2015 Stewardship Science Academic Programs Annual

Program Document · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2015

OSTI ID:1208112

Stone, Terri ^[1]; Mischo, Millicent ^[1]

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1. NNSA Office of Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Washington, DC (United States)

The Stockpile Stewardship Academic Programs (SSAP) are essential to maintaining a pipeline of professionals to support the technical capabilities that reside at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) national laboratories, sites, and plants. Since 1992, the United States has observed the moratorium on nuclear testing while significantly decreasing the nuclear arsenal. To accomplish this without nuclear testing, NNSA and its laboratories developed a science-based Stockpile Stewardship Program to maintain and enhance the experimental and computational tools required to ensure the continued safety, security, and reliability of the stockpile. NNSA launched its academic program portfolio more than a decade ago to engage students skilled in specific technical areas of relevance to stockpile stewardship. The success of this program is reflected by the large number of SSAP students choosing to begin their careers at NNSA national laboratories.

• Research Organization: National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Washington, DC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• OSTI ID: 1208112
• Report Number(s): DOE/NA-0027
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English