Science Based Stockpile Stewardship
Abstract
The FY1994 National Defense Authorization Act calls on the Secretary of Energy to establish a stewardship program to ensure the preservation of the core intellectual and technical competencies of the United States in nuclear weapons. The DOE asked JASON to review its Science Based Stockpile Stewardship program with respect to three criteria: (1) contributions to important scientific and technical understanding and to national goals; (2) contributions to maintaining and renewing the technical skill base and overall level of scientific competence in the defense program and the weapons labs, and to the broader U.S. scientific and engineering strength; and (3) contributions to maintaining U.S. confidence in our nuclear stockpile without nuclear testing through improved understanding of weapons physics and diagnostics. In this report JASON analyzes the DOE program and makes specific recommendations regarding it. Stewardship, Hydrotests, Pulsed power, Advanced computing, Sbss program, Non-proliferation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA286395
Entities
People
- C. Callan
- D. Eardley
- D. Hammer
- Joel Goodman
- S. Drell
- W. Happer
Organizations
- MITRE Corporation