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Appendix C: Pit Production Program Management Structures and Practices
Pages 70-76

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... NNSA and the involved management and operating (M&O) sites are clear on the high priority of and the strategic objectives for the program: 30 pits per year at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
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From page 71...
... At the strategic level, NNSA's Administrator and Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs are the primary drivers of strategic decision making and internal priority setting for the plutonium pit production mission, as well as being the external liaisons for the program. At the operational level, where day-to-day managerial and technical decisions are made, including matters referred from the field, the responsibility rests with NNSA's Plutonium Program Office.
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From page 72...
... • Maintains security across all NNSA facilities and sites, executes several kinds of security measures, and administers security clearances in support of all NNSA programs and other operations, including those involving plutonium pit production. Provides advisory expertise to the Plutonium Program Office to help the program ensure that pit production infrastructure is secure.
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From page 73...
... LANL also drafted an early integrated master schedule for all NNSA and M&O organizations involved in plutonium pit production. • LANL maintains a strong relationship with the Plutonium Program Office, the Los Alamos Field Office, as well as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
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From page 74...
... In the case of the plutonium pit production program, a Federal Integrated Project Team is in place for any project with an appointed Federal Project Director -- SRPPF, CMRR, and LAP4. Members include NNSA, M&O personnel, project owner representatives, design agent representatives, construction agent representatives, contractors, and other related personnel.
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... The Deputy Administrator leads integration meetings -- with program and functional leadership -- "to identify and resolve disconnects between program elements within major appropriations" and to "establish priorities within their appropriation."b Operational-Level Management (where day-to-day managerial and technical decisions are made) Plutonium Program Budget • The Plutonium Program Office controls more than 90 percent of the financial resources for the plutonium pit production program.
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... a The Weapons Activities Account includes the three main defense programs accounts: (1) Directed Stockpile Work; (2)
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