Richanbach Paul Graham David Bell (3 results)

Spiral bound. Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Various paginations (approximately 110 pages) . Tables. Figures. Glossary. The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is an American non-profit corporation that administers three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) - the Systems and Analyses Center (SAC), the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI), and the Center for Communications and Computing (C&C) - to assist the United States government in addressing national security issues, particularly those requiring scientific and technical expertise. Stockpile stewardship refers to the United States program of reliability testing and maintenance of its nuclear weapons without the use of nuclear testing. Because no new nuclear weapons have been developed by the United States since 1992, even its youngest weapons are at least 26 years old (as of 2019). Since the United States has also not tested nuclear weapons since 1992, this leaves the task of its stockpile maintenance resting on the use of simulations (using non-nuclear explosives tests and supercomputers, among other methods) and applications of scientific knowledge about physics and chemistry to the specific problems of weapons aging (the latter method is what is meant when various agencies refer to their work as "science-based"). It also involves the manufacture of additional plutonium "pits" to replace ones of unknown quality, and finding other methods to increase the lifespan of existing warheads and maintain a confident nuclear deterrent.

Spiral bound. Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. vii, [1], 8, 14, 23, [1], 28, 12, 14, 3, [3] pages plus covers. Form OMB No. 0704-0188 states 92 pages. Glossary. Tables. Figures. The Department of Energy was required by the Congress to conduct a study of how it manages the nuclear weapons program, to include an analysis of the functions performed at Headquarters, Defense Programs, operations offices, and applicable area and site offices. IDA was asked by the Deputy Secretary and the Assistance Secretary for Defense Programs to conduct this study. It contains an analysis of findings and options for making changes to management and organizational structures. Among the findings are that: review and approval processes for environment, safety, and health matters and broker; there are too many people; more attention needs to be paid to the expertise and training of DOE's employees; there is a lack of clarity regarding the roles of line vs. staff; the integration of programs and functions across DOE is weak; and the link between resources and requirements is broken. The study suggests a set of management principles upon which to reorganize. It then suggests a set of baseline reforms for reengineering ES&H and other processes. Finally, a set of options are provided for reorganizing the Defense Programs organization itself. The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is an American non-profit corporation that administers three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) - the Systems and Analyses Center (SAC), the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI), and the Center for Communications and Computing (C&C) - to assist the United States government in addressing national security issues, particularly those requiring scientific and technical expertise.

Spiralbound. Draft. Various paginations (approximately 100 pages). Correction sheet laid in. The '120-Day Study' had a profound impact on the Department of Energy's nuclear weapons program in the latter part of the 20th century and, in the opinion of several, contributed to the creation of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the start of the 21st century. Drafts such as this seldom reach the secondhand and collectible marketplace. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Names in ink on front cover. Staple holes in front cover.