DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 3401.3B
N9
13 Dec 2012
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 3401.3B
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: NUCLEAR SURVIVABILITY POLICY FOR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
SYSTEMS
Ref: (a) DoD Instruction 3150.09 of 17 September 2008
(b) CJCS 3170.01H
(c) OPNAVINST 5430.48E
(d) OPNAVINST 9070.1A
(e) MIL-STD 3023, High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse
Protection for Military Aircraft
(f) MIL-STD 2169B, High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse
Environment
(g) SECNAVINST 5000.2E
(h) OPNAVINST 2400.20F
(i) OPNAVINST 3400.10G
(j) OPNAVINST 3400.11
Encl: (1) U.S. Navy Nuclear Survivability Definitions
(2) Platform and System Survivability Requirements
Generation Process
1. Purpose. To establish policy and assign responsibility for
implementing nuclear survivability into Navy and Marine Corps
systems and platforms; to incorporate nuclear survivability
functions within the existing Navy decision process; to
synchronize and align the naval nuclear survivability guidance
with references (a) through (j); and to ensure warfighters are
provided with nuclear survivable systems.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 3401.3A.
3. Background
a. Naval systems and platforms are required to perform
missions in nuclear environments. The details of the specific
technical design criteria that enable survivability are not
included herein but are referenced by the applicable policy and
requirements documents provided below.
