Audit Report: IG-0590

Refurbishment of the W80 — Weapon Type

Office of Inspector General

March 14, 2003

March 13, 2003

Refurbishment of the W80 — Weapon Type

Starting in September 1998, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos) initiated a project to refurbish the W80. In January 2001, to balance the workload between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore) and Los Alamos, NNSA transferred the responsibility of refurbishing and certifying the W80 nuclear weapon components to Livermore. Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) was given the responsibility to design specific weapon components and perform the non-nuclear certification, and Los Alamos was to perform the peer review function. NNSA plans to complete the refurbishment of its first production unit by 2006.

  • Audit Report: IG-0590 (7.54 MB)
    Starting in September 1998, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los
    Alamos) initiated a project to refurbish the W80. In January 2001, to
    balance the workload between Lawrence Livermore National
    Laboratory (Livermore) and Los Alamos, NNSA transferred the
    responsibility of refurbishing and certifying the W80 nuclear weapon
    components to Livermore. Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) was
    given the responsibility to design specific weapon components and
    perform the non-nuclear certification, and Los Alamos was to perform
    the peer review function. NNSA plans to complete the refurbishment
    of its first production unit by 2006.