Sec. 3131. Study of potential reuse of nuclear weapon secondaries
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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall conduct a study of the potential reuse of nuclear weapon secondaries that includes an assessment of the potential for reusing secondaries in future life extension programs, including— a description of which secondaries could be reused; the number of such secondaries available in the stockpile as of the date of the study; and the number of such secondaries that are planned to be available after such date as a result of the dismantlement of nuclear weapons. The study under subsection
(a)shall include the following: The feasibility and practicability of potential full or partial reuse options with respect to nuclear weapon secondaries. The benefits and risks of reusing such secondaries. A list of technical challenges that must be resolved to certify aged materials under dynamic loading conditions and the full stockpile-to-target sequence of weapons, including a program plan and timeline for resolving such technical challenges and an assessment of the importance of resolving outstanding materials issues on certifying aged secondaries. The potential costs and cost savings of such reuse. The effects of such reuse on the requirements for secondaries manufacturing. An assessment of how such reuse affects plans to build a responsive nuclear weapons infrastructure. Not later than March 1, 2014, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees the study under subsection (a).