NA-2021-NA1-NA19-01, Delegation No. NA-2021-NA1-NA19-01

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NNSA DELEGATION ORDER NA-2021-NA1-NA19-01 DELEGATION. Under the authority vested in me under Section 3212 of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Act (50 U.S.C. 2402) and in accordance with Department of Energy (DOE) Order 413.3B, Program and Project Management for the ' Acquisition of Capital Assets, the Project Management Executive (PME) Authority for the Electro-refining (ER) Project is delegated to the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Production Modernization within the Office of Defense Programs. These authorities encompass the project management aspects relating to the Y-12 Electro-Refining project (ER), including Energy Systems Acquisition Advisory Board equivalents, Critical Decisions, and Quarterly Project Reviews, except for those authorities specifically reserved for the Administrator or the Deputy Secretary of Energy. RESCISSION. All PME Authority delegations previously issued for this project, including Delegation Order NA-2019-NA1-01, are hereby rescinded. LIMITATION. 3.1 ‘In exercising the authority delegated herein, a delegate is governed by the applicable rules, and regulations of the DOE and the policies and procedures of the Secretary. 3.2. Nothing in this delegation precludes the Secretary from disapproving any Administration-specific policy or exercising any of the authority delegated by this delegation whenever in the Secretary's judgment the exercise of that authority is necessary or appropriate to administer the functions vested in the Secretary. 3.3. The authorities delegated herein shall only be exercised with regard to NNSA employees, contractors, or activities. 3.4 Any amendments to this delegation shall be in consultation with the NNSA General Counsel. 3.5. Nothing in this Delegation precludes the Administrator from exercising any of the authority delegated in this Delegation. AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE. The PME authority as stated in this Delegation may not be re-delegated. EFFECTIVE DATE. 5.1. 5.2, 5.3. A copy of this Delegation shall be provided to NNSA’s Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, NNSA Directives Team. This delegation is effective immediately. Dated this { Q day of May 2021. Charles P, Verdon Acting Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator, NNSA