REMANUFACTURE OF NUCLEAR STOCKPILE WEAPONS

SEC. 3131. REMANUFACTURE OF NUCLEAR STOCKPILE WEAPONS (a) Report on Remanufacture of Nuclear Stockpile Weapons.— The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall prepare a report on remanufacture of nuclear stockpile weapons that will require replacement at the end of their stockpile life. The report shall include the following information: (1) A specification of the nuclear warheads and bombs now in the stockpile which will not be replaced at the end of their stockpile life. (2) A case-by-case analysis of the technical requirements and estimated costs to prepare for the remanufacture of each certified nuclear weapon design scheduled for retention in the stockpile. (3) A specification of certified weapons designs designated for retention in paragraph (2) that could be remanufactured and recertified for the stockpile without conducting a nuclear explosive test. (4) Identification of those certified weapons designs included in paragraph (2) requiring changes to permit remanufacture which could be recertified with a single nuclear explosive proof test to demonstrate proper performance, and the minimum essential yield for each such test. (5) Identification of those certified weapon designs planned for retention in paragraph (2) requiring modification for remanufacture to the degree that more than one test is indicated to104 STAT. 1832 assure proper performance, and the minimum essential number and yield of tests required for each design so modified. (6) A description of other options that may be employed in the event of reduced reliance on nuclear test explosions, ranging from increasingly extensive modifications of existing designs to the introduction of entirely new designs, and the costs in time, funds, numbers, and yields of tests, and the postulated national security benefits of each of these options clearly set forth in a manner which allows the relative costs and benefits of all the options presented to be directly compared. (b) Submission of Report.— The Secretary of Energy shall submit an unclassified report with a classified appendix not later than February 1, 1991.