The NNSA and the AFRL invite proposals for research

and development (R D) to

improve national capabilities to detect, locate and identify nuclear

explosions

in support of the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC), the U.S.

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/> government agency responsible for operation of the nuclear explosion

monitoring

systems.

The NNSA Office of Nuclear Detonation Detection (NA-222) within

the

Office of Nonproliferation Research and Development (NA-22) has the

responsibility to apply the broad base of U. S. expertise that has been

acquired

in testing nuclear weapons and support disciplines to improve national

capabilities to detect, locate and identify nuclear explosions and to

provide

cost-effective technologies, algorithms, hardware, and software to U.S.

government agencies that are responsible for nuclear explosion monitoring.

The

AFRL has the responsibility to execute Department of Defense (DoD) R D

related

to nuclear explosion monitoring.