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Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wieland, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, and R. M. Fujimoto, eds. DATABASE-INTENSIVE PROCESS SIMULATION AT THE Y-12 NATIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX Reid Kress Karen Bills Jack Dixon Richard Rinehart Information Technology National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) BWXT Y-12 Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-2009 U.S.A. ABSTRACT components, building sub-assemblies, or assembling a final product. In addition, Y-12 disassembles weapons in order The NNSA’s Y-12 National Security Complex is a to support stockpile reduction efforts and to retrieve high- manufacturing facility operated by BWXT Y-12. Y-12’s value materials and components. Y-12’s technology-based missions include ensuring the US’ nuclear weapons missions can be distributed into the following broad deterrent, storing nuclear materials, and fueling US naval categories: reactors. As a consequence of these missions, Y-12 makes dozens of products, having hundreds of parts, each with Production and rework of complex nuclear many different process steps associated with weapon c