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The National Nuclear Security Administration was created by Congressional action in 1999, [4] in the wake of the Wen Ho Lee spy scandal [5] [6] and other allegations that lax administration by the Department of Energy had resulted in the loss of U.S. nuclear secrets to China. [7]
The director was concurrently assigned as the deputy administrator for Naval Reactors for the National Nuclear Security Administration via Pub. L. 98–525 (50 U.S.C. § 2406) on October 19, 1984 in order to assist them in the research, design, development, health, and safety matters pertaining to naval nuclear propulsion plants via 42 U.S.C ...
A National Security Area is defined as an area established within the United States and used for the purpose of safeguarding classified, sensitive, and/or restricted data to protect DOE/NNSA equipment and/or material. The CCIC at the scene will define the boundary, mark it with a physical barrier, and post warning signs.
The appointment as Director is both a military and civilian position as it is the head of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program in the Department of the Navy and deputy administrator for the Office of Naval Reactors of the National Nuclear Security Administration in the Department of Energy. [6] [7] [8]
The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, in the United States Department of Energy, is the Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration.The National Nuclear Security Administration's responsibilities include designing, producing, and maintaining safe, secure and reliable nuclear weapons for the U.S. military, providing safe, militarily effective naval nuclear propulsion ...
It occupies approximately 40 square miles (100 km 2) along the northern edge of the NNSS and corresponds to Area 12. [1] [2] The Rainier Mesa area consists of both Rainier Mesa proper and the contiguous Aqueduct Mesa. [3] At 7,680 feet (2,340 m), the top of Rainier Mesa is the highest elevation within the NNSS. [2]
The Y-12 National Security Complex is a United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration facility located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It was built as part of the Manhattan Project for the purpose of enriching uranium for the first atomic bombs. [ 1 ]
National Nuclear Security Administration; Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1943 Triad National Security, LLC (Since 2018) [8] 14,150 US$3,648,000,000 Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1948 Honeywell International (since 2017) [9] 13,400 US$2,813,000,000 Livermore, California, 1956