Pub. L. 104-106, div. C, tit. XXXI, subtit. A, sec. 3160

REPORT ON HYDRONUCLEAR TESTING.

EnactedYear: 1996Length: 133 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 3160. REPORT ON HYDRONUCLEAR TESTING. (a) Report.— The Secretary of Energy shall direct the joint preparation by the Directors of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Los Alamos National Laboratory of a report on the advantages and disadvantages with respect to the safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile of permitting alternative limits to the current limit on the explosive yield of 110 STAT. 627hydronuclear and other explosive tests. The report shall address the following explosive yield limits: (1) 4 pounds (TNT equivalent). (2) 400 pounds (TNT equivalent). (3) 4,000 pounds (TNT equivalent). (4) 40,000 pounds (TNT equivalent). (5) 400 tons (TNT equivalent). (b) Funding.— The Secretary shall make available funds appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to section 3101 for preparation of the report required under subsection (a).