Funding and management alternatives for ERDA military application and restricted data functions. Appendix I. Nonweapon defense-related programs in ERDA
This appendix was prepared by the staff divisions of the ERDA Assistant Administrator for Nuclear Energy (AANE). It supplements Chapter IV with respect to the possible impact of weapon-program transfer alternatives on each of the nonweapon defense-related programs, and where appropriate, explores transfer considerations and alternatives for these nonweapon programs and activities. There are four ERDA nonweapon defense-related programs under supervision of the AANE: (1) Special Nuclear Material Production (plutonium, tritium, enriched uranium, and other special nuclear materials and isotopes); (2) Space Nuclear Systems (development, testing, and production of nuclear power systems for space applications, and the application of space and advanced energy technology to special-purpose terrestrial systems); (3) Naval Reactors (development of naval nuclear propulsion systems); and (4) Other Military Reactors (development, when required, of surface-based nuclear power plants for military use). Each of these programs differs substantially from the weapon program, and from each of the others, in mission, operation, and other significant characteristics. At the same time, each interacts with other ERDA and DoD programs in varying ways and degrees, and has a close coupling to ERDA energy programs. Because management and funding relationships differ substantially from those in the weapon program, transfer alternatives considered here vary somewhat from those discussed for the weapon facilities.
- Research Organization:
- Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, DC (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7308422
- Report Number(s):
- ERDA-97D
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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