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Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise

Ensuring that the nation’s nuclear weapons remain safe and reliable in the absence of underground nuclear testing is extraordinarily complicated and requires state-of-the-art experimental and computing facilities as well as the skills of top scientists in the field. The responsibility for managing these weapons rests with the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).

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NNSA is responsible for managing its contractors’ nuclear weapon- and nonproliferation-related national security activities in research and development laboratories, production plants, and other facilities known collectively as the nuclear security enterprise , as shown in figure 1.

Figure 1: NNSA’s Nuclear Security Enterprise Sites

Figure 1: NNSA’s Nuclear Security Enterprise Sites

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Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise

NNSA's Reviews of Budget Estimates and Decisions on Resource Trade-offs Need Strengthening
GAO-12-806, Jul 31, 2012

Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise

New Plutonium Research Facility at Los Alamos May Not Meet All Mission Needs
GAO-12-337, Mar 26, 2012

National Nuclear Security Administration

Observations on NNSA's Management and Oversight of the Nuclear Security Enterprise
GAO-12-473T, Feb 16, 2012

Nuclear Weapons

NNSA Needs to Improve Guidance on Weapon Limitations and Planning for Its Stockpile Surveillance Program
GAO-12-188, Feb 8, 2012

Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise

The National Nuclear Security Administration's Proposed Acquisition Strategy Needs Further Clarification and Assessment
GAO-11-848, Sep 20, 2011

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Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise

Observations on DOE's and NNSA's Efforts to Enhance Oversight of Security, Safety, and Project and Contract Management
GAO-13-482T, Mar 13, 2013

Combating Nuclear Smuggling

Megaports Initiative Faces Funding and Sustainability Challenges
GAO-13-37, Oct 31, 2012

Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise

Observations on the National Nuclear Security Administration's Oversight of Safety, Security, and Project Management
GAO-12-912T, Sep 12, 2012

Nuclear Nonproliferation

Additional Actions Needed to Improve Security of Radiological Sources at U.S. Medical Facilities
GAO-12-925, Sep 10, 2012

Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise

Observations on the Organization and Management of the National Nuclear Security Administration
GAO-12-867T, Jun 27, 2012

Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise

Strategies and Challenges in Sustaining Critical Skills in Federal and Contractor Workforces
GAO-12-468, Apr 26, 2012

Nuclear Nonproliferation

Further Actions Needed by U.S. Agencies to Secure Vulnerable Nuclear and Radiological Materials
GAO-12-512T, Mar 14, 2012

Nuclear Nonproliferation

Action Needed to Address NNSA's Program Management and Coordination Challenges
GAO-12-71, Dec 14, 2011

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Options

DOE Needs to Enhance Planning for Technology Assessment and Collaboration with Industry and Other Countries
GAO-12-70, Oct 17, 2011

Nuclear Weapons

NNSA Needs More Comprehensive Infrastructure and Workforce Data to Improve Enterprise Decision-making
GAO-11-188, Feb 14, 2011
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