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(Dod) / Department of Energy (DOE) Munitions Technology Development Program Progress Report FY 1998, March 15, 1999 Description of document: Joint Department of Defense (DoD) / Department of Energy (DOE) Munitions Technology Development Program Progress Report FY 1998, March 15, 1999 Requested date: 29-June-2017 Release date: 16-May-2019 Posted date: 19-August-2019 Source of document: FOIA/PA Officer NNSA/Office of the General Counsel P.O. Box 5400 Albuquerque, NM 87185-5400 Fax: (505) 284-7512 Email: [email protected] The governmentattic.org web site (“the site”) is a First Amendment free speech web site, and is noncommercial and free to the public. The site and materials made available on the site, such as this file, are for reference only. The governmentattic.org web site and its principals have made every effort to make this information as complete and as accurate as possible, however, there may be mistakes and omissions, both typographical and in content. 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You requested the following: "The Joint DOD/DOE Munitions Technology Development Program, Progress Report for FY98." Your request was received in this office on July 5, 2017. We contacted the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Programs (NA-10) and the Livermore Field Office (NA-LL), which has oversight responsibility for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), about your request. NA-10 and NA-LL searched and located one document entitled "1998 _ UCRL-ID-103482-98, which is being provided with deletions pursuant to 5 USC§ 552 (b)(3) (Exemptions 3 of the FOIA). Exemption 3 prohibits the release of information specifically exempted from disclosure by statute ( other than section 552(b) of this title), provided that such statute (A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue, or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld. The international Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR § 120 -130, implements the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C §2778, which provides authority to control the export of defense articles and defense services covered by the United States Munitions List (USML). In general, any items, information, or software covered under the USML is prohibited from release to any foreign nationals without prior government authorization. The USML includes 21 categories of defense articles and is included in the ITAR. In this case, information withheld pursuant to Exemption 3, falls under Category III "Ammunition/Ordinance" and Category V "Explosives, and Energetic Materials, Propellants, Incendiary Agents, and their Constituents." (2) May 16, 2019 To the extent permitted by law, the DOE pursuant to 10 CFR § 1004.1, will make available records it is authorized to withhold under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) whenever it determines that such disclosure is in the public interest. With respect to the information withheld from disclosure pursuant to Exemption 3, the DOE has no further discretion under the FOIA or DOE regulations to release information currently and properly classified pursuant to the ITAR, as amended. Pursuant to IO CFR § I 004. 7(b )(2), I am the individual responsible for the withholding of the information pursuant to Exemption 3 of the FOIA. You may appeal our withholding of Exemption 3 information pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.8. Such an appeal must be made in writing within 90 calendar days from receipt of this letter. Appeals should be addressed to the Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals, HG-I, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, L'Enfant building, Washington, DC 20585. Your appeal must contain a concise statement of the grounds for the appeal and a description of the relief sought. Please submit a copy of this letter with the appeal. Clearly mark both the envelope and the letter "Freedom of Information Appeal." You may also submit your appeal by e-mail to [email protected], including the phrase "Freedom oflnformation Appeal" in the subject line (this is the method preferred by the Office of Hearings and Appeals). Thereafter, judicial review will be available to you in the Federal District Court either: 1) in the district where you reside; 2) where you have your principal place of business; 3) where DOE's records are situated; or 4) in the District of Columbia. There are no fees chargeable to you for processing this request. If you have questions, please contact Ms. Delilah Perez by e-mail at [email protected], or write to the address above. Please reference Control Number FOIA 17-00156-M in your communication. Sincerely, ?~~ _,(.I / · John E. Weckerle Authorizing and Denying Official Enclosure cmHROLLED DISTRIBUTION UCRL-ID-1 03482-98 Joint DoD/DOE Munitions Technolo Progress Report Tl9 is report coAtaiAs proprietary iAforFAatioA aAd tl9erefore is Aot for pt1blic disseFAiAatioA DISCLAIMER This document was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor the University of California nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or the University of California. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or the University of California, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. Work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract W-7405-ENG-48. CONTROLLED DISTRIBUTION UCRL-ID-1O3482-98 Joint DoD/DOE Munitions Technology Development Progr_am~ Progress Report March 15, 1999 D ennis W. Baum Program Manager (925) 423-2236, email: baum [email protected] Pamela D. Howard Program Financial Manager (925) 423-6099, email: [email protected] Table of Contents Foreword...................................................................................................................... iii I. Warhead Technology Overview.....................................................................................................................I-1 Warhead Design Optimization....................................................................................I-3 Michael J. Murphy Diagnostics for Jets and Material Properties.............................................................I-15 Peter Poulsen Hard Target Response...............................................................................................I-19 S. Christian Simonson, III Liner Processing/Microstructural Effects .................................................................I-37 Adam J. Schwartz Advanced Composites Technology ..........................................................................I-49 S. J. DeTeresa, R. M. Christensen, S. E. Groves, S. McCarvill, and R. J. Sanchez II. Energetic Materials Overview....................................................................................................................II-1 Synthesis and Scale-up of New Explosives...............................................................II-3 Philip F. Pagoria, Alexander R. Mitchell, Robert D. Schmidt, Glenn A. Fox, Theodore F. Baumann, and Laurence E. Fried New Formulations and Material Characterization...................................................II-15 R. L. Simpson, R. W. Swansiger, J.W. Forbes, R. S. Lee, J. Cutting, T. M. Tillotson, and L. W. Hrubesh Equations of State for High Explosives...................................................................II-37 Choong-Shik Yoo and Hyunchae Cynn Kinetic Modeling of Non-Ideal Explosives with CHEETAH .................................II-45 Laurence E. Fried and W. Michael Howard Ignition and Initiation Phenomena: Cookoff Violence Prediction ..........................II-61 Jon L. Maienschein and Albert L. Nichols III Gun Propellants........................................................................................................II-93 John E. Reaugh i Metastable Solid Phase High Energy Density Materials .......................................II-101 Hector E. Lorenzana and William Evans III. Life Cycle Technology Overview.................................................................................................................
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