National Nuclear Security Administration

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The National Nuclear Security Administration is a U.S. government agency responsible for enhancing national security through the military application, safety, and security of nuclear science and technology.

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instanceOf United States federal agency
government agency
abbreviation National Nuclear Security Administration self-linksurface differs
surface form: NNSA
budget tens of billions of U.S. dollars per year
coordinatesWith Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense

United States Department of Homeland Security
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employs contractor workforce
federal employees
foundedBy United States Congress
hasLogo seal of the National Nuclear Security Administration
hasMotto Securing the Nation through the Military Application of Nuclear Science
hasOffice Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Office of Defense Programs
Office of Emergency Operations
Office of Naval Reactors
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 2000
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalBasis National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
missionStatement to enhance national security through the military application of nuclear science
to maintain and enhance the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear explosive testing
to provide the U.S. Navy with militarily effective nuclear propulsion plants
to reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction
to respond to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States and abroad
oversees Kansas City National Security Campus
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Los Alamos Laboratory
surface form: Los Alamos National Laboratory

Pantex Plant
Sandia National Laboratories
Savannah River Site
surface form: Savannah River Site tritium facilities

Y-12 National Security Complex
parentAgency U.S. Department of Energy
surface form: United States Department of Energy
partOf United States national security apparatus
United States nuclear weapons complex
regulates aspects of nuclear materials security for defense purposes
responsibleFor enhancing United States national security
military application of nuclear science
naval nuclear propulsion
nuclear emergency response
nuclear nonproliferation programs
reliability of U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile
safety of U.S. nuclear weapons
security of U.S. nuclear weapons
sector national security
nuclear energy
subordinateTo United States Secretary of Energy
website https://www.energy.gov/nnsa

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Public Law 111-84 containsTitle National Nuclear Security Administration
this entity surface form: Department of Energy National Security Programs
Office of the Deputy Secretary of Energy worksWith National Nuclear Security Administration
Office of Enterprise Assessments (DOE) jurisdiction National Nuclear Security Administration
W76 thermonuclear warhead governingAgency National Nuclear Security Administration
W88 thermonuclear warhead governingAgency National Nuclear Security Administration
Exascale Computing Project sponsor National Nuclear Security Administration
this entity surface form: DOE National Nuclear Security Administration
National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC contractedBy National Nuclear Security Administration