[NukeNet] RRW Request is $40 million ($$ found so far)

[Marylia Kelley]

Dear colleagues:

I have seen several news stories about the DOE budget request this morning
that quote a $10 million figure for the RRW (because that is the only
amount that DOE really talked about in its budget briefing). However...

In Volume 1 of the DOE Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request, NNSA Overview, page
17, under the heading "Key Changes Within the FY 2009 Request" are the
following 3 bullet points --

* Within Directed Stockpile Work, $10 million is requested to enable
maturation of the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) design...

* In the Science Campaign, $20 million is requested for the Advanced
Certification Program [for RRW]... evaluate and implement key
recommendations of the JASON's RRW study regarding approaches to
establishing an accredited warhead certification plan...

* Within Enhanced Surety, $10 million is included in the request for
evaluation of surety options for possible future systems, whether LEPs or
RRW systems.

These are funding requests from 3 parts of the DOE NNSA budget to carry out
3 specific activities moving forward with the Reliable Replacement Warhead
program.

Therfore, at a MINIMUM, the DOE budget request contains $40 million in
direct funds for the RRW program in Fiscal Year 2009.

(The indirect funds are likely more - much more.) I will be reading further
in the coming days.

Peace,
Marylia

Marylia Kelley,
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