Award of Excellence for Significant Contribution to the Nuclear Weapons Program; W76 Phase 6.2/2a Life Extension Study, Los Alamos National Laboratory 1999 W76 Study Team
Washington DC: United States Department of Energy, Office of Defense Programs, Military Application, 1999. Presumed First Edition, First printing of this award--may be one of several copies given to each team member. Framed Award. Frame is approximately 10.25 inches by 14 inches, internal image is approximately 9.25 inches by 13 inches. Framed at Village Arts by Marilyn. The Defense Programs Award of Excellence was established to recognize, on an annual basis, the contributions of work performed in support of the Stockpile Stewardship Program. This award is designed to recognize significant achievements in quality, productivity, cost savings, safety, or creativity in support of the nuclear weapons program. Provenance: This was personally acquired by a senior representative of Ground Zero Books, Ltd. from the estate of a former scientific staff member of the Los Alamos National Laboratory who was one of the award recipients. This is especially suitable for display as part of a museum exhibit, library special collections room, and/or as part of a major collector's display. The W76-1 is a refurbished W76-0 warhead used on submarine launched ballistic missiles. The W76-0 was introduced into the stockpile for the Navy in 1978. The W76-1 Life Extension Program extended the originally designed warhead service life of 20 years to 60 years. The W76-1 meets all missions and capabilities of the original W76-0 warhead without providing new military capabilities. NNSA completed W76-1 warhead production at the Pantex Plant in December 2018. Completion of the W76-1 warhead production allows the continued deployment of the W76 warhead atop the Trident D5 missile in the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines. NNSA currently conducts surveillance activities including the disassembly of selected warheads returned from submarines to assess reliability, safety, security, and performance. Some surveillance units are built into Joint Test Assemblies to conduct flight tests jointly with the Navy. Other units are built into test bed assemblies to conduct system-level ground tests. Ultimately, the data from these units is used to provide an annual assessment of the W76-1 to the President that the warhead remains safe, secure, and reliable. NNSA’s Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories were the design agencies for the refurbished W76-1 warhead. The W76-1 Life Extension Program also required the capabilities of scientists, engineers, technicians, and support personnel from the Pantex Plant, Y-12 National Security Complex, Savannah River Site, Kansas City National Security Campus, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Nevada National Security Site. Condition: Very good / No dust jacket issued.
Keywords: Nuclear Weapons, Los Alamos National Laboratory, W76, Defense Programs, Aware of Excellence, Military Application, Phase 6.22a, Life Extension, Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program
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