# Presentation: 115014

## Nuclear Physics Program

- RHIC Users Meeting
- May 2008

**Jehanne Simon-Gillo**
**Acting Associate Director of the Office of Science**
**for Nuclear Physics**
**U.S. Department of Energy**

## Outline

-   FY 2008 Appropriation
-   FY 2009 Congressional Budget Request
-   Outlook
-   Office of Nuclear Physics

## Budget Context and Outlook

- For FY 2006 the Nuclear Physics program experienced a -9.4% reduction (Office of Science had a -4.4% reduction) compared to FY 2005.  This resulted in significant reductions in NP user facility operations and reductions in researchers and graduate/undergraduate students.
- In FY 2007 the Administration announced its plan to double the funding in ten years for the physical sciences (DOE SC, NSF and NIST).  The Office of Science’s plan for this 10-year period includes the major elements of NP’s plan which was included in FY 2007 and FY 2008 Requests.
- The FY 2007 Appropriations provided a significant increase for Nuclear Physics, although it fell short of the  President’s Budget Request.
- The FY 2008 Appropriations for Nuclear Physics was $432.7 Million, $10 Million above FY 2007 and $39 Million less than the Congressional Budget Request ($471.3 Million).
- Obtaining funding at the FY 2009 Budget Request is extremely important for implementing a world-class nuclear physics program.

**Budget ****Context and Outlook**

**FY 2008 Appropriation: -$38,593,000 (8.2% below FY 2008 President’s Request) **
**Stretch out of construction projects and MIEs and impacts to cost and schedule:**
- Funding for the RHIC MIEs, GRETINA, and nEDM (DOE/NSF) reduced, increasing project risks and causing schedule delays. Impacts to project costs are being evaluated.
- Funding for EBIS (DOE/NASA) project at RHIC, which had been reduced in the FY 2007 Appropriation, is not restored in FY 2008. Funds requested in FY 2009 to complete the project.**   **
**Ongoing research program impacts: **
- NP research programs nearly flat funded with FY 2007, resulting in reductions in effort due to inflation. Planned increases in research efforts that support ongoing initiatives, such as FNPB and LHC, are reduced. Generic R&D related to rare isotope beam capabilities reduced.
**Operating facility impacts: **
- Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (BNL) operations are reduced from planned 30 to 19 weeks.
- Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (TJNAF) operations are reduced from planned 34 to 24 weeks. Important experiments in the current 6 GeV science program are not completed prior to the shutdown for the implementation of the 12 GeV CEBAF Upgrade Project.
- Operations of the ATLAS and HRIBF are reduced. Efficiency improvements are deferred.
**Impacts to new programs to be initiated in FY 2008:**
- Increased support for the Advanced Fuel Cycle initiative and theoretical topical collaboration is deferred.
**Layoffs or increases to workforce:**
- Loss of support across the program results in reductions of approximately 10 permanent Ph.D.s, 10 postdoctoral fellows, and 10 graduate students.  Loss of support for ~ 30 Engineering/Technical/Administrative personnel.

**Impacts of FY 2008 Appropriation**

## Office of ScienceFY 2009 Congressional Budget Request

## Nuclear Physics Program in FY 2009

- FY 2009 Budget Request for NP ($510.0M) allows for effective utilization of the program’s scientific facilities and makes important investments for the future
- University and Laboratory research efforts are strengthened to effectively support and implement the nuclear physics program.
- User Facilities (RHIC, CEBAF, ATLAS and HRIBF) operations are increased.
- RHIC is at 25 weeks
- CEBAF is at 34 weeks
- Important instrumentation projects are continued.
- The 12 GeV CEBAF Upgrade Project initiates construction.
- Conceptual design and R&D for a facility for a facility for rare isotope beams is requested for FY 2009.
- Support is increased for advanced fuel cycle initiatives and theoretical topical collaborations.
- Isotope Production Program is transferred to Office of Nuclear Physics.

## Office of Nuclear PhysicsFY 2009 Congressional Budget Request

- 			_	__(millions)__	__              _
- 			 	                   Request
- 			 _ __FY07_	_  FY08_         _ FY09_       _vs FY08_
- Research Operating		  139.0	  142.8	   161.5    	*+  13%*
- Research Cap. Equip.		  _  12.8_	 _   14.1_	   _  18.0_	*+ 28%*
-    <Research>		  151.8	  156.9	   179.5	***+ 14%***
- RHIC			  135.5	  136.0	   148.6	*+  8%*
- CEBAF			    70.4	    70.2	     77.8	*+ 11%*
- HRIBF			    12.9	    13.0	     14.6	*+ 12%*
- ATLAS			    11.7	    11.9	     13.7	*+ 15%*
- 88-Inch Cyclotron		      3.1	      3.2	       3.7	*+ 16%*
- MIT/Bates		 	   _   2.0_	  _    2.0_	   _       0_
-    <Facility Operations>	  235.6	  236.3	   258.4	***+  9%***
- 12 GeV Upgrade R&D/PED	      9.5	    14.4	     28.6
- EBIS (RHIC)		      5.1	      4.1	       2.4
- FRIB R&D			    _     0_	    _     0_	    _   7.0_
-    <Construction (TPE)>	    14.6	    18.5	     38.3	***+107%***
- Other (GPP/SBIR/etc)		   _ 21.0*_	   _ 21.0_	   _  33.8_**
-    <Stewardship>		    21.0    	    21.0	     33.8	***+ 61%***
- Nuclear Physics Total		  422.8	  432.7	   510.0	***+ 18%***
** Includes SBIR/STTR*    ***Includes Isotope Program*			   *	**       *

## FY 2009 Budget RequestResearch

- 			 	                  Request
- _Research_			 _ FY07_	_  FY08_          _ FY09_       _vs FY08_
- Universities		    62.3	    63.2	     67.7    	+  *7%*
- Laboratories		    70.2	    73.1	     84.0	+ *15%*
- SciDAC & LQCD		      2.7	      2.7	       3.2	+ *19%*
- Rare Isotope R&D		      3.8	      3.8	          0
- Enhanced R&D for AFC	  _     -   _	 _      -    _	   _    6.6_
- Operating Subtotal 	  139.0	  142.8	   161.5	+ *13%*
- _Research Capital Equipment (TEC)_
- GRETINA			      3.9	      3.9	       2.0
- FNPB			      1.5	      1.5	       1.5
- STAR TOF			      2.4	         0	          0
- PHENIX Silicon VTX		      1.3  	      2.0	       1.2
- PHENIX Forward Vertex Detector	         0	      0.5  	       2.4
- PHENIX Nose Cone Calorimeter	         0	      0.2	       1.2
- HI LHC			      1.0	      2.0	       4.0
- nEDM			      0.8	      2.2	       1.1
- CUORE			        -	      0.5	       2.0
- University CE		      0.9	      0.9	       1.0
- Laboratory CE	 	   _   1.0_	  _    0.4_	   _    1.6_
- Capital Equip Subtotal	    12.8	    14.1	     18.0	*+ 28%*
- Research Subtotal		  151.8	  156.9	   179.5	*+ 14%*

**FY 2009 Budget Request****Research**

## NP is at a Crossroad

- NP is at a crossroads
- Last year of possibly implementing the President’s American Competitive Initiative
- No one knows what the position of the new Administration will be
- FY 2006 was a dismal year for NP
- FY 2007 and FY 2008 Appropriations were also difficult
- Despite verbal support from Congress
- Despite positive House and Senate markups of budget
- FY 2009 Continuing Resolution will have a strong negative impact on the program and particularly operations of facilities
- Dr. Ray Orbach to NSAC in March 2008:
**	****“****The scientific community is critically important: The community needs to make the case for the science, and its benefits to the Nation, to Congress and the public.  Funding is not an entitlement.”**

## FY 2010 Budget

- Current Administration will not prepare an FY 2010 budget.
- There will be no budget submission to OMB in the Fall and no “OMB passback” after Thanksgiving.
- Transition teams will be in formed in the Fall.
- After the election, we will have to work on a very fast timescale in December to generate a new budget in the context of the new administrations priorities.
- FY 2010 budget exercises underway to be prepared for FY 2010 budget generation.

## FY 2008 Solicitations

**Planned FY 2008 Solicitations ****	****	****	****	****	**_**Deadlines**_
** ** Annual new/normal University Grant Solicitation		          November/anytime
-   Outstanding Junior Investigators (OJI)       				Closed
-   Proposals for Generic Rare Isotope Beam (RIB) R&D			Closed
-   Notice of interest in DUSEL R&D in cooperation with NSF/HEP 		Closed
-   Proposals for theoretical topical collaborations			Deferred
-   Proposals for design/site of Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB)	                   July 2008
-   Pre-proposals for rare isotope beam investments for forefront research                  June 2008
**Decisions on Advanced Fuel Cycle (AFC) R&D in FY 2008**
-     Selected proposals may be supported in FY 2008; new solicitation for FY 2009 – after appropriation
**New initiatives in FY 2009**
-   Solicitation for AFCI for 2009 funding will await an FY 2009 Appropriation
-   Solicitation for topical theory centers will await an FY 2009 Appropriation
-   Solicitation for research isotopes will await an FY 2009 Appropriation

## Solicitation for Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

- Draft Funding Opportunity Announcement for U.S. Facility for Rare Isotope Beams released for public comment – closed April 15, 2008.
- Final FOA released proposals due July 21, 2008. Can access from the NP website
- Follows overall approach of the successful FOA for the GTL BioCenters tailored to the needs of the scope associated with the establishment of a facility.
- There is no FY 2008 funding associated with the award - identifies a site that can proceed with facility establishment. Future funding depends on Appropriation. FY 2009 Budget requests Conceptual Design support and R&D.
- Anticipate making a single award in calendar year 2008.
- Peer review process is now being established.

## NP and Isotopes Program

**The FY 2009 President’s Request proposes to transfer the Isotope Production Program from the Office of Nuclear Energy to the Office of Science: Office of Nuclear Physics.**
- The program is renamed the Isotope Production and Applications Program
- Includes Isotope Production Infrastructure and a new initiative entitled Research Isotope Development and Production – priorities will be defined via peer review
**NP program has the expertise and experience in operating facilities and developing technologies that are relevant to the production of stable and radioactive isotopes. Transfer will allow the strengthening of synergy between the two communities and opportunities for new collaborations.**
**Ultimate responsibility of the Isotope Program resides with NE until there is an Appropriation, but FY 2010 and outyear budget formulation resides with SC/NP.**
**NP is working closely with NE and isotope stakeholders in anticipation of the transfer.**
** ****Workshop will be held – August 5-7, 2008. **
- The Nation's Needs for Isotopes:  Present and Future
- Will assemble representative stakeholders- federal, research, industrial

## NP Staff

- Changes in Office of Nuclear Physics (NP)
**Several positions now approved for FY 2008**
**Technical Advisor position about to be advertised**
**Program Manager Positions:**
**Low Energy Program Manager position advertised – position offered**
**Theory Program Manager position vacant and about to be advertised **
**Facility Operations and Major Initiatives about to be advertised**
**Detailee/IPA positions**
**Facility Operations Detailee – John D’Auria (ORNL / Simon-Frasier University)**
**We do have openings  - please contact myself or Gene Henry**