THIS COURSE IS ONLY OFFERED IN PERSON TO EMPLOYEES OF LANL - ALDW

This two-day course will focus on essential information designed to familiarize participants with the creation and evolution of the NSE, the capabilities and technologies available at each site, and how work gets done across the NSE to meet US National Security requirements.

Description: This unclassified module familiarizes participants with transformation of the nuclear weapons complex from its emergence in the Manhattan Project through the post-Cold War environment, including:

a)    how and why the Manhattan Project assembled the original weapons infrastructure,

b)    changes in approaches in the Management & Operations philosophy and site Federal oversight changes,

c)    the impact that legacy operations have had on current operations,

d)    challenges facing the enterprise today,

e)    an assessment of where the NSE is transitioning in the future, and

f)    the impact all these items has on past, current, and future budgets.

The course will also describe organizational structures at the eight remaining M&O sites with an overview of how each site works with other M&O sites and Federal personnel to achieve national security requirements. This includes items such as the translation of HQ NNSA Production & Planning Directives into Federal Program Manager Program Control Documents that create work content and output as well as budget demands at each site.

THIS COURSE IS ONLY OFFERED IN PERSON TO EMPLOYEES OF LANL - ALDW

This two-day unclassified course outlines how National Security Policy is formulated (from the Whitehouse to the Nuclear Posture Review), and how such policy drives NNSA.  The course addresses NNSA’s interfaces within the Nuclear Weapons Council (NWC), and discusses the origin of Stockpile Stewardship.  Additional highlights include a “nuclear weapons 101” and a review of national security threats.

Description: The unclassified Weapons Program & Planning Requirements (WPPR) Module is designed to familiarize participants with their responsibilities and interfaces within National Security Policy and the Federal governance and organizations that support the overall Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE), responsible for mission delivery. 

The WPPR will provide the framework for participants for understand how they interface, support and ensure that the U.S. nuclear deterrent remains the cornerstone of US, Allied and partners security—specifically through NNSA’s delivery on all aspects critical to enable a robust nuclear weapons stockpile. 

The WPPR Course examines national level policy relevant to the entire nuclear Triad and each component’s role, to the execution of the National Security Strategy (NSS), the National Defense Strategy (NDS), Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), and to mission execution as laid out in the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan (SSMP) and the Production and Planning Document (P&PD).  

Upon completion of this WPPR, student should be well-versed in address all of the below questions:

• Why –  are there Nuclear Weapons, and a Stockpile Stewardship Program?
• Who - determines the policies and requirements for the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent and the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile?
• What – are the overall objectives of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Enterprise and Programs?
• How – does the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, and the National Nuclear Security Administration work to meet U.S. declaratory policy objectives?

This two-day course will focus on providing essential information designed to illustrate the application of quality assurance management systems and requirements that ensure the successful execution of nuclear weapon product realization across the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE).

Description: The unclassified Weapons Quality Assurance (WQA) Module is designed to familiarize participants with the importance and application of weapons quality assurance policy and requirements. Attendees will learn how applying a consistent approach across the NSE for the design and production of nuclear weapons components, subassemblies and assemblies will successfully achieve the W88 ALT370 First Production Unit (FPU) and follow-on production to meet US Strategic Navy delivery requirements. The WQA will provide the framework for participants to understanding how they interface, support, and ensure the W88 ALT370 system meets requirements, is delivered on time, and meets NNSA’s commitments to the nuclear weapons stockpile.  NOTE:  This framework and application of WQA requirements are also consistent with the successful achievement of product realization for all weapon programs. 

 The WQA Course examines the four pillars of an effective weapons quality management system, including:

1. approval of processes, procedures, and the flow-down of requirements
2. Implementation of quality requirements
3. Comprehensive assessment of systems processes and procedures, including effective product verification, acceptance, and stamping
4. Identification of corrective actions and implementation of continuous improvements.

This module will describe the structure and elements of NAP 401.1 and changes and impacts as NAP 401.1A is adopted.

This one and a half day course will focus on the nuclear weapons surveillance program; including Why we do surveillance, the interactions with other agencies, the basics of the surveillance program, and NW reliability and the Annual Assessment Process.

Description: The unclassified Weapons Surveillance (WS) Module is designed to familiarize participants with the importance and application of nuclear weapons surveillance.  The online course is broken into 3 sections, each about 4 hours in length.

Each section will cover specific aspects of the surveillance program, including activities that the surveillance program supports, like reliability and annual assessment. 

The course will briefly cover the governing bodies and documents for the NW program before delving into an introduction to surveillance and the agencies involved. Then we will cover all aspects of the surveillance program before wrapping up with a tutorial on Anomaly Investigations. how reliability is calculated and the annual assessment process.  Differences in approaches for surveillance between the physics labs and SNL will be identified and discussed.

This one day course will provide an overview of how these elements relate to NRC, DOT, DOE, and NNSA requirements for designing, testing, and authorizing packages for transport of Materials of National Security Interest (MNSI) that support NNSA’s mission of maintaining and modernizing the nuclear stockpile.

Description: The unclassified Packaging and Transportation Authorization module is designed to familiarize participants with the rules, regulations, and policies that are implemented to ensure safe transport of MNSI.

Risk & Opporutunity (R&O)

The Risk & Opportunity Module is focused on bringing to light practical application of risk and opportunity-based decision making that a leader will face in the Nuclear Weapon Enterprise (NSE).  It will delve into the history of how risk and opportunity evolved over time, within the NSE, and has shaped the current NSE risk and opportunity tolerance.  By applying current NNSA risk and opportunity tools and techniques, instructors will take you through some NSE events, both past and future, as a way to better equip you to make informed risk-based decisions.     

Description:

SCRM has been designed to describe many of the supply chain factors affecting the weapon product realization.  This course is aimed at better informing a weapon program manager of the cause and effect of being part of a global supply chain.  Supply chain risks range from global to within the Nuclear Security Enterprise.  As part of this course, the student will better understand supply chain risks and mitigation strategies to enable successful program results.

This two-day course will focus on essential information designed to familiarize participants with the creation and evolution of the NSE, the capabilities and technologies available at each site, and how work gets done across the NSE to meet US National Security requirements.

Description: This unclassified module familiarizes participants with transformation of the nuclear weapons complex from its emergence in the Manhattan Project through the post-Cold War environment, including:

a)    how and why the Manhattan Project assembled the original weapons infrastructure,

b)    changes in approaches in the Management & Operations philosophy and site Federal oversight changes,

c)    the impact that legacy operations have had on current operations,

d)    challenges facing the enterprise today,

e)    an assessment of where the NSE is transitioning in the future, and

f)    the impact all these items has on past, current, and future budgets.

The course will also describe organizational structures at the eight remaining M&O sites with an overview of how each site works with other M&O sites and Federal personnel to achieve national security requirements. This includes items such as the translation of HQ NNSA Production & Planning Directives into Federal Program Manager Program Control Documents that create work content and output as well as budget demands at each site.