MODERNIZATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX

SEC. 3132. MODERNIZATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX (a) Study.—The President shall conduct a study, in consultation with experts in both the Federal Government and the private sector, on the nuclear weapons complex for the purpose of determining the overall size and productive capacity necessary to support national security objectives. (b) Plan.—The President shall formulate a plan, based on the study conducted under subsection (a), to modernize the nuclear weapons complex by achieving the necessary size and capacity determined under the study. Such plan shall include— (1) actions necessary to ensure operation of facilities in the nuclear weapons complex in a safe and environmentally acceptable manner; (2) a schedule for implementation of the plan; and (3) the estimated costs of implementation of the plan. (c) Report.—The President shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives containing recommendations resulting from the study required by subsection (a) and a description of the plan required by subsection (b). The report shall be submitted by December 15, 1988. (d) Nuclear Weapons Complex Definition.—In this section, the term “nuclear weapons complex” includes facilities for nuclear weapons research, development, and testing, nuclear materials production, nuclear weapons components manufacture, and assembly of nuclear weapons.