Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Plutonium Sustainment Monthly Program Report, October 2012 (Revision 8)
In October of 2012 the Plutonium Sustainment program at LANL completed or addressed the following high-level activities: 1) Completed Pollux shipment to DAF in early October in accordance with the Gemini Core Team's schedule. Unpacked Pollux at DAF and supported Gemini team in various tests and inspections. Pollux test and measurement results were all acceptable. Pollux is expected to g to U1A in November. Pu Sustainment no longer has any obligations associated with the Gemini experiment. 2) Presented to Dr. Cook on the successful assembly of the Pollux experimental device as part of the Gemini series. 3) Supported the release of the FY12 Pu Sustainment Program Implementation Plan. 4) Established the FY12 program baseline and allocated funds accordingly. 5) Meetings: a. Hosted the Pu Containment 4 th Quarter Program Review; b. Hosted the Power Supply PRT; c. Traveled to KCP for the W87 Pit IPT. All four MRT L2 Milestones (4622-4625) associated with Plutonium Sustainment are on track for success in FY13.