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Inaccuracy in 3rd Report from DPC

From the report, "The President’s budget request includes $8.1 billion, more than a $750 million above the Fiscal Year 2010 funding level, for the Department of Energy (DOE), to expand life extension programs (LEPs)."
The increase from FY2010 to FY2011 for Directed Stockpile Work (DSW) is $383,728,000.
For those unfamiliar with DSW, the aforementioned figure provides not only for LEPs but production of W76-1 warheads, surveillance technology, and other NNSA and DoD objectives.
The report incorrectly cites an increase of $750 million more for LEPs alone, when half of this figure addresses DSW overall.

user icon kcnukeswatch | Mar 03, 2010 | rated none by 0 others


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