Sec. 3146. STUDY ON REUSE OF PLUTONIUM PITS

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## SEC. 3146 STUDY ON REUSE OF PLUTONIUM PITS ###

(a)Study Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security, in coordination with the Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 of title 10, United States Code, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a study of plutonium pits, including— ####

(1)the availability of plutonium pits— #####

(A)as of the date of the report; and #####

(B)after such date as a result of the dismantlement of nuclear weapons; and ####

(2)an assessment of the potential for reusing plutonium pits in future life extension programs. ###

(b)Matters Included The study submitted under subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)The feasibility and practicability of potential full or partial reuse options with respect to plutonium pits. ####

(2)The benefits and risks of reusing plutonium pits. ####

(3)A list of technical challenges that must be resolved to certify aged plutonium 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 plutonium pits. ####

(4)A list of the facilities that will perform the testing and experiments required to resolve the technical challenges identified under paragraph (3). ####

(5)The potential costs and cost savings of such reuse. ####

(6)The effects of such reuse on the requirements for plutonium pit manufacturing. ####

(7)An assessment of how such reuse affects plans to build a responsive nuclear weapons infrastructure.