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It doesn't. This budget is GOOD NEWS for anyone hoping to continue working at LLNS, and BAD NEWS for anyone hoping to buy a new car with the severence pay associated from getting RIFFed.
"It doesn't. This budget is GOOD NEWS for anyone hoping to continue working at LLNS, and BAD NEWS for anyone hoping to buy a new car with the severence pay associated from getting RIFFed."
thanks, that what I thought. It should be a good year for work.
You should expect to see cuts like this for decades to come. As years go by each cut should get deeper and deeper as it should especially with the national debt and unfunded liabilities this nation has. Let hope congress continues to place the funds where we need them and it's not in NIF or Weapons R&D
NIF 409 million last year compared to 329 million this year is a pretty big cut. W-78 budget half what it was last year, that seems pretty big too. B83 recession of 64 million.
The NIF budget will be restored to the 409 million level after the Nature article on the 14 kJ capsule design is published. After NNSA sees the close agreement between the experiment and simulation they will be speachless and have no other choice but to restore the budget.
The NIF budget will be cancelled after the self-congratulatory press release on the 14 kJ capsule design is published. After NNSA sees the vast, insurmountable gulf between the experiment and simulation they will be speechless and have no other choice but to zero the budget.
14 kJ is going to restore the budget? I almost fell off my chair after seeing that comment. The poster must certainly be trolling. Otherwise I would feel kind of sorry for the poor bastards if that is the best "progress" they could spin and that they actually intend to bluff with that losing hand. It was only a few years ago when they had all the politicians at the opening ceremony to herald a new era in clean energy technology. How far the might NIF has fallen.
I think 3:29 was kidding, and I got it. ;) But what the hell is the 500M "Advanced simulation and computing campaign" line supposed to be for? Is that X-divison welfare?
And I agree. It is difficult to read the budget items and know what they actually mean, as well as their impact on LLNL. I suspect a lot of "shuffling" goes on. The budget may indicate a cut to Project X, but this cut may end up as funds for identical work in Project Y. This helps legislators save face, while preserving the status quo.
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I would like to know what the requested amounts were versus what was appropriated.
Maybe I'm misreading this report, but based on the tables in it the requested vs appropriated seems to be roughly the same for those programs.
How/Where in this report does it show NIF, W87, B83 taking significant cuts???
It doesn't. This budget is GOOD NEWS for anyone hoping to continue working at LLNS, and BAD NEWS for anyone hoping to buy a new car with the severence pay associated from getting RIFFed.
.....and BAD NEWS for anyone hoping to buy a new car with the severence pay associated from getting RIFFed.
But I just picked out the color I wanted!
"It doesn't. This budget is GOOD NEWS for anyone hoping to continue working at LLNS, and BAD NEWS for anyone hoping to buy a new car with the severence pay associated from getting RIFFed."
thanks, that what I thought. It should be a good year for work.
You should expect to see cuts like this for decades to come. As years go by each cut should get deeper and deeper as it should especially with the national debt and unfunded liabilities this nation has. Let hope congress continues to place the funds where we need them and it's not in NIF or Weapons R&D
You should expect to see cuts like this for decades to come.
January 26, 2014 at 6:25 PM
Cuts like what?? Except for the recission for the B83 I see no cuts in this report. The proposed funding levels for weapons seem quite robust.
It would have been VERY helpful to tell us what page to start reading from. The document is a 270 page .pdf
Start reading on page 71 of the .pdf for LLNL
NIF
409 million last year compared to 329 million this year is a pretty big cut.
W-78
budget half what it was last year, that seems pretty big too.
B83
recession of 64 million.
Thanks for putting the budget in context. Looks not so good now.
The NIF budget will be restored to the 409 million level after the Nature article on the 14 kJ capsule design is published. After NNSA sees the close agreement between the experiment and simulation they will be speachless and have no other choice but to restore the budget.
The NIF budget will be cancelled after the self-congratulatory press release on the 14 kJ capsule design is published. After NNSA sees the vast, insurmountable gulf between the experiment and simulation they will be speechless and have no other choice but to zero the budget.
There, fixed that for you.
14 kJ is going to restore the budget? I almost fell off my chair after seeing that comment. The poster must certainly be trolling. Otherwise I would feel kind of sorry for the poor bastards if that is the best "progress" they could spin and that they actually intend to bluff with that losing hand. It was only a few years ago when they had all the politicians at the opening ceremony to herald a new era in clean energy technology. How far the might NIF has fallen.
I think 3:29 was kidding, and I got it. ;) But what the hell is the 500M "Advanced simulation and computing campaign" line supposed to be for? Is that X-divison welfare?
NIF should be mothballed and go bye-bye ASAP. It is not needed at this time and most likely will not be needed in the future.
I got the humor/sarcasm of @3:29pm too.
And I agree. It is difficult to read the budget items and know what they actually mean, as well as their impact on LLNL. I suspect a lot of "shuffling" goes on. The budget may indicate a cut to Project X, but this cut may end up as funds for identical work in Project Y. This helps legislators save face, while preserving the status quo.
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