50 U.S.C. § 2812
The Administrator shall authorize the head of each nuclear weapons production facility to establish an Engineering and Manufacturing Research, Development, and Demonstration Program under this section.
The projects and activities carried out through the program at a nuclear weapons production facility under this section shall support innovative or high-risk design and manufacturing concepts and technologies with potentially high payoff for the nuclear security enterprise. Those projects and activities may include-
50 U.S.C. § 2812
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATIONSection was formerly set out as a note under section 7274r of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108-136.
AMENDMENTS2014-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113-291 struck out "for Nuclear Security" after "The Administrator".2013- Pub. L. 113-66 substituted "managers of certain nuclear weapons production facilities" for "plant managers of certain nuclear weapons production plants" in section catchline.Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112-239, §3131(z)(1), substituted "nuclear security enterprise" for "nuclear weapons complex" in introductory provisions.Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 112-239, §3131(z)(2), struck out subsecs. (c) to (e), which related, respectively, to funding, a report, and definition of "nuclear weapons production facility".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
ACTIVITIES AT COVERED NUCLEAR WEAPONS FACILITIES Pub. L. 108-447, §308, 118 Stat. 2959, provided that: "The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration may authorize the manager of a covered nuclear weapons research, development, testing or production facility to engage in research, development, and demonstration activities with respect to the engineering and manufacturing capabilities at such facility in order to maintain and enhance such capabilities at such facility: Provided, That of the amount allocated to a covered nuclear weapons facility each fiscal year from amounts available to the Department of Energy for such fiscal year for national security programs, not more than an amount equal to 2 percent of such amount may be used for these activities: Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the term 'covered nuclear weapons facility' means the following:"(1) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri."(2) The Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee."(3) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas. "(4) The Savannah River Plant, South Carolina."(5) The Nevada Test Site." Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 108-137, §308, 117 Stat. 1861. Pub. L. 108-7, §308, 117 Stat. 154. Pub. L. 107-66, §309, 115 Stat. 509. Pub. L. 106-377, §1(a)(2) [title III, §310], Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1441, 1441A-80.
- Administration
- The term "Administration" means the National Nuclear Security Administration.
- Administrator
- The term "Administrator" means the Administrator for Nuclear Security.
- nuclear security enterprise
- The term "nuclear security enterprise" means the physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities.
- nuclear weapons production facility
- The term "nuclear weapons production facility" means any of the following:(A) The Kansas City National Security Campus, Kansas City, Missouri.(B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.(C) The Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.(D) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.(E) The Nevada National Security Site, Nevada.(F) Any facility of the Department of Energy that the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator and Congress, determines to be consistent with the mission of the Administration.