Sec. 3131. STUDY OF POTENTIAL REUSE OF NUCLEAR WEAPON SECONDARIES

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## SEC. 3131 STUDY OF POTENTIAL REUSE OF NUCLEAR WEAPON SECONDARIES ###

(a)Study 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— ####

(1)a description of which secondaries could be reused; ####

(2)the number of such secondaries available in the stockpile as of the date of the study; and ####

(3)the number of such secondaries that are planned to be available after such date as a result of the dismantlement of nuclear weapons. ###

(b)Matters Included The study under subsection

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

(1)The feasibility and practicability of potential full or partial reuse options with respect to nuclear weapon secondaries. ####

(2)The benefits and risks of reusing such secondaries. ####

(3)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. ####

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

(5)The effects of such reuse on the requirements for secondaries manufacturing. ####

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

(c)Submission Not later than March 1, 2014, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees the study under subsection (a).