Y-12 Site Office 2009 Operation Plan

Oak Ridge, TN: United States, Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Y-12 Site Office, 2008. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Very good. [2], 23, [3] pages. Illustrations (color). The Y-12 Site Office was incorporated into the Nuclear Production Office. The NNSA Production Office (NPO) ensures the safe, secure and cost-effective management of the Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, and the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tenn. Pantex handles nuclear weapons surveillance and life extension programs; weapons dismantlement; the development, testing and fabrication of high explosive components; and storage and surveillance of plutonium pits. Y-12 is responsible for uranium storage, processing and manufacturing operation, the production of uranium feedstock for the U.S. nuclear navy, and supports international nuclear nonproliferation programs. NPO was established in June 2012. Mission Statement "Enhancing and ensuring the future of the Nuclear Security Enterprise through effective nuclear production operations"; Mission Execute effective contract management and oversight to safely and securely maintain the nuclear weapon stockpile for the Nuclear Security Enterprise; provide enriched uranium for naval, research, and isotope production reactors, and support nonproliferation activities to reduce the global nuclear threat; Vision Make the world safer by maintaining our nation's nuclear deterrent and reducing global nuclear security threats. Y-12's core mission is to ensure a safe, secure, and reliable U.S. nuclear deterrent, which is essential to national security. Every weapon in the U.S. nuclear stockpile has components manufactured, maintained or ultimately dismantled by Y-12, the nation's Uranium Center of Excellence. We employ only the most advanced and failsafe technologies to protect the stockpile. Nuclear nonproliferation - stopping the spread of nuclear materials - is a critical part of creating a safer world. Y 12 has been working in nonproliferation since the early 1990s in more than 25 countries. As the nation reduces the size of its arsenal, Y 12 will play a central role in decommissioning weapons systems and providing weapons material for peacetime uses. We are a leader across the National Nuclear Security Administration in implementing technology and current training to ensure materials are protected with the highest degree of confidence. We provide the expertise to secure highly enriched uranium - domestically and around the world - that may be vulnerable to terrorists; store it with the highest security; and make material available for non-weapons uses such as in research reactors and for producing cancer-fighting medical isotopes and commercial power. We train nuclear industry professionals, emergency responders and security forces from around the world to safeguard vulnerable materials; and the innovations engineered at Y 12 have applications for allies, other government agencies, and the private sector.