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You want to talk about "cool science"? As a FLP participant, you may find yourself working in any of the 14 different programs of the Nuclear Weapons Stewardship area. These programs are loaded with interesting scientific applications that you'll oversee. Click on the programs below to learn about each of their goals.

Directed Stockpile Work

Directed Stockpile Work - Construction siteThe goal of the directed stockpile work program is to ensure that the nuclear warheads and bombs in the US nuclear weapons stockpile are safe, secure, and reliable.

Science Campaign

Science Campaign - Submarine in dockThe goal of the Science Campaign is to develop improved capabilities to assess the safety, reliability, and performance of the nuclear package portion of weapons without further underground testing; enhance readiness to conduct underground nuclear testing as directed by the President; and develop essential scientific capabilities and infrastructure.

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Engineering Campaign

Engineering Campaign - Engineer working in laboratoryThe goal of the Engineering Campaign is to provide validated models and simulation tools to improve security technologies, radiation hardening capabilities; microsystems and microtechnologies construction; component and material lifetime assessments, and predictive aging models and surveillance diagnostics.

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Inertial Confinement Fusion and High Yield Campaign

Intertial Confinement - Intertial confinement testing deviceThe goal of the Inertial Confinement Fusion and High Yield Campaign is to develop laboratory capabilities to create and measure extreme conditions of temperature, pressure, and radiation approaching those in a nuclear explosion, and conduct weapons-related research in these environments.

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Advanced Simulation and Computing Campaign

Advanced Simulation - Simulation and computing facilityThe goals of the Advanced Simulation and Computing Campaign are to provide leading-edge, high-end computer simulation capabilities to meet weapons assessment and certification requirements, including weapons codes, weapon science, platforms, and computer facilities.

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Pit Manufacturing and Certification Campaign

Pit Manufacturing - Pit manufacturing staff membersThe goal of the Pit Manufacturing and Certification Campaign is to restore the capability and some limited capacity to manufacture pits of all types required for the nuclear weapons stockpile and plan for a long-term pit manufacturing facility to support the weapons stockpile.

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Readiness Campaign

Readiness Campaign - Experimental research vehicleThe goal of the Readiness Campaign is to develop or reestablish new manufacturing processes and technologies for qualifying weapon components for reuse.

 

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Readiness In Technical Base and Facilities (Operations)

Readiness in Technical Base (Operations) - Entrance to NNSA facilityThe goal of the Readiness in Technical Base and Facilities (Operations) program is to operate and maintain NNSA program facilities in a safe, secure, efficient, reliable, and compliant condition.

 

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Readiness In Technical Base and Facilities (Construction)

Readiness in Technical Base (Construction) - Readiness in Technical Base Construction staff membersThe goal of the Readiness In Technical Base and Facilities (Construction) program is to plan, prioritize, and construct state-of-the-art facilities, infrastructure, and scientific tools within approved baseline schedule and costs.

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Secure Transportation Asset

Secure Transportation AssetThe goal of the Secure Transportation Asset program is to safely and securely transport nuclear weapons, weapons components, and special nuclear materials to meet projected DOE, DoD, and other customer requirements.

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Nuclear Weapons Incident Response

Nuclear Weapons Incident Response - NNSA facilityThe goal of the Nuclear Weapons Incident Response program is to respond to and mitigate nuclear and radiological incidents worldwide.


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Facilities and Infrastructure Recapitalization Program

Facilities and InfrastructureThe goal of the Facilities And Infrastructure Recapitalization Program is to restore, rebuild, and revitalize the physical infrastructure of the nuclear weapons complex.

 

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Safeguards and Security

Safeguards and Security - Nuclear security deviceThe goal of the Safeguards and Security program is to protect NNSA personnel, facilities, nuclear weapons, and information from a full spectrum of threats, most notably terrorism, which has become paramount of concern post 9/11.

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Environmental Projects and Operations

Environmental Operations - Person in Hazardous Material suitThe goal of the Environmental Projects And Operations program is to accelerate risk reduction and cleanup of the environmental legacy at NNSA sites in accordance with applicable environmental laws and regulations, and in consultation with affected stakeholders and tribal governments.

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