[Prex] FY19 DOE NP budget

[Jay Benesch]

The detailed Admin FY19 DOE budget request for science is at
https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/02/f49/DOE-FY2019-Budget-Volume-4_0.pdf

https://energy.gov/cfo/downloads/fy-2019-budget-justification
has everything public. Re NP:

The Request for Facility Operations includes funding for the operations 
of the NP scientific user facilities. Requested funding
directs efforts to operations of the facilities to enable world-class 
science and the optimization of existing capabilities.

Funding supports RHIC to operate for 2,795 hours (~19 weeks) in FY 2019. 
The Request allows for the implementation of the Low Energy RHIC 
e-Cooler (LEReC) project, an accelerator improvement project, which will 
enable new capability to further increase luminosity in order to carry 
out a definitive search for a critical point in the phase diagram of QCD
matter;

Funding supports CEBAF to operate for 2,035 hours (~19 weeks) in FY 
2019. This continues the highly anticipated science program of the newly 
constructed 12 GeV machine with associated experimental instrumentation;

ATLAS operates as the world’s premiere stable ion beam facility for 
5,300 hours (~34 weeks) to enable compelling experiments in nuclear 
structure and astrophysics;

Operations funding will be provided to FRIB to support the operational 
optimization of accelerator components as they complete fabrication and 
commissioning on the project, and the transition of associated 
operational to a facility operations budget;

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Total for Medium Energy NP is 152.375M, 2.4% below FY17 enacted.

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Medium Energy Nuclear Physics: The Request provides support for the 
CEBAF accelerator complex, including mission readiness of the four
experimental halls, mission readiness of the accelerator, all power and 
consumables of the site, computing capabilities for data taking and
analysis, cryogenics plant, scientific researchers on site and at other 
laboratories and universities, on site accelerator scientists and 
technicians, operation of the recently upgraded CEBAF accelerator to 
support 2,035 operating hours, and experimental activities in some of 
the newly upgraded experimental halls to pursue the highly anticipated 
12 GeV CEBAF physics program. CEBAF facility investments in capital 
equipment and accelerator improvement projects are deferred. 12 GeV 
researchers from national laboratories and universities implement, 
commission, and operate new experiments at CEBAF.

-3,732M vs FY2017 enacted