Appendix II 

Agency Specific Information

simulator specific development, proposal evaluation, contractor selection,

and ongoing support for 3 years.

Oil and Gas Technology

The goal of this program is to establish an oil and gas technology center in

Center in Russia

a producing region of the Russian Federation to address technical,

economic, and institutional issues associated with the decline in Russian

oil and gas production.

Purchase of Russian

Under terms of an agreement between 

DOE

 and Minatom, the United States

Plutonium 238 (Pu 238)

purchases Pu 238, a nonweapons grade isotope of plutonium, from the

Mayak Production Association in Russia. The United States uses Pu 238

for civilian space power applications and Russia uses the hard currency

from the sales for environmental remediation and social rehabilitation of

the Chelyabinsk region.

Russian Railcar Surety

This project, in conjunction with a larger project for design and

Study

procurement of railcar modification kits, studies mechanisms for

improving the safety of Russian rail transportation of dismantled nuclear

weapons.

Russian Highly Enriched

This program supports Russian design, development, and implementation

Uranium

of nuclear material protection, control, and accountability systems at

Conversion/Blending

facilities in Russia associated with the U.S. Russian highly enriched

Facility

uranium purchase.

Security Enhancement for

With funding from 

DOD

, 

DOE

 provides kits and spares for cargo cars and

Railcars

guard cars to ensure the safe and secure transportation of nuclear

weapons and nuclear weapons material.

Superconducting Super

Expenditures during fiscal years 1994 and 1995 were settlements with

Collider

Russian laboratories as a result of termination of the program. The

program is now closed.

Support for Bilateral Arms

DOE

 supports laboratory activities directed toward verification of fissile

Reduction Efforts

material production, implementation of agreements to increase

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