ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

[Appendix, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1998]
[Page 453-459]

Federal Funds

General and special funds:

Weapons Activities

For Department of Energy expenses, including the [purchase,
construction and] acquisition of [plant and] capital equipment and other
incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), [including the acquisition
or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion;] and the purchase of
passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed [94] 70, for replacement only),
[$3,911,198,000, to remain] $3,576,255,000 to become available October
1, 1997 and $3,497,000,000 to become available on October 1, 1998, all
of which shall remain available until expended. (Energy and Water
Development Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Obligations by program activity:

00.01 Stockpile stewardship............. 1,512 1,663 1,444 1,409
00.04 Stockpile management.............. 1,958 1,943 1,828 1,788
00.06 Program direction................. 116 329 304 300
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00.91 Total direct program............ 3,586 3,935 3,576 3,497
01.01 Reimbursable program.............. 921 1,400 1,400 1,400
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10.00 Total obligations............... 4,507 5,335 4,976 4,897
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Budgetary resources available for
obligation:

Unobligated balance available,
start of year:

21.40 Uninvested balance.............. 148 25
21.90 Fund balance.................... 343 358 358 358
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21.99 Total unobligated balance,
start of year............... 491 383 358 358
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 4,391 5,311 4,976 4,897
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 1
22.22 Unobligated balance transferred
from other accounts............. 6
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 4,889 5,694 5,334 5,255
23.95 New obligations................... -4,507 -5,335 -4,976 -4,897
Unobligated balance available, end
of year:

24.40 Uninvested balance.............. 25
24.90 Fund balance.................... 358 358 358 358
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24.99 Total unobligated balance, end
of year....................... 383 358 358 358
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New budget authority (gross),
detail:

Current:

40.00 Appropriation................... 3,455 3,911 3,576
Permanent:

65.00 Advance appropriation (definite) 3,497
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 936 1,400 1,400 1,400
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 4,391 5,311 4,976 4,897
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Change in unpaid obligations:

72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,518 1,271 1,186 1,103
73.10 New obligations................... 4,507 5,335 4,976 4,897
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -4,809 -5,420 -5,060 -4,913
73.32 Obligated balance transferred from
other accounts.................. 56
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -1
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,271 1,186 1,103 1,087
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Outlays (gross), detail:

86.90 Outlays from new current authority 2,764 3,129 2,861
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 1,109 891 799 715
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 936 1,400 1,400 4,198
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 4,809 5,420 5,060 4,913
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Offsets:

Against gross budget authority and
outlays:

Offsetting collections (cash)
from:
88.00 Federal sources............... -899 -1,363 -1,363 -1,363
88.40 Non-Federal sources........... -37 -37 -37 -37
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88.90 Total, offsetting
collections (cash)........ -936 -1,400 -1,400 -1,400
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Net budget authority and outlays:

89.00 Budget authority.................. 3,455 3,911 3,576 3,497
90.00 Outlays........................... 3,873 4,020 3,660 3,513
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Weapons activities.--This program includes the following activities:
Stockpile Stewardship.--This activity provides for the research,
development, and engineering activities to support the safety and
reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile, without underground
nuclear testing, through a science-based Stockpile Stewardship
program. The core stewardship program supports Stockpile Stewardship
by maintaining core competencies at the weapons laboratories and the
Nevada Test Site, and through research on enhanced safety and
reliability of the enduring stockpile, dismantlement techniques,
waste minimization, and pollution prevention. In addition, the core
stewardship program maintains the capability to execute an
underground nuclear test if directed by the President. Research and
development on inertial confinement fusion is also included and the
transfer of nonsensitive Defense Programs' funded technology to the
private sector is promoted.

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Stockpile Management.--This activity provides for the
maintenance of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, capabilities to
modify or produce new weapons if required, lifetime surveillance of
the stockpile, and retirement and disposal of weapons and weapon
components. The Stockpile Management program also supports
activities that include maintenance of technical and operational
capabilities for responding to nuclear/radiological accidents and
incidents worldwide. A major initiative under the Stockpile
Management program is the dual-track strategy for a new tritium
source to provide tritium for the Nation's enduring nuclear weapons
stockpile. This program also provides for nuclear materials
surveillance for storage, handling, shipping, safeguarding, control
and accountability, and disposition for defense programs nuclear
materials located at former Defense Programs' facilities.
Weapons Program Direction.--This activity provides personnel and
contractual services for the Federal management, direction, and the
administration of selected Defense Programs' missions.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Personnel compensation:
11.1 Full-time permanent........... 110 120 119 120
11.3 Other than full-time permanent 3
11.5 Other personnel compensation.. 11 6 6 6
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11.9 Total personnel compensation 124 126 125 126
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits..... 24 26 25 26
13.0 Benefits for former personnel... 3
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons....................... 8 12 12 12
23.2 Rental payments to others....... 1
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges......... 1 11 11 11
24.0 Printing and reproduction....... 1 1 1
25.1 Advisory and assistance services 35 76 76 76
25.2 Other services.................. 261 261 260 261
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts...... 577 683 678 683
25.4 Operation and maintenance of
facilities.................... 2,124 2,322 2,286 2,199
25.5 Research and development
contracts..................... 71
26.0 Supplies and materials.......... 7 1 2 2
31.0 Equipment....................... 90 100 100 100
32.0 Land and structures............. 250 316
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................. 10
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99.0 Subtotal, direct obligations.. 3,586 3,935 3,576 3,497
99.0 Reimbursable obligations.......... 921 1,400 1,400 1,400
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99.9 Total obligations............... 4,507 5,335 4,976 4,897
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Personnel Summary

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Identification code 89-0240-0-1-053 1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est. 1999 est.
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 2,069 2,034 1,939 1,895
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 124 124 124 124
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Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management

For Department of Energy expenses, including [the purchase,
construction and acquisition of plant and] capital equipment and other
expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental restoration
and waste management activities in carrying out the purposes of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.),
including the [acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
expansion; and the] purchase of passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed
[20, of which 19 are] 6, for replacement only), [$5,459,304,000] to
remain available until expended [and, in addition, $160,000,000 for
privatization initiatives, to remain available until expended.]
$5,052,499,000, to become available on October 1, 1997, and $4,647,000,
to become available on October 1, 1998. (Energy and Water Development
Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 89-0242-0-1-053 1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est. 1999 est.
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Obligations by program activity:

00.01 Corrective activities............. -3
00.02 Environmental restoration......... 1,459 1,740 1,745 1,632
00.03 Waste management.................. 2,349 1,559 1,455 1,310
00.04 Technology development............ 405 300 258 232
00.05 Transportation management......... 12
00.06 Analysis, education, risk
management and other............ 79
00.07 Nuclear material and facility
stabilization................... 1,393 1,275 1,118 1,006
00.08 Compliance and program
coordination.................... 41
00.09 EM program direction.............. 406 388 388
00.10 Policy and management............. 23 23 21
00.11 Environmental science program..... 61 50 45
00.12 Environmental management
privatization................... 170
00.13 Closure projects.................. 15 15 13
00.14 Fixed asset acquisition........... 160
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10.00 Total obligations............... 5,735 5,709 5,052 4,647
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Budgetary resources available for
obligation:

21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 217 82
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 5,563 5,627 5,052 4,647
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 5
22.22 Unobligated balance transferred
from other accounts............. 32
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 5,817 5,709 5,052 4,647
23.95 New obligations................... -5,735 -5,709 -5,052 -4,647
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 82
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New budget authority (gross),
detail:

Current:

40.00 Appropriation................... 5,551 5,619 5,052
41.00 Transferred to other accounts... -6
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43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 5,545 5,619 5,052
Permanent:

65.00 Advance appropriation (definite) 4,647
68.00 Spending authority from
offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash). 18 8
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 5,563 5,627 5,052 4,647
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Change in unpaid obligations:

72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,880 2,025 1,652 1,742
73.10 New obligations................... 5,735 5,709 5,052 4,647
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -6,148 -6,082 -4,962 -4,920
73.32 Obligated balance transferred from
other accounts.................. 563
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -5
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 2,025 1,652 1,742 1,469
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Outlays (gross), detail:

86.90 Outlays from new current authority 3,470 3,967 3,789
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 2,660 2,107 1,173 1,435
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 18 8 3,485
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 6,148 6,082 4,962 4,920
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Offsets:

Against gross budget authority and
outlays:

88.40 Offsetting collections (cash)
from: Non-Federal sources..... -18 -8
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Net budget authority and outlays:

89.00 Budget authority.................. 5,545 5,619 5,052 4,647
90.00 Outlays........................... 6,130 6,074 4,962 4,920
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Environmental Management.--This program encompasses the following
defense-related activities:

The Office of Environmental Management must safely manage the
generation, handling, treatment, storage, transportation and disposal of
DOE nuclear and hazardous waste. The 1998 budget request will support
the following major program areas:
Environmental Restoration.--Provides for assessments,
characterization, remediation, and decontamination and
decommissioning at contaminated DOE facilities and sites. Various
amounts and types of waste have accumulated at these facilities and
sites as a result of past departmental activities spanning nearly
five decades.
Waste Management.--Provides for the safe, effective and
efficient management of wastes generated by defense activities,
through treatment, storage and disposal of various waste types
including high-level, transuranic, low-level, mixed low-level,
hazardous and sanitary wastes in compliance with applicable local,
State, and Federal requirements and internal Department of Energy
requirements.
Technology Development.--Conducts technology development
activities which focus on the Department's major environmental
management issues while involving the DOE's best talent and that of
the national (public and private) science and engineering
communities; develop and furnish in conjunction with the
Environmental Management (EM) customer programs, innovative
technologies to reduce risk to workers, the public, and the
environment, reduce cleanup costs; and/or provide solutions that do
not exist to current problems shared by multiple sites. The
Technology Development program is critical to achieving EM cleanup
goals through (1) contributing technologies that enable completion
and (2) through savings that can be redirected to other cleanup
projects. As the pace of cleanup accelerates, the return on
investment in Technology Development will multiply rapidly.
Environmental Science Program.--Responsible for establishing,
managing and directing a targeted long-term basic research agenda
for Environmental Management problems so that ``transformational''
or breakthrough approaches will lead to significantly reduced long-
term cleanup costs and risks to workers and the public; ``bridging
the gap'' between broad fundamental research such as that performed
in DOE's Office of Energy Research, and needs driven applied
technology development which has been historically supported by
Environmental Management; and serving as a stimuli for focusing the
nation's science infrastructure on critical environmental management
problems. In addition, the Office is responsible for developing risk
policy, requirements and guidance to ensure that risk analysis
theory and processes are integrated into coherent decision making
processes. The goals of these processes must be to meet Departmental
missions while protecting public health, worker health and safety,
ecosystem viability, and cultural and national resources through
integrated risk analysis practices addressing technical, legal and
social elements.
Nuclear Material and Facility Stabilization.--Manage a national
program to stabilize and safeguard excess nuclear materials,
currently stored in various forms and locations, to reduce the
potential risks posed to workers and the public. Provide the means
to achieve cost savings and efficiencies through deactivation of
surplus facilities which results in lower costs of maintaining
facilities awaiting decontamination and decommissioning. Provide
interim storage and stewardship of nuclear materials, including
spent nuclear fuel, awaiting ultimate disposition. Support the
Nation's nonproliferation goals and policies through the receipt and
management of foreign research reactor spent nuclear fuel. Provide
policy direction for landlord planning and budgeting, including
reducing site infrastructure costs and managing workforce
restructuring. Manage the national Transportation Management program
and the national Pollution Prevention program and provide leadership
for crosscutting issues raised by the field and/or Headquarters, as
well as serving as an advocate for the field at Headquarters.
Policy and Management.--Provides funding for overall direction,
planning and management of the EM program and support of
crosscutting functions such as public accountability, finance,
information management and strategic planning.
EM Program Direction.--Provides salaries and benefits, travel
and other contractual support costs for the Federal workforce at
Headquarters and in the field which support the Environmental
Management Program.
EM Privatization.--EM privatization will be funded under the
Defense EM Privatization Appropriation.
Fixed Assets.--Full funding of construction projects is included
in the Defense Asset Acquisition Account.
EM will continue to improve the efficiency of its programs
through a variety of management and contracting strategies. In
addition to privatization efforts, emphasis will continue on the
reduction of support costs and implementation of performance-based
contracts.
EM is developing a Ten Year Plan to accelerate and complete a
substantial amount of the cleanup of the EM complex within the next
ten years. To achieve this goal, each EM site is establishing
projects with clearly defined ``end-states'' to clean up wastes,
facilities, and materials. Once the Ten Year Plan process is well
underway, outyear funding for this program will be re-examined.
EM has adopted seven principles to guide its day-to-day
operations and the development of the Ten Year Plan: (1) Eliminate
the most urgent risks; (2) Reduce mortgage and support costs to free
up resources for further risk reductions; (3) Protect worker health
and safety; (4) Reduce the generation of waste; (5) Create a
collaborative relationship between DOE and its regulators and
stakeholders; (6) Focus technology development on cost and risk
reduction; (7) Integrate waste treatment and disposal across sites.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

11.1 Full-time permanent............. 190 189 168 168
11.3 Other than full-time permanent.. 4 4 4 4
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 5 5 4 4
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 199 198 176 176
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 41 41 36 36
13.0 Benefits for former personnel..... 2 2 2 2
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 12 12 9 9
23.1 Rental payments to GSA............ 9 9 7 7
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 18 18 16 16
24.0 Printing and reproduction......... 1 1 1 1
25.1 Advisory and assistance services.. 481 479 425 425
25.2 Other services.................... 860 856 759 759
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 5 5 4 4
25.4 Operation and maintenance of
facilities...................... 3,548 3,531 3,123 2,718
25.5 Research and development contracts 89 89 79 79
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 6 6 5 5
31.0 Equipment......................... 106 106 94 94
32.0 Land and structures............... 230 229 203 203
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 127 126 112 112
42.0 Insurance claims and indemnities.. 1 1 1 1
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99.9 Total obligations............... 5,735 5,709 5,052 4,647
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Personnel Summary

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1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 16 16 16 16
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Defense Environmental Management Privatization

For Department of Energy expenses for privatization projects
necessary for atomic energy defense environmental restoration and waste
management activities authorized by the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), to remain available until
expended. $1,006,000,000 to become available on October 1, 1997, and
$800,000,000 to become available on October 1, 1998.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 89-0249-0-1-053 1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est. 1999 est.
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Obligations by program activity:

10.00 Total obligations (object class
25.2)........................... 1,006 800
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Budgetary resources available for
obligation:

22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1,006 800
23.95 New obligations................... -1,006 -800
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New budget authority (gross),
detail:

Current:

40.00 Appropriation................... 1,006
Permanent:

65.00 Advance appropriation (definite) 800
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 1,006 800
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Change in unpaid obligations:

72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,006
73.10 New obligations................... 1,006 800
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -30
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,006 1,776
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Outlays (gross), detail:

86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 30
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Net budget authority and outlays:

89.00 Budget authority.................. 1,006 800
90.00 Outlays........................... 30
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Environmental Management Privatization.--Provides funding
necessary to proceed with privatization of various DOE environmental
management projects that will treat some of DOE's most contaminated
soil and highly radioactive waste, as well as deactivate
contaminated nuclear facilities that cost excessive amounts of money
to maintain. This new approach to cleanup relies on the private
sector to construct and operate facilities or proceed with cleanup
actions on a fixed-price, fee-for-service basis. These competitively
awarded projects are expected to save approximately 30 percent or
more over the life-cycle of the projects, when compared to DOE's
traditional approach of designing, constructing and operating a
government-owned facility. Funds in this account will allow DOE to
enter into these contracts and assures private investors that funds
will be available to pay for services once the facilities are built.

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Other Defense Activities

For Department of Energy expenses, including the [purchase,
construction and] acquisition of [plant and] capital equipment and other
expenses necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities,
in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), [including the acquisition or
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of
passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed 2 for replacement only),
$1,605,733,000, to] $1,605,981,000 to become available on October 1,
1997 and $1,604,000,000, to become available on October 1, 1998, all of
which shall remain available until expended. (Energy and Water
Development Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Obligations by program activity:

00.01 Nonproliferation and national
security........................ 562 646 671 689
00.02 Fissile materials disposition..... 70 104 104 104
00.03 Worker and community transition... 77 70 70 50
00.04 Naval reactors.................... 681 683 626 626
00.05 International nuclear safety and
security........................ 45 84 81 81
00.06 Environment, safety and health
(defense)....................... 32 82 54 54
00.07 Other............................. -10 1
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10.00 Total obligations............... 1,457 1,670 1,606 1,604
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Budgetary resources available for
obligation:

Unobligated balance available,
start of year:

21.40 Uninvested balance.............. 94 64
21.90 Fund balance.................... 31
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21.99 Total unobligated balance,
start of year............... 125 64
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 1,430 1,606 1,606 1,604
22.10 Resources available from
recoveries of prior year
obligations..................... 3
22.21 Unobligated balance transferred to
other accounts.................. -38
22.22 Unobligated balance transferred
from other accounts............. 1
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 1,521 1,670 1,606 1,604
23.95 New obligations................... -1,457 -1,670 -1,606 -1,604
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 64
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New budget authority (gross),
detail:

Current:

40.00 Appropriation................... 1,386 1,606 1,606
41.00 Transferred to other accounts... -5
42.00 Transferred from other accounts. 49
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43.00 Appropriation (total)......... 1,430 1,606 1,606
Permanent:

65.00 Advance appropriation (definite) 1,604
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 1,430 1,606 1,606 1,604
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Change in unpaid obligations:

72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,281 642 641 641
73.10 New obligations................... 1,457 1,670 1,606 1,604
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -1,473 -1,671 -1,606 -1,604
73.31 Obligated balance transferred to
other accounts.................. -619
73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts. -3
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 642 641 641 641
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Outlays (gross), detail:

86.90 Outlays from new current authority 1,144 1,285 1,285
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 329 386 321 321
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 1,283
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 1,473 1,671 1,606 1,604
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Net budget authority and outlays:

89.00 Budget authority.................. 1,430 1,606 1,606 1,604
90.00 Outlays........................... 1,473 1,671 1,606 1,604
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Other defense activities.--This program includes the following
activities:

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Nonproliferation and National Security.--The Department's
Nonproliferation and National Security activities consist of the
following areas: Nonproliferation and Verification, Research and
Development, Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Intelligence,
Nuclear Safeguards and Security, Security Investigations, Emergency
Management and Program Direction. These activities provide policy,
direction, technology development and implementation, and leadership
in national and international efforts to reduce the danger to U.S.
national security posed by weapons of mass destruction. Key mission
areas are: (1) preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction
materials, technology, and expertise; (2) detecting the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction world wide; (3)
reversing the proliferation of nuclear weapons capabilities; and (4)
responding to weapons of mass destruction emergencies.
Fissile Materials Disposition.--The Fissile Materials
Disposition Program is responsible for the Department's technical
and management efforts to provide for the safe, secure,
environmentally sound future storage of all weapons-usable fissile
materials (high enriched uranium and plutonium) and the disposition
of all fissile materials declared surplus to national defense needs.
Preparations have begun to dispose of surplus weapons high enriched
uranium, over time, by blending it down to low enriched uranium for
peaceful use as commercial reactor fuel. In addition, DOE will
reduce the number of locations where weapons-usable fissile
materials are stored and will pursue a plutonium disposition
strategy that could involve both immobilization in glass or ceramic
form and burning of surplus plutonium as mixed oxide fuel in
existing reactors. Over the next two years, DOE will complete tests,
process development, demonstrations, environmental reviews and
detailed cost proposals for both disposition approaches. Near term
efforts also involve implementation of consolidated long-term
storage, pending disposition, for those materials; designing and
demonstrating a system to disassemble plutonium weapons components
and convert the plutonium to forms suitable for long-term storage
and either disposition approach; and cooperative activities with
Russia on plutonium disposition technologies.
Worker and Community Transition.--In accordance with Section
3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1993, DOE is
responsible for mitigating the impact on workers and communities
that results from reductions in the workforce at defense nuclear
facilities. This program provides for the development and
implementation of plans to provide options to assist workers
affected by workforce restructuring including preference in hiring,
outplacement assistance, relocation assistance, and incentives for
early retirement or separation. This program also provides impact
assistance to local communities.
Naval Reactors.--This program performs the design, development,
and testing necessary to provide the Navy with safe, militarily
effective nuclear propulsion plants in keeping with the Nation's
nuclear-powered fleet defense requirements. During 1998, the program
expects to reach 4,800 cumulative reactor-years of safe operation,
and will continue to support and improve operating reactors and
plant components. In addition, the program will continue to develop
nuclear reactor plant components and systems for the Navy's new
attack submarine, procure equipment needs for development and
testing activities, and maintain or shut down aging facilities as
appropriate. In 1998, inactivation will continue on six of the
program's eight land-based prototypes which have been shut down.
Intenational Nuclear Safety and Security.--The International
Nuclear Safety decision unit supports management and operational
safety improvements, engineering and technology upgrades, and
encourages development and continuation of a U.S. equivalent nuclear
safety culture at Soviet-designed reactor sites in Russia, Ukraine,
and Central and Eastern Europe; continues to address safety and
nonproliferation concerns related to breeder reactors and spent fuel
management in countries of the former Soviet Union; supports tasks
related to securing the closure of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant
and addressing the ultimate disposition of Chernobyl's Unit-4; and
continues efforts at Argonne National Laboratory-West to complete
demonstration of the electrometallurgical technology for treatment
of EBR-II spent fuel and other DOE spent fuel types.
Environment, safety and health (Defense).--The Office of
Environment, Safety and Health is a corporate resource that provides
Departmental leadership and management to protect the workers,
public, and environment. This is demonstrated by conducting
independent oversight of the Department's environment, safety,
health, and safeguards and security programs; and by providing
technical assistance, resources, and information sharing. The
programs in the Other Defense Activities are Oversight, Health
Studies, and Radiation Effects Research Foundation support. The goal
of these programs is to improve the performance and effectiveness of
the Department's workforce and contractor employees in matters
related to environment, safety, health, and safeguards and security.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

11.1 Full-time permanent............. 51 60 53 53
11.3 Other than full-time permanent.. 1 1 1 1
11.5 Other personnel compensation.... 2 2 2 2
11.8 Special personal services
payments...................... 1 1
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11.9 Total personnel compensation.. 54 63 57 57
12.1 Civilian personnel benefits....... 10 12 11 11
13.0 Benefits for former personnel..... 1
21.0 Travel and transportation of
persons......................... 4 5 3 3
23.1 Rental payments to GSA............ 5 5 5
23.3 Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges........... 1
24.0 Printing and reproduction......... 1 1 1
25.1 Advisory and assistance services.. 33 44 39 39
25.2 Other services.................... 123 132 130 132
25.3 Purchases of goods and services
from Government accounts........ 9 21 22 22
25.4 Operation and maintenance of
facilities...................... 560 609 599 608
25.5 Research and development contracts 536 583 573 580
25.7 Operation and maintenance of
equipment....................... 4 4 4
26.0 Supplies and materials............ 3 1 1 1
31.0 Equipment......................... 79 89 86 86
32.0 Land and structures............... 29 41 9 9
41.0 Grants, subsidies, and
contributions................... 15 60 66 46
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99.9 Total obligations............... 1,457 1,670 1,606 1,604
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Personnel Summary

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Identification code 89-0243-0-1-053 1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est. 1999 est.
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Total compensable workyears:
1001 Full-time equivalent employment... 731 785 765 738
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime
and holiday hours............... 6 6 6 6
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Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal

For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of
Public Law 97-425, as amended, [including the acquisition of real
property or facility construction or expansion, $200,000,000,] to remain
available until expended, $190,000,000 to become available on October 1,
1997, and $190,000,000 to become available on October 1, 1998. (Energy
and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1997.)

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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 89-0244-0-1-053 1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est. 1999 est.
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Obligations by program activity:

10.00 Total obligations (object class
25.2)........................... 160 200 190 275
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Budgetary resources available for
obligation:

21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year: Uninvested
balance......................... 88 88 88
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 248 200 190 190
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... 248 288 278 278
23.95 New obligations................... -160 -200 -190 -275
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year: Uninvested balance..... 88 88 88 3
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New budget authority (gross),
detail:

Current:

40.00 Appropriation................... 248 200 190
Permanent:

65.00 Advance appropriation (definite) 190
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 248 200 190 190
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Change in unpaid obligations:

72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 28 37 55 50
73.10 New obligations................... 160 200 190 275
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -151 -182 -195 -233
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 37 55 50 92
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Outlays (gross), detail:

86.90 Outlays from new current authority 147 100 95
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 4 82 100 138
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 95
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 151 182 195 233
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Net budget authority and outlays:

89.00 Budget authority.................. 248 200 190 190
90.00 Outlays........................... 151 182 195 233
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This appropriation was established by Congress as part of the 1993
Energy and Water Development Appropriation (P.L. 102-377) in lieu of
payment from the Department of Energy into the Nuclear Waste Fund for
activities related to the disposal of defense high-level waste.

The outyear funding for this account for fiscal years 2000-2002 does
not reflect the impact of the 1998 viability assessment of Yucca
Mountain.

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Defense Asset Acquisition

For expenses of national defense activities of the Department of
Energy authorized by the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), including the purchase, condemnation,
construction, expansion, and acquisition of facility or plant, to remain
available until expended $2,166,859,000 to become available on October
1, 1997, and $1,067,000,000 to become available on October 1, 1998:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 302 of Public Law 102-377,
amounts appropriated under this head shall not be available for transfer
to any other appropriation head without further appropriations action by
Congress.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 89-0248-0-1-053 1996 actual 1997 est. 1998 est. 1999 est.
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Obligations by program activity:

00.01 Defense programs.................. 1,502 668
00.02 Environmental management.......... 643 310
00.03 Naval reactors.................... 22 19
00.04 Fissile materials disposition..... 70
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10.00 Total obligations (object class
32.0)......................... 2,167 1,067
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Budgetary resources available for
obligation:

22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... 2,167 1,067
23.95 New obligations................... -2,167 -1,067
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New budget authority (gross),
detail:

Current:

40.00 Appropriation................... 2,167
Permanent:

65.00 Advance appropriation (definite) 1,067
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70.00 Total new budget authority
(gross)....................... 2,167 1,067
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Change in unpaid obligations:

72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,690
73.10 New obligations................... 2,167 1,067
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. -477 -798
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation 1,690 1,959
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Outlays (gross), detail:

86.90 Outlays from new current authority 477
86.93 Outlays from current balances..... 563
86.97 Outlays from new permanent
authority....................... 235
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... 477 798
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Net budget authority and outlays:

89.00 Budget authority.................. 2,167 1,067
90.00 Outlays........................... 477 798
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This account provides budget authority necessary to complete useful
segments of all new and ongoing construction projects supporting
National Defense programs in the Department of Energy, as opposed to the
traditional practice of requesting incremental budget authority annually
throughout the life of the projects.

Defense Programs.--Provides budget authority in FY 1998 for all new
and ongoing construction projects which support the stockpile
stewardship and management programs managed by the Office of Defense
Programs. The largest project is the National Ignition Facility, an
inertial fusion facility to be located at the Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory. This project accounts for about two-thirds of the
total budget request for Defense Programs fixed asset funding. Other
continuing projects include the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic
Facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Contained Firing
Facility Addition at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Proposed new projects include the Stockpile Management Restructuring
Initiative projects at various locations.

Naval Reactors.--Provides requested funding in FY 1998 for all new
and ongoing construction projects which support the mission of the
Office of Naval Reactors.

Environmental Management.--Provides for refurbishing or replacing
inadequate facilities and infrastructure to meet modern environmental
compliance requirements. Support is provided to multiple Environmental
Management sites and installations for waste management and nuclear
materials management functions. In waste management, fixed asset funding
will support projects, including upgrades to hazardous/radioactive tank
farm systems at the Savannah River and Hanford sites, landfill
construction at Oak Ridge, construction of the initial tank retrieval
system for high level waste at the Hanford site, removal of high level
waste from tanks at Savannah River, construction of a new hazardous
waste treatment and processing facility at the Pantex Plant and
construction of a decontamination and waste treatment facility at
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. In the nuclear material and
facility stabilization program, funding will support projects, such as
spent nuclear fuel dry storage at Idaho National Engineering Laboratory,
a plutonium stabilization handling system for the Plutonium Finishing
Plant at the Hanford site, construction of an actinide packaging and
storage facility at Savannah River, a spent nuclear fuel

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canister storage and stabilization facility at Hanford, and utility
system upgrades at Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.

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