michael LempkeMichael Lempke

ActingActing AdministratorAdministrator Acting Acting Principal Principal Deputy AdministratorDeputy Administrator

NNSA Mission SpaceNNSA Mission SpaceEnhance global security through nuclear deterrence nonproliferation counterterrorism navalEnhance global security through nuclear deterrence nonproliferation counterterrorism navalEnhance global security through nuclear deterrence, nonproliferation, counterterrorism, naval Enhance global security through nuclear deterrence, nonproliferation, counterterrorism, naval nuclear propulsion, emergency operations, and national leadership in science, technology, and nuclear propulsion, emergency operations, and national leadership in science, technology, and engineeringengineering

Defense Defense Programs / Nuclear Stockpile StewardshipPrograms / Nuclear Stockpile Stewardship

Defense NuclearDefense Nuclear NonproliferationNonproliferation Emergency OperationsEmergency Operations

NavalNaval ReactorsReactors CounterterrorismCounterterrorism

Presidential VisionPresidential Vision“ The United States will take concrete “ The United States will take concrete steps towards a world without nuclear steps towards a world without nuclear weapons Make no mistake: As long asweapons Make no mistake: As long asweapons... Make no mistake: As long as weapons... Make no mistake: As long as these weapons exist, the United States these weapons exist, the United States will maintain a safe, secure and effective will maintain a safe, secure and effective arsenal to deter any adversary andarsenal to deter any adversary and President Barack Obama unveils his vision President Barack Obama unveils his vision f d i l d d if d i l d d iarsenal to deter any adversary, and arsenal to deter any adversary, and guarantee that defense to our allies...”guarantee that defense to our allies...”

President Obama, April 5, 2009 President Obama, April 5, 2009 Prague, Czech RepublicPrague, Czech Republic

for reducing nuclear dangers and pursuing for reducing nuclear dangers and pursuing the longthe longterm goal of a world without term goal of a world without nuclear weapons in Prague’s Hradcany nuclear weapons in Prague’s Hradcany Square on Apr. 5, 2009.Square on Apr. 5, 2009.

Nuclear Posture Review (April 2010) Nuclear Posture Review (April 2010) The Nuclear Strategy “Roadmap”The Nuclear Strategy “Roadmap”

Nuclear Stockpile StewardshipNuclear Stockpile Stewardship

Maintain a safe, secure and reliable nuclear arsenal through science, technology, engineering and manufacturing

Commercializing TechnologyCommercializing Technology

JapanJapanCanadaCanadaCanadaCanada

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SwedenSweden

UKUK

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LLNL has 113 Active Patent Licenses LLNL has 113 Active Patent Licenses 

HawaiiHawaii

= Copyright= Copyright LicenseLicense LLNL has 113 Active Patent Licenses LLNL has 113 Active Patent Licenses and 31  Active Copyright Licensesand 31  Active Copyright Licenses

Collaboration with Industry: Collaboration with Industry: GoodyearGoodyear

ThenThen Now & FutureNow & FutureComputationalComputational‐‐based Iterationsbased Iterations

GoodyearGoodyear

TestTest‐‐based based IterationsIterations

Solid ModelSolid Model FE ModelFE Model

Footprint PredictionFootprint Prediction

OptimizationOptimization

Finite element model w/ Finite element model w/ ~ 1,040,000 degrees of ~ 1,040,000 degrees of freedomfreedom

Goodyear Assurance™Goodyear Assurance™Featuring Featuring TripleTredTripleTred Technology™Technology™

Support for Academic Research and Support for Academic Research and Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development

WSUWSUU. WashingtonU. Washington

RPIRPI

Centers and Cooperative Agreements

Grants & Fellowships

Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development

U. MichiganU. Michigan

PurduePurdue

RutgersRutgers

URUR

MITMITHarvardHarvard

Ohio StateOhio StateUC Davis UC Davis 

SUNYSUNYRPIRPI

PrincetonPrinceton

Krell InstituteKrell InstituteCSGF & SSGFCSGF & SSGF

ASC Alliances CentersNational Laser User Facility

StanfordStanford

PurduePurdue

CarnegieCarnegieUNRUNR

UNLVUNLV

UC Berkeley UC Berkeley ArtepArtep

U. ColoradoU. ColoradoPolymath ResearchPolymath Research U. IllinoisU. Illinois

Ohio U.Ohio U.

DukeDukeNC St tNC St t

U. TennesseeU. Tennessee

U. RichmondU. RichmondU. CincinnatiU. Cincinnati

U. KentuckyU. Kentucky

Brigham YoungBrigham Young

Colorado School of MinesColorado School of Mines

Cal TechCal Tech

UT AustinUT Austin

UCSDUCSD

UCLAUCLANC StateNC State

Arizona StateArizona State U. AlabamaU. Alabama

U. New MexicoU. New Mexico

Florida StateFlorida StateUT AustinUT Austin

RiceRiceTexas A&MTexas A&M

Florida StateFlorida State

A Presidential PriorityA Presidential Priority“There is no greater threat to the American “There is no greater threat to the American people than weapons of mass destruction, people than weapons of mass destruction, particularly the danger posed by the pursuit particularly the danger posed by the pursuit of nuclear weapons by violent extremists and of nuclear weapons by violent extremists and f p yf p ytheir proliferation to additional states. That their proliferation to additional states. That is why we are pursuing a comprehensive is why we are pursuing a comprehensive nonproliferation and nuclear security nonproliferation and nuclear security agenda…”agenda…”gg

——National Security Strategy, May 2010National Security Strategy, May 2010

“We know that there is unsecured “We know that there is unsecured nuclear material across the globe Tonuclear material across the globe Tonuclear material across the globe. To nuclear material across the globe. To protect our people, we must act with protect our people, we must act with a sense of purpose without delay. So a sense of purpose without delay. So today I am announcing a new today I am announcing a new international effort to secure allinternational effort to secure allinternational effort to secure all international effort to secure all vulnerable nuclear material around vulnerable nuclear material around the world. We will set new standards, the world. We will set new standards, expand our cooperation with Russia, expand our cooperation with Russia, pursue new partnerships to lockpursue new partnerships to lockpursue new partnerships to lock pursue new partnerships to lock down these sensitive materials.”down these sensitive materials.”

-- President Obama, April 2009President Obama, April 2009

Defense Nuclear NonproliferationDefense Nuclear Nonproliferation

Reduce the global nuclear threat by detecting, securing, safeguarding, disposing and controlling

nuclear and radiological material worldwide as wellnuclear and radiological material worldwide, as well as promoting the responsible application of nuclear

technology and science

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Protect

RemoveRemoveConvertConvert ProtectProtect

Protect

ReduceReduce and protect vulnerable nuclear and radiologicaland protect vulnerable nuclear and radiological materialsmaterials locatedlocatedReduce Reduce and protect vulnerable nuclear and radiological and protect vulnerable nuclear and radiological materials materials located located at civilian sites at civilian sites worldwide through conversion, removal and protection worldwide through conversion, removal and protection 

programsprograms

Naval ReactorsNaval Reactors

Provide the U.S. Navy with safe and militarily effective nuclear propulsion Provide the U.S. Navy with safe and militarily effective nuclear propulsion systems, and ensure their continued safe and reliable operationsystems, and ensure their continued safe and reliable operation

Emergency OperationsEmergency Operationsg y pg y pEnsure that capabilities are in Ensure that capabilities are in l d l dl d l d

Preventive Preventive DetectionDetection

place to respond to nuclear and place to respond to nuclear and radiological emergencies within radiological emergencies within the United States or abroad and the United States or abroad and provide operational planning and provide operational planning and 

d dd dtraining to counter domestic and training to counter domestic and international nuclear terrorism.international nuclear terrorism.

Consequence Consequence ManagementManagement

Trainings, Exercises, ResponsesTrainings, Exercises, Responses

Dirty Bomb Exercises (WA)Dirty Bomb Exercises (WA)Civil Support Team Trainings (AK)Civil Support Team Trainings (AK)

16Incident Response (WI)Incident Response (WI) Detection Exercises (WN)Detection Exercises (WN)

Presidential ConventionsPresidential ConventionsSuperbowlsSuperbowls

P idi  P i  f   h  N i ’  M  Si ifi  P idi  P i  f   h  N i ’  M  Si ifi  

Balloon Fiesta (NM)Balloon Fiesta (NM)

Presidential ConventionsPresidential Conventions

Providing Protection for the Nation’s Most Significant Providing Protection for the Nation’s Most Significant EventsEvents

New Years Eve (NY)New Years Eve (NY)

Presidential InaugurationsPresidential Inaugurations Kentucky Derby (KY)Kentucky Derby (KY)

New Years Eve (NY)New Years Eve (NY)

Response:Response:Response: Response: Immediate StepsImmediate Steps

Deploy & PredictDeploy & Predict

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Aerial MeasurementsAerial MeasurementsField MonitoringField Monitoring Data AssessmentData Assessment

CCConsequence Consequence ManagementManagement

P di t d E ti   d Sh lt i  A  B d   EPA/DHS G id

FOR EXAMPLE ONLYAutomated Report: Assessment

(37.3305,‐121.962)RDD Explosion at 17 Sep 2010 18:00 UTC

Predicted Evacuation and Sheltering Areas Based on EPA/DHS GuidesApplicable within first hours/days while radioactive cloud is present

Evacuation of entire population warranted, unless 

Aadditional unusually hazardous circumstances exist (exceeds 5 rem). Estimated Population: 4810 Area: 1.4 km2  Extent: 2.8 km

BEvacuation or sheltering normally initiated (1 to 5 rem)  Estimated Population: 27400 Area: 7 2 km2  B rem). Estimated Population: 27400 Area: 7.2 km2  Extent: 5.8 km

Notes:Promptness of evacuation and/or sheltering reduces radiation dose and cancer risk.Shelteringinplace can be more protective than evacuation while radioactive cloud is present.Radiation dose predicted for maximally exposed individuals and includes both dose from contaminated air, plus dose from ground contamination over four days.Protective actions are only based on dose that can be avoided. Prediction does not include dose received before 17 Sep 2010 18:00 UTC18:00 UTC.

Assumptions:Areas shown are model predictions based on an estimated source term but no measurements.Plume Phase  Radioactive cloud may still be present or imminent.Four days exposure to both airborne and ground contamination.

Briefing Product for Public OfficialsCurrent: 20 Sep 2010 13:51 UTC

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Technical Details: FRMAC Home Team 7027941665Advice & Recommendations: ATeam 7704887100

Protective Action Decisions Protective Action Decisions 

“Do not pick or eat “Do not pick or eat “These actions “These actions 

Protective Action Decisions Protective Action Decisions 

Do not pick or eat Do not pick or eat food from the food from the 

affected area until affected area until further notice”further notice”

will be in place will be in place until we can get until we can get additional additional information”information”

“Get inside, “Get inside, f bl hf bl h

“Do not “Do not 

informationinformation

preferably to the preferably to the basement”basement”

drink tap drink tap water”water”

“The radiation “The radiation levels in this area levels in this area are extremely are extremely 

“Evacuation of entire “Evacuation of entire population population warranted”warranted”

dangerous”dangerous”

Nuclear CounterterrorismNuclear Counterterrorism

Provide expertise, practical tools, and technically informed policy Provide expertise, practical tools, and technically informed policy recommendations required to advance U.S. nuclear counterterrorism and recommendations required to advance U.S. nuclear counterterrorism and 

t lif tit lif ti bj tibj ticounterproliferationcounterproliferation objectivesobjectives

CybersecurityCybersecurityCybersecurityCybersecurity

Robust and research‐driven cybersecurity program coordinated through JointRobust, and research driven cybersecurity program coordinated through Joint Cybersecurity Coordination Center to maintain security of Nation’s nuclear 

secrets.

Partnership with States•• NNSA is partnering with states NNSA is partnering with states to make their communities and   to make their communities and   the nation saferthe nation safer

•• NNSA is the nation’s expert on all  NNSA is the nation’s expert on all  things radiological and nuclearthings radiological and nuclear

•• NNSA utilizes its advancedNNSA utilizes its advancedNNSA utilizes its advanced NNSA utilizes its advanced scientific  assets and capabilities   scientific  assets and capabilities   to solve some of the nation’s to solve some of the nation’s most challenging problemsmost challenging problems

“We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to leverage the programs,

resources, knowledge and experience of NNSA to assist Maryland’s first responders i ti d t ti di tin preventing, detecting, or responding to a

radiological incident,” said Governor O’Malley.

“This agreement expands NNSA’s and Maryland’s ongoing partnership inMaryland s ongoing partnership in important areas including training,

situational awareness and improving security."

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Claire Dunne

Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Cl i D @ d 202 586 5609Claire.Dunne@nnsa.doe.gov, 202‐586‐5609       

Christine Gibbs

Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Christine.Gibbs@nnsa.doe.gov, 202‐586‐9128  

NNSA Emergency Operations Center

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