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The Budget requests $6,618 B for Weapons Activity within the Dept. of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). That is an increase of $320 M (5.1%) over the 2008 appropriation. However, bottom line adjustments to the 2008 appropriation reduce the 2008 total by $120 M. Thus, in the program-by-program comparisons, the budget shows Weapons Activities increasing by only $200 M or 3.1%. If the bottom line adjustments were spread throughout the programs (as they will have to be in the operating plan) the 2008 spending plan would appear to be $120 M smaller and the program-by-program increases, noted below for 2009 in comparison to 2008, would, on average, be larger.
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For over a half-century, the U.S. Department of Energy nuclear weapons laboratory in
Livermore, California has worked with plutonium in the course of its mission to research and
develop nuclear weapons. Plutonium releases via the Laboratory’s sewer system resulted in the
contamination of sewage sludge that was distributed and used widely as soil conditioner in
parks, landscaping around public buildings, and in home lawns and gardens. The amount of
sludge distributed and the concentration of the radioactivity in the sludge are uncertain.
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2007 Budget Analysis - Still At It
On February 6, 2006, President Bush submitted his budget request for fiscal year 2007, which begins October 1, 2006. The budget requests $6.4 billion for Nuclear Weapons Activities -- $38 million more than the 2006 appropriation. The request continues the decade long upsurge in funding for nuclear weapons. Remarkably, the 2007 nuclear weapons budget is one-third higher than the average annual spending on nuclear weapons during the Cold War, even after accounting for inflation.
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The "Reliable Replacement Warhead" program could cost Billions, diminish U.S.
security, and result in new nuclear weapons designs less safe and reliable than
the current arsenal. Read our press release here, and download the report here. The report cover (2.7 MB pdf file) is available here.
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More than a decade after the end of the cold war, the Department of Energy is requesting more than $6.63 billion for nuclear weapons activities. Download and read our analysis of the FY2006 budget request (1.6 mb pdf file) to learn about proposed new weapons programs, and our proposed "curatorship" approach to save $2 billion of this request. (2-page Executive Summary)
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Results from the Radioactivist.org sampling program around the fenceline of the Livermore Lab.
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An Analysis by Dr. Robert Civiak
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Prepared for Tri-Valley CAREs by Peter Strauss PM Strauss & Associates San Francisco, Ca, June, 2005
text only version
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Prepared for Tri-Valley Cares by Peter Strauss Pm Strauss & Associates San Francisco, Ca, December, 2004
text only version
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More Work for the Weapons Labs, Less Security for the Nation: An Analysis of the Bush Administration's Nuclear Weapons Policy
A new Tri-Valley CAREs Report by Dr. Robert Civiak
Read our media advisory, or download copies of the report and the full-color report cover.
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An analysis by Dr. Bob Civiak.
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National Ignition Facility: Soaring Cost, Shrinking Performance
A new Tri-Valley CAREs Report by Dr. Robert Civiak
Read our Media Advisory, or download PDF files of the report (405K) or report cover (75K). |
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Managing the U.S. Nuclear Stockpile:
A Comparison of 5 Strategies
by Dr. Robert Civiak
Download the PDF version of our report
(356k), or the report cover (240k). |
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