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OFFICE OF SECURE TRANSPORTATION. FIMS Briefing June 2008. OST MISSION. Provide Safe and Secure Ground Transportation of Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Weapon Components and Special Nuclear Material Provide Safe and Secure Air Transportation of Nuclear Weapon Components
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OFFICE OF SECURE TRANSPORTATION FIMS Briefing June 2008
OST MISSION • Provide Safe and Secure Ground Transportation of Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Weapon Components and Special Nuclear Material • Provide Safe and Secure Air Transportation of Nuclear Weapon Components • Conduct Other Missions Supporting the National Security of the United States
OST Training Location DOE/NNSA Civilian Facilities OST Modification Facilities OST Relay Stations OST OPERATIONS TODAY Federal Agent Facilities Military Bases DOE/NNSA OST HQ
OST Facility History • OST previously known as Transportation Safeguards Division (TSD) was stood up as NA-15 in 2002 • TSD had always been managed by outside organizations (i.e. M&OS, AL) • OST charter did not fully address facility issues (Maintenance, Construction, etc.) • OST does not have a HQ sponsor • HQ funding is designed primarily for M&O contractors. OST does not currently receive FIRP or RTBF funding.
OFFICE OF MISSION OPERATIONS Type A with a Gun
MILT’S OPERATIONS Type A that used to carry a Gun
OFFICE OF MISSION OPERATIONS Agent Commands • Federal Agent Requirements • Must Possess a DOE Q-Clearance • Meet Stringent Mental and Medical Requirements • Must Complete: • 20-Week Agent Candidate Training • 1-Year Probation • 3-Year On-the-Job Training • Must Qualify Semi-Annually: • Physical Requirements • Firearms • Willingness to Use Deadly Force to Protect Shipment • Willingness to Work with Nuclear Explosives • Federal Agent Retirement • 20-Year Retirement, October 1998
OFFICE OF MISSION OPERATIONS Agent Commands • Operations Concept • Tractor-Trailer Convoys on Established Routes • Three Agents per Vehicle • Standard Operating Procedures • Centralized Planning and Tracking • Decentralized Execution – Convoy Commander is in Charge
OFFICE OF MISSION OPERATIONS Operations • Command and Control • 24/7 Operations Center • Tracking and Monitoring all OST Ground and Air Activities • Convoys • Training • Aviation • Real-Time Operational and Emergency Management Response • OST Convoys • WIPP Convoys • Special Customer • ARG, RAP and JTOT Support/Tracking/Notifications
OFFICE OF SUPPORT Safety, Security and Emergency Management • Emergency Management Provides an Operational Emergency Preparedness/Readiness Program • Consequence Assessment and Release Modeling • Training, Drills, Exercises and Emergency Response Organization • NNSA Service Center and NA-40 Assets (RAP, ARG, NEST, JTOT) Support • Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Alternate • Complete Communication Capabilities (Unclassified and Classified) • Multi-Screen Display, Television and Video Capabilities • Back-Up for DOE/NNSA HQ EOC
AVIATION OPERATIONS • Aircraft • DOE/NNSA Support • NNSA/DOE Emergency Response Programs to include RAP, ARG and JTOT • Limited Life Components Stockpile Support • Classified and Hazardous Materials Transportation • OST Mission Support • R&D Support for Labs • Official Travel • Surveillance and Reconnaissance DC-9 (3) LR-35 (1) GIII (1) Twin Otters (2)
OST Office of Support • OST provided 2008 TYSP • Was difficult to find anyone to accept the document. • Conditionally Approved by NA-10, NA-50 • Required a management plan to get well • OST prepared a HQ mandated Facility Management Plan which requested funding for CAS and other facility problems. No funding has been granted to date. • OST provided 2009 TYSP as required 4/30/08
OST Office of Support-Facilities • Eastern Command; Oak Ridge, TN • Central Command; Amarillo, TX • Western Command/OST HQ; Albuquerque, NM • Training Command; Ft. Chaffee, AR • Relay Stations; Located in MD, SC, MO, NM and ID. • Aggregate Building Data FY09: • Total # Buildings = 78; Total Sq. Ft. = 513,000 • Total RPV = $100M • Total Estimated Deferred Maintenance = $23.8M
OST Office of Support-FIMS • First FIMS validation 2007 was “Red” • Making progress but still “Red” • Still no funding for CAS assistance to document deferred maintenance, and perform a formal assessment • Technical and Security issues have not allowed RS Means on NNSA SC BLAN.
OFFICE OF SECURE TRANSPORATION Always Confident, Never Comfortable