REPORTS RELATING TO TRITIUM PRODUCTION.

SEC. 3163. REPORTS RELATING TO TRITIUM PRODUCTION. (a) Report on Tritium Production Technology Options.— (1) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish a task force of the Defense Science Board to examine tritium production technology options. (2) The task force shall examine the following issues: (A) The risk associated with the design, construction, operation, and cost of each option for tritium production under consideration. (B) The implications for nuclear weapons proliferation of each such option. (C) The extent to which each such option contributes to the capability of the Government to reliably meet the national defense requirements of the United States. (D) Any other factors that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Energy considers appropriate. (3) The task force shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy a report on the results of its examination. The Secretaries shall submit the report to Congress not later than June 30, 1999. (b) Report on Test Program for Tritium Production at Watts Bar.— (1) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the test program at the Watts Bar Nuclear Station, Tennessee, after the test program is completed and the results of the program are evaluated. The report shall include—112 STAT. 2262 (A) data on the performance of the test rods, including any leakage of tritium from the test rods; (B) the amount of tritium produced during the test; (C) the performance of the reactor during the test; and (D) any other technical findings resulting from the test. (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees an interim report on the test program not later than 60 days after the test rods are removed from the Watts Bar reactor.