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From: Wayne Busse <wings@sky.net> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 11:30:42 -0800 |
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Here is some additional information on EG&G's NEST,
from the 1997 DOE Budget and other sources:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
FY 1997 BUDGET REQUEST
1. NUCLEAR EMERGENCY SEARCH TEAM
2. Site and Point of Contact Information:
A. Field Site or HQ Program/Staff Ofc Name:
EG&G ENERGY MEASUREMENTS,INC.,NV
B. Field Site or HQ Program/Staff Ofc Code: EG&G
C. Field Site or HQ Program/Staff Ofc Contact: ******
D. Field Site or HQ Program/Staff Ofc POC ******
E. Program/Landlord Organization Code: DP
F. Cognizant Field Office Code: NV
4. Activity Type: PROGRAM ACTIVITY (Direct)
5. Activity Description:
A. Title: Nuclear Emergency Search Team
B. Description:
The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) supports routine
scientific and engineering functions and emergency
response requirements. RSL support work involves the
separate areas of nuclear data analysis, multispectral
remote sensing, aircraft scheduling, geographic data
collection, inventory control, archiving, systems design,
scientific and engineering analysis, photographic image
processing, and communications.
The objective of the Nuclear Emergency Search Team is to
search for, identify, assess, and disable any nuclear weapon
directed against the United States for purposes of terrorism,
coercion, or extortion.
This is a multi-agency effort, primarily involving DOE, DoD,
FBI and FEMA.
D. DOE Strategic Goal/Objective:
EG&G/EM's Nuclear Emergency Search Team provides specialized
personnel and resources to search for, identify, assess, and
disable any nuclear weapon directed against the United States
for purposes of terrorism, coercion, or extortion.
NEST supports several of DOE's national security objectives
(goals) by safely and securely dismantling nuclear weapons,
maintaining nuclear weapons technology and competence that is
responsive to national security needs, and achieving continual
enhancement of the technology infrastructure and core
competencies related to the national security mission.
E. Customer:
Although the Nuclear Emergency Search Team supports various
customers, its primary customer is the Department of Energy Nevada
Operations Office.
H. Estimated completion Date (MO/YR or "ONGOING"): ONGOING
6. Major Items of Equipment (MIE) Acquisitions ( > $1 million)
Does this activity qualify as an MIE? NO
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The EG&G Remote Sensing Lab. is listed at:
4600 North Hollywood Blvd., Bldg. 2211
Nellis AFB.
This information is available from unclassified sources.
The ******* are mine, where contact person and phone number is
deleted. I'm pretty sure they don't have Prince Albert in a can.
Wayne
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Wayne Busse
wings@sky.net
Index: NEST
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Created: Aug 27, 1997