§ 6115.
Major warhead refurbishment program
In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report, on each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, that provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall include—
(1)
a full description of alternatives considered prior to the award of Phase 6.3;
(2)
a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives against each alternative considered;
(3)
identification of the cost and risk of critical technology elements associated with each alternative, including technology maturity, integration risk, manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs;
(4)
identification of the cost and risk of additional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to support production and certification of each alternative;
(5)
a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability, including any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods as compared to at least one other feasible refurbishment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate; and
(6)
a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning assumptions.
(Added [Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a)], Dec. 18, 2025, [139 Stat. 1352].)