Operations Center
The Operations Centers
The Forrestal Operations Center and the Alternate Operations Center accommodates:
- 24/7 Watch Offices for the Department of Energy (DOE) Headquarters (one in the Forrestal location and one is in an Alternate location);
- Emergency Communications Network (ECN);
- Headquarters response to a departmental emergency or situation requiring departmental decision support; and
- Operations Center support staff.
All rooms are cleared for classified operations (Top Secret Level):
- NNSA PCs & LAN connections for authorized laptops; and
- Emergency Communications Network workstations approved for classified/unclassified operations.
Environmental Systems for the Operations Centers
The Forrestal Operations Center includes:
- Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), which supports ECN servers and other critical Operations Center equipment; and
- Independent air supply system filtered to protect against biological and radiological agents (99.7%).
The Alternate Operations Center includes:
- Uninterruptible Power Supply supports ECN servers and other critical Operations Center equipment