May 25, 2006

W76 Life Extension Project

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is and at risk of not achieving the first production unit for the W76 refurbishment within its intended scope, schedule, and cost parameters. In particular, we found that NNSA (1) reduced the scope of activities planned to support final design and production decisions; (2) delayed tests and production related milestones; and, (3) could not reconcile cost variances to supporting project documentation.