Nonnuclear Consolidation Environmental Assessment. Executive summary, Nuclear Weapons Complex Reconfiguration Program

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10172043· OSTI ID:10172043

The Department of Energy (DOE) is developing a proposal, known as Complex 21, to reconfigure the Nation`s Nuclear Weapons Complex (Complex). The complex is a set of interrelated facilities that design, manufacture, test, and maintain this country`s nuclear weapons. The Complex also produces and/or recycles the nuclear materials used in building weapons and stores nuclear materials for future use. DOE also dismantles the weapons retired from the stockpile. In addition, DOE conducts surveillance and maintenance activities to ensure the reliability and safety of the stockpiled weapons throughout their operational life.

• Research Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs, Washington, DC (United States). Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Weapons Complex Reconfiguration
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 10172043
• Report Number(s): DOE/EA--0792(ES); ON: DE93017002; NC: NONE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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