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AN INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR WEAPON RECORDS

Purpose

This document i d e n t i f i e s t h e n u c l e a r weapon r eco rds g e n e r a t e d by t h e Department of Ene rgy ' s (DOE) Nuclear Weapons Complex. The Nuclear Weapons Complex cons i s t s of t h e Department and i t s National L a b o r a t o r i e s , p roduct ion a g e n c i e s , and d ismant lement agenc i e s . The a p p r o p r i a t e r e t e n t i on and d i s p o s i t i o n of n u c l e a r weapon r eco rds a r e c r i t i c a l t o :

Main ta in ing c o r e competency f o r t h e des ign , development , p r o d u c t i o n , e v a l u a t i o n , main tenance , and dismantlement of nuc l ea r weapons and weapon- re1 a t e d components ;

Control1 i ng t h e documentat ion necessary t o ma in t a in an e f f i c i e n t nuc l ea r weapons i n f r a s t r u c t u r e as p a r t o f s t o c k p i l e s t e w a r d s h i p ;

Main ta in ing an e f f e c t i v e n u c l e a r d e t e r r e n t as n u c l e a r d e t e r r e n c e r o n t i nues t o be a c o r n e r s t o n e o f United S t a t e s National S e c u r i t y S t r a t e g y Po l i cy even though n a t i o n a l and i n t e r n a t i o n a l changes have l e a d t h e United S t a t e s t o reduce i t s c a p a b i l i t i e s , s t o c k p i l e , and t h e i n t r a s t r u c t u r e neces sa ry t o main ta in t h e s t o c k p i l e ;

Developing, m a i n t a i n i n g , and u t i l i z i n g t h e c a p a b i l i t i e s f o r i d e n t i f y i n g and documentinq s u r e t y d e f e c t s i n e x i s t i n g nuc l ea r weapon sys tems; n u c l e a r weapons, d e v i c e s , and t h e i r a s s o c i a t e d o p e r a t i o n s ; and p o t e n t i a1 d e f e c t s i n new des igns and o p e r a t i o n s ; and f o r t a k i n g a p p r o p r i a t e a c t i o n s t o errsur-e Lhe i I- ~ u l - r - t l ~ t i 0 1 1 .

P r i n c i p l e s nf t h e S c h e d ~ r l ~ !

The fo l lowing p r i n c i p l e s a r e r e f l e c t e d i n t h e s t r u c t u r e o f t h i s s chedu le .

The f i n a l i z e d o r l a s t v e r s i o n of a l l in format ion i s s u f f i c i e n t f o r r e t e n t i o n pu rposes . D r a f t s and non record cop ie s may bc des t royed b e f o r e t h e s p e c i f i e d t imes i f no l o n g e r needed.

The o r i g i n a t i n g agency i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e formal r e t e n t i o n of t h e i d e n t i f i e d r e c o r d s , except a s s p e c i f i e d i n t h e d i s p o s i t i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s .

NOTE: When a r e c o r d ( o r a copy t h e r e o f ) i s used i n mu1 t i p l e a p p l i r a t i n n s , e a r h u s e r chn111d e v a l ~ ~ a t ~ t h e lrcp n f t h e r ~ r n r r i t n de te rmine i f t h e r e c o r d should be d isposed of a c c o r d i n g t o a s i t e - spec i f l c s chedu le .

l h e r e t e n t i o n s t a t e m e n t " t h e f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n oi t h e i d s t r e l d ~ e d weaporr system" r ecogn izes t h a t i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s e x i s t among n u c l e a r weapon sys tems. Nuclear weapon r eco rds must be eva lua t ed t o de t e rmine i f mu1 t i p l e a p p l i c a t i o n s e x i s t . Records d i s p o s i t i o n may o c c u r on1 y when t h e l a s t us inq weapon system has completed i t s " f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n . " F ina l d i s p o s i t i o n o c c u r s when t h e l a & nuc lea r weapon assembly o r i t s t - r a i n e r ,

whichever comes l a s t , has been reduced i n t o i t s c o n s t i t u e n t p a r t s and t t ~ o s e p a r t s have been demi 1 i t a l - i zed and s a n i t i z e d . T t ~ e ma te r i a1 s frunr Lhe c o n s t i t u e n t p a r t s a r e no l o n g e r a v a i l a b l e f o r use i n weapon sys tems.

S i t e - s p e c i f i c schedules must be submi t t ed t o t h e Departmental Records O f f i c e r f o r approval when r e t e n t i o n s o t h e r t han t h o s e s p e c i f i e d i n t h i s s chedu le a r e neces sa ry . For o r g a n i z a t i o n s needing d i f f e r e n t o r more complex r e t e n t i o n s , t h e r e c o r d s s e r i e s d i s p o s i t i o n s may s p e c i f y t h e c a v e a t , "Re fe r t o s i t e - s p e c i f i c s chedu le s f o r l o c a l i n s t r u c t i o n s . "

Epidemiologica l i s s u e s a r e t h e b a s i s f o r t h e "75 yea r s a f t e r t h e e v e n t " r e t e n t i o n . Th i s r e t e n t i o n i s formula ted t o i n c l u d e an i n i t i a l age of 25 y e a r s f o r t h e " n u c l e a r work f o r c e " a t t h e time o f p o s s i b l e r i s k and t h e i r l i f e expec t ancy ; and encompasses 2 l i n e a l g e n e r a t i o n s ach i ev ing t h e age u f 21.

Re ten t ion p e r i o d s a r e s t r u c t u r e d t o ensu re t h a t knowledgeable, t e c h n i c a l personnel a r e a v a i l a b l e t o e v a l u a t e and review t h e r e c o r d s f o r a p p r o p r i a t e d i s p o s i t i o n .

Eva1 u a t i o n of Records

This s chedu le e s t a b l i s h e s recommended d i s p o s i t i o n s f o r i n a c t i v e r eco rds t o prevent t h e p rema tu re d e s t r u c t i orl of ncrcl eak- weapon i n f o r m a t i o n . P r i o r t o d i s p o s i t i o n , a l l r eco rds s h a l l be reviewed by knowledgeable weapons t e c h n i c a l personnel and r e c o r d s management personnel t o r e a f f i r m t h e d i spos i t i on based upon:

H i s t o r i c a l v a l u e , e . g . ; prov ide legacy in fo rma t ion f o r r e s e a r c h beyond t h e development of n u c l e a r weapons.

National s e c u r i t y conce rns , e . g . ; provide base1 i n e i n fo rma t ion f o r s t u d i e s b u t s i d e the n u c l e a r weapons complex.

Enduring t e c h n i c a l need, e . g . ; perform reviews t o de t e rmine i f a t e c h n i c a l need e x i s t s beyond t h e o r i g i n a l purpose f o r which t h e r e c o r d s were c r e a t e d .

NOTE: When d e s t r u c t i o n i s i n d i c a t e d , e v a l u a t e t h e r e c o r d s f o r an "endur ing t e c h n i c a l need" and p o t e n t i a1 t r a n s f e r t o a "knowl edge p r e s e r v a t i o n " s e r i e s . When a p p r o p r i a t e , t r a n s f e r r e c o r d s t o a "knowl edge p r e s e r v a t i o n " s e r i e s , and e v a l u a t e and r e s c h e d u l e t h e r e s u l t i n g r eco rds s e r i e s by amending t h i s Weapons Schedule o r by s u b m i t t i n g an SF 115, Request f o r Records D i s p o s i t i o n A u t h o r i t y , i f t h e r e c o r d s s e r i e s i s s i t e - s p e c i f i c .

Many r e c o r d s i n t h i s schedule a r e app ra i sed f o r long- te rm r e t e n t i o n ; such a s , " i rn t i l f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e l a s t r ~ l a t e d weapon sys tem; "when no l o n s e r needed f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e , l e g a l o r r e f e r e n c e p u r p o s e s ; " o r "15 y e a r s a f t e r t he e v e l ~ t . " Aftel- I-evi ew, recol-ds f u r s e l e c t e d pl-u j e c t s r ep r - e sen t i ng t e c h n o l o g i c a l advancements of h i s t o r i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e w i l l be o f f e r e d t o t h e

National Archives and Records Admin i s t r a t i on (NARA). Na t iona l s e c u r i t y i s s u e s s h a l l be addressed b e t o r e t h e t r a n s f e r o t t h e s e l e c t e d r e c o r d s o c c u r s . A l l in format ion w i l l be t r a n s f e r r e d by t h e o f f e r i n g agency a s a comple te u n i t f o r each s e l e c t e d p r o j e c t .

The main r e c o r d c a t e q o r i e s i d e n t i f i e d i n t h i s schedule a r e a s f o l l o w s :

Nuclear weapons management r e c o r d s document t h e b a s i s f o r t h e Depar tment ' s r~ucledr . weaporls pr-uyr,all~ 111ariaye111er11 dec; i s i o r ~ s , di r e ~ t i 011, pul i c i e ~ , a r ~ d respons i bi 1 i t i e s . The r e c o r d s i n c l u d e , but a r e no t 1 imi t e d t o , documents r e l a t i n g t n i n t ~ r a c t i n n c wi th t h e n ~ p a r t m e n t n f Defense (Doll), a n d miss ion assignments and a u t h o r i z a t i o n s t o t h e Design Agencies (DA) , Produc t ion Agencies (PA), and Di smantl ement Agencies. These r e c o r d s may be c r e a t e d by Headqua r t e r s , t h e Ueputy A s s i s t a n t Sec re t a ry f o r M ~ l i t a r y A p p l i c a t i o n s and Stockpi l e Suppor t (DASMASS) , Departmental n u c l e a r weapons program o v e r s i g h t o f f i c e s , DoD o f f i c e s and s e r v i c e s , o r Nuclear Weapons Complex Agencies .

Nuclear weapons development r e c o r d s document c o n c e p t s , r e s e a r c h , t e s t i n g , and l e s s o n s l e a r n e d du r ing t h e development and p r o t o t y p i n g of a n u c l e a r weapon. Nuclear weapon devel optvent engi nee)-i ng and t e s t i ng r e c o r d s document t h e c o n c e p t i o n , d e s i g n , and t e s t i n g of a manufac turabl e n u c l e a r weapon system and i t s t e s t and t r a i n l n g weapons, t e s t equipment , a n c i l l a r y equipment, and accep tance equipment as r e q u i r e d , o r f o r e x p l o r a t o r y and advanced development p r o j e c t s . These records c h a r a c t e r i z e t h e ba l ance of primary r e q u i r e m e n t s , re1 i abi 1 i t y , qua1 i t y , s u r e t y , and r e s o u r c e c o n s i d e r a t i o n s n e c e s s a r y f o r each nuc l ea r weapon system t h a t h e l p s comprise t h e Uni ted S t a t e s ' n u c l e a r d e t e r r e n t . These r e c o r d s document t h e evo lu t ion of n u c l e a r weapons, thought p roces se s , and key t r e n d s s i n c e 1943.

Design d e f i n i t i o n r e c o r d s a r e t h e graphica l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s , s p e c i f i c a t i o n s , and t e x t u a l documents necessary t o produce t h e p a r t s t h a t comprise a n u c l e a r weapon and i t s t r a i n e r s , t e s t , a n c i l l a r y , and acceptance equipment . They i n c o r p o r a t e performance r equ i r emen t s and c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s r e q u i r e d f o r t h e f u n c t i o n , re1 i a b i l i t y , i n t e r changeab i 1 i t y , and s a f e t y of weapon components and assembl i e s used i n t h e manufac tur i ng and r e p r o c e s s i ng of a nuc l ea r weapon sys tem.

Engineering a u t h o r i z a t i o n documentat ion con t ro l and r e c o r d in fo rma t ion such as t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e of product changes, a c t i o n a u t h o r i z a t i o n s , and d i s p o s i t i o n o f non-conformi ng m a t e r i a l f o r weapon and weapon r e1 a t e d p roduc t s i n e i t h e r p i l o t p r o d u c t i o ~ o r product ion . The documents a r e i s s u e d by t h e Design Agencies o r t h e Product ion Agencies .

Nuclear s u r e t y r e c o r d s encompass nuc l ea r s a f e t y , s e c u r i t y and use c o n t r o l a s p e c t s o f n u c l e a r weapon sys t ems , nuc l ea r weapons, n u c l e a r weapon components . n ~ r c l e a r d e v i c e s : and t h p i r a s soc i a t ed o p e r a t i o n s , techno1 o q i e s and a u x i l i a r y equipment. Documentation inc ludes d e s i g n , performance val i d a t i o n , and v e r i f i c a t i o n , independent assessment , and r e l e v a n t emergency r e s p o n s e i n fo rma t ion .

Nuclear d e v i c e and e f f e c t s t e s t i n g r e c o r d s document dev ice performance, weapons e f f e c t s , and weapons re1 i abi 1 i t y a s observed i n a tmospher ic and underground t e s t i n g . Because t r e a t i e s c u r r e n t l y i n p l a c e r e s t r i c t o r prevent new t e s t i n g , i t i s not p o s s i b l e t o o b t a i n any new d a t a t h a t may be needed f o r f u t u r e e v a l u a t i o n s by t r a d i t i o n a l means. There a r e two t y p e s of t e s t s : n u c l e a r dev ice t e s t s and n u c l e a r e f f e c t s t e s t s . A n u c l e a r dev ice t e s t i s an e v a l u a t i o q of a prototype/developmental d e s i g n , o r a proof t e s t o f a war r e s e r v e d e s i g n . Nuclear dev ice t e s t i n g r e c o r d s document d e v i c e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s t h a t de te rmine s a f e t y margins and re1 i abi 1 i t y . Nuclear e f f e c t s t e s t s a r e e i t h e r sponsored by t h e Department o r by o t h e r a g e n c i e s . Nuclear e f f e c t s t e s t i n g r e c o r d s document t h e o u t p u t s ( b l a s t , t h e r m a l , r a d i a t i o n , e t c . ) from a n u c l e a r d e v i c e and t h e i r i n t e r a c t i o n wi th and impact on components and e x t e r n a l hardware.

P roduc t ion , f a b r i c a t i o n and t e s t r e c o r d s document t h e p roduc t ion and t e s t i n g of weapon components and sys tems, manufac tur ing p r o c e s s e s , and conformance t o s p e c i f i c a t i o n s and re1 i a b i l i t y r equ i r emen t s .

Q u a l i t y a s s u r a n c e r e c o r d s document t h e degree of conformance t o d e s i g n , p e r i o d i c i n s p e c t i o n s t o de te rmine f u n c t i o n a l s tockp i 1 e r e a d i n e s s , and acl ior ls taker] l o pr,oductl dlld irripr.uve pruducls or, p r x c e s s e s . Quali ly r eco rds s e r v e as t h e documentary ev idence t h a t t h e product meets Departmental r e q u i r e m e n t s , and provide documentat ion n f adherence t o t h e d e s i g n , development , and p roduc t ion p roces s r equ i r emen t s . Qua1 i t y assurance r e c o r d s may be found i n any of t h e o t h e r r e c o r d s e r i e s .

S t o c k p i l e s u p p o r t r e c o r d s p rov ide gu idance , i n fo rma t ion exchange, and suppor t re1 a t i ng t o Department o f Dcfense S e r v i c e maintenance a c t i o n s and r e p a i r f o r d e f e c t i v e and/or damaged weapons o r weapon components; i n s p e c t i o n s , m o d i f i c a t i o n s , a l t e r a t i o n s , o r component chanqes t o n u c l e a r weapons. Technica l pub1 i c a t i o n s and r e c o r d s provide management, pol i c y , p rocedures , i nformat i o n , and d a t a f o r n u c l e a r weapons, and t h e maintenance drld tl111p1 uyllleilt u f I I U C ~ t l d r W ~ ~ V U I I S i 1 1 S e w ice ~ u s t u d y .

New m a t e r i a l and s t n c k p i 1 e eval 11at.ion program r e c o r d s dnrument t h e e v a l u a t i o n of n u c l e a r weapon sys tems, subsys tems, and components du r ing product ion and throughout t h e i r s t o c k p i l e l i f e . Eva lua t ion r e c o r d s document t h e deg ree of conformance of War Reserve m a t e r i a l t o des ign and r e l i a b i l i t y r equ i r emen t s throughout product ion and s t o c k p i l e l i f e a s s e t f o r t h i n t h e M i l i t a r y C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , and a l low f o r d e t e c t i o n o f unsuspec ted a g e - r e l a t e d d e g r a d a t i o n . Evalua t ion d a t a a r e used t o a s s e s s weapon re1 i a b i l i t v , t o conf i rm t h e val i d i t v o f development and p roduc t - acceptance t e s t r e s u l t s , t o v e r i f y t h e i n t e g r i t y of weapon s a f e t y f e a t u r e s , and t o demonst ra te t h e con t inued compati bi 1 i t y between Department of Energy and Department of Deferise rnd l t l r i d l .

Ret i rement and dismantlement p roces s r e c o r d s document t h e p roces s t h a t i s r n q l ~ j x - r r j t q c ? f c l y r cd~ i c r b ~ c a y n r ; ar;sp.nhl jpr . i r l t n thpi i , . consti t t ~ c r t p a r t y . These r e c o r d s document t h e cha in o f cus tody and t h e d i s p o s i t i o n f o r each p a r t o r component of a n u c l e a r weapon t h a t i s permanently removed from t h e s t o c k p i l e .

RECORDS SCHEDULE - 3 NUCLEAR WEAPON RECORDS

This schedule covers nuclear weapon records f o r the Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Weapons Complex Design Agencies (1 aboratory f a c i l i t i e s ) , Production Agencies (manufacturing f a c i l i t i e s ) , and o ther Departmental o f f i c e s . Records covered by t h i s schedule are grouped i n to the following ca tegor ies :

1. Nuclear Weapons Management Records

2 . Nuclear Weapons Development Records

3 . Design Uet in i t ion Kecords

4 . Engineering Authorization Documentation

5 . Nuclear Surety Records

6 . Nuclear Device and Ef fec t s Testing Records

7 . Production, Fabr icat ion and Test Records

8 . Quality Assurance Records

9 . Stockpile Support Records

10. New Materi a1 and Stockpi 1 e Eva1 uati oq P rog ram Records

11. Retirement and D i smantl ement Process Records

Appendix 1: Glossary

RECORDS SCHEDULE - 3 NUCLEAR WEAPON RECORDS

I NUCLEAR WEAPONS MANAGEMENT RECORDS

Nuclear weapons management r e c o r d s document t h e b a s i s f o r t h e Depar tment ' s n u c l e a r weapons program management d e c i s i o n s , d i r e c t i o n , p o l i c i e s , and r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s . The r e c o r d s i n c l u d e , bu t a r e not l i m i t e d t o , documents r e l a t i n g t o i n t e r a c t i o n s wi th t h e Department of Defense (DoD), and miss ion assignments and a u t h o r i z a t i o n s t o t h e Design Agencies (DA) , Product ion Agencies ( P A ) , and Dismantlement Agencies . These r e c o r d s may be c r e a t e d by Headqua r t e r s , t h e Deputy A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y f o r M i l i t a r y A p p l i c a t i o n s and S t o c k p i l e Suppor t (DASMASS) , Departmental nuc l ea r weapons program o v e r s i g h t uf f i c e s , DoD o f f i c e s and s e r v i c e s , and Nuclear Weapons Complex a g e n c i e s .

DESCRIPT ION D I S P O S I T I O N

A . Nuclear weapon r e c o r d s t h a t d e f l n e and e s t a b l i s h p o l i c i e s , p rocedures and r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s f o r t h e d e s i g n , development , p r o d u c t i o n , s u r e t y , m o d i f i c a t i o n , r e p a i r , s t o c k p i l e s u p p o r t , r e t i r e m e n t , d i smant lement , and f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n o f n u c l e a r weapons.

.Exam~les : DOE o r d e r s and supplemental d i r e c t i v e s ; DASMASS re1 a t e d d i r e c t i v e s ; Memorandums o f Understanding (MOUs ) and Agreemen 1s ; Engineering Procedures (EPs) ; and qua1 i t y c r i t e r i a .

( 1 ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by DASMASS

( 2 ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by des ign agenci e s and DOE d e s i g n a t e d dismant.lement a g e n c i e s :

Permanent. O f f e r t o NARA 5 y e a r s a f t e r cance led .

Des t roy when no l o n g e r needed f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o r r e f e r e n c e pu rposes . Refer t o s i t e s p e c i f i c s chedu le s f o r l o c a l i n s t r u c t i o n s .

B. Meeting minutes f o r s t a n d i n g commit tees , subcommit tees , and working 9:-oi1;s , s i i ch 2,s , t h c Pl~icl e2:- ' t 'n?p"r , r

Counc i l ; P r o j e c t O f f i c e r Groups; S a f e t y , S e c u r i t y and Control ; and Weapons Apprai s a l P roces s .

DESCRIPTION

(1) F i l e s main ta ined by DASMASS:

( 7 ) F i l p z m a i n t a i n ~ d by d ~ c i g n agencies :

C. Annual r e p o r t documentati on :

Examples: "Annual Report t o t h e P r e s i d e n t on Nuclear S u r e t y , " "Annual Stuckp i 1 e Impl-uvemel~t Rev i eur" by t h e Nuclear Weapons Counci 1, "Annual Weapon Program Repor t" ( A W P R ) , "Product ion and Planning D i r e c t i v e " (P&PD, "Nuclear Weapons S t o c k p i l e Memorandum" (NWSM) .

( 1 ) F i l e s main ta ined by DASMASS:

( 2 ) F i l e s main ta ined by d e s i g n agenc i e s :

D. Budgeting and p lanning r e c o r d s and weapon system a u d i t s :

Examul e s : Product i on o r Program Control Documents (PCDs), Long Range Pl anni ng Document (LRPD) , Work1 oad Pl anni ng Guidance (WPG) , S e c t o r Ope ra t ions P l ans , Pl anni ng Informat ion Document ( P I D ) , General Accounting O f f i c e (GAO) f i n a l a u d i t r e p o r t s .

E . S t r a t e g i c s t u d i e s i n c l u d i n g , bu t no t l i m i t e d t o :

( I ) l echnoloyy, new i n 1 ti a t i v e s , s t r a t e g i c b u s i n e s s , and environmental s t u d i e s :

DISPOSITION

Permanent. O f f e r t o NARA 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e l a s t r e l a t e d weapon system.

n e c t r o y 5 y e a r z a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e l a s t r e l a t e d weapon system o r 25 y e a r s a f t e r p r o j e c t cance l1 a t i o n , whichever i s 1 a t e r .

Permanent. O f f e r t o NARA 25 y e a r s a f t e r i s s u e d .

Des t roy when no longe r needed f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o r r e f e r e n c e pu rposes . Refer t o s i t e - s p e c i f i c s chedu le s f o r l o c a l i n s t r u c t i o n s .

Destroy 3 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d l spos i t i on of t h e 1 a s t re1 a t e d weapon system o r 25 y e a r s a f t e r p r o j e c t cance l l a t i o n , whichever i s 1 a t e r .

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r e p o r t i s i s s u e d .

DESCRIPTION DISPOSITION

( 2 ) S t r a t e g i c o f f e n s e and d e f e n s e , Des t roy 20 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l arms c o n t r o l , and conven t iona l and r e p o r t i s i s s u e d . t a c t i c a l weapons s t u d i e s :

(3) Nuclear weapon s t u d i e s of approved phases and o t h e r o p t i o n s :

( a ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by t h e Depar tment ' s Weapons Program Div i s ion (WPD):

( b ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by des ign agencies :

F. Management s u p p o r t i n g documentat ion t o c a t e g o r i e s A - E and no t covered e l sewhere i n t h i s s e c t i o n , such as d r a f t s wi th no s u b s t a n t i v e comments, cor respondence , memorandums, b r i e f i n g s , s t a t u s r e p o r t s , r e p o r t s from o t h e r a g e n c i e s , t e c h n i c a l i n q u i r i e s , d a t a p r o c e s s i n g t o o l s , source mater i a1 de termined t o have no endur ing v a l u e , and r e f e r e n c e materi a1 not needed f o r documentary purposes :

Permanent . O f f e r t o NARA 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e 1 a s t r e l a t e d weapon sys tem.

Destroy when no l o n g e r needed f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o r r e f e r e n c e pu rposes . Refer t o s i t e - s p e c i f i c s chedu le s f o r l o c a l i n s t r u c t i o n s .

Destroy when supe r seded , o b s o l e t e , o r no l o n g e r needed.

2 . NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT RECORDS

Nuclear weapons development r e c o r d s document concep t s , r e s e a r c h , t e s t i n g , and l e s s o n s l e a r n e d d~. r r ing t h e development and pro to typing of a n u c l e a r weapon. Nuclear weapon development engi nee r i ng and t e s t i n g r eco rds document t h e concep t ion , de s ign and t e s t i n g of a manufacturable n u c l e a r weapon system and i t s t e s t and t r a i n i n g weapons, t e s t equipment, anci l l a r y equipment , and acceptance equipment a s r e q u i r e d o r f o r exp lo ra to ry and advanced development p r o j e c t s . These r e c o r d s c h a r a c t e r i z e t h e balance of pr imary r e q u i r e m e n t s , re1 i abi 1 i t y , qua1 i t y , s u r e t y , and r e sou rce c o n s i d e r a t i o n s n e c e s s a r y f o r each nuc l ea r weapon system t h a t h e l p s comprise t h e United S t a t e s ' n u c l e a r d e t e r r e n t . These r e c o r d s document t h e e v o l u t i o n of n u c l e a r weapons, thought processes and key t r e n d s s i n c e 1943 .

DESCRIPTION D I S P O S I T I O N

A. Nuclear weapon development s t u d i e s a r e d iv ided i n t o 3 c a t e g o r i e s o f r eco rds : ( 1 ) programmatic devel opment t h a t e n t e r s s t o c k p i l e , ( 2 ) programs t h a t do not e n t e r s t o c k p i l e , and ( 3 ) suppor t ing documenta t ion f o r ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) t h a t has been reduced o r has no enduring need.

(1) Formal r e p o r t s , s u p p o r t i ng Destroy 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l documentat ion, and t e s t documentat ion d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a s t re1 a t i n g t o n u c l e a r weapon s t u d i e s f o r re1 a t e d weapon system. which a formal r e p o r t was publ i s h e d :

ExampJe~: Phase 1 S tudy Repor t , Major Impact Repor t , Weapons Design and Cost Report ( W D C R ) , and Phase 2A Study Report .

( 2 ) Nuclear weapons devel opment Destroy 20 y e a r s a f t e r t h e s t u d i e s f o r which a f i n a l r e p o r t was s tudy i s t e rmi na t ed . no t publ i shed:

(3 ) Study documentat ion i n c l u d i n g , Destroy 6 months a f t e r bu t no t 1 imi t e d t o , handwr i t t en n o t e s , i s suance of formal r e p o r t . cor respondence , memorandums, s tudy group documenta t ion , meeti ng agendas, s chedu le s , c a l cu l a t i ons , sys tems des ign d r a f t s , computer model i ng, and p re l i mi nary computer a i d e d r lccinn, / romp~rt~r a i d ~ d ~ n q i nee r ing (CAD/CAE) d e s i g n s :


B . Nuclear weapon program r e q u i rernents , i ncl bdi ng r e c o r d s t h a t document mi 1 i t a r y r equ i r emen t s f o r n u c l e a r weapons.

Examples: M i l i t a r y C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s (MCs), S t o c k p i l e - T o - T a r g e t Sequence (STS), I n t e r f a c e Cont ro l Documents (ICD), Major Assembly R e l e a s e s (MAR), Emergency C a p a b i l i t y R e l e a s e s (ECR), arid Cul~~paLi bi 1 i Ly Cur~tr .ul Ducurl~er~ts , such a s , A i r c r a f t Compati bi 1 i t y Cont.rn1 n r W a r h ~ a d Cnrnpat.i h i 1 i t.y Cont ro l (ACCD and WCCD) Documents.

(1) t i l e s ma in t a ined by UASMASS:

( 2 ) F i l e s o l a i r~ t a ined by d e s i g n and product ion agenc i e s :

C . Nuclear weapon development r e p o r t s .

EXAMPLES: System, Component, and Process Development R e p o r t s .

(1) F i l e b l i ldir~lai rled by DPSMASS

( 2 ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by d e s i g n agenc i e s :

U. Non-Nuc l e a r weapon sys tems engi n e e r i ng r e c o r d s main ta ined t o a s s i s t i n p r o j e c t management, c o o r d i n a t i o n , and o v e r s i g h t of weapons programs from

Permanent. O t t e r t o NAKA 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e 1 a s t r e1 a t c d weapon system o r 20 y e a r s a f t e r p r o j e c t c ance l 1 a t i on, whichever i s 1 a t e r .

D e b t r . 0 ~ 5 y e a r s d r t e r f i r ~ d l d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a s t r e l a t e d weapon cyct.~rn n r 70 y e a r s a f t e r p r o j e c t c a n c e l l a t i o n , whichever i s 1 a t e r .

P e l - ~ i ~ a n e ~ i t . O f f e r Lu NARA 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t,he 1 a s t r p l a t e r i wPapnn system o r 10 y e a r s a f t e r p r o j e c t c ance l 1 a t i o n , whichever i s 1 a t e r .

Destroy 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a s t re1 a t e d weapon sys tem.

Destroy 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p u s i t i o n o f t h e l a s t re1 a t e d weapon s y s tem.


development engi n e e r i ng th rough d i smarlt.1 emerl L a r ~ d d i spusa l :

E . Recnrds f n r weapnns programs cance l ed Destroy 10 y e a r s a f t e r program p r i o r t o p roduc t ion e n g i n e e r i n g has been c a n c e l e d . a u t h o r i z a t i o n , and r e c o r d s c r e a t e d by des lgn and p roduc t ion a g e n c i e s d u r i n g development e n g i n e e r i n g , b u t where f u l l s c a l c p roduc t ion i s n o t a u t h o r i z e d :

NOTE: I f t h e program i s n o t c a n c e l e d , t h e s e r e c o r d s a r e covered under t h e ottrer- b e c t ionb o f tt~ i 5 Nucl edr. Wedpurls Development Records schedul e .

F . Development e n g i n e e r i n g t e s t i n g of n u c l e a r weapons components and subsys tems , bu t E X C L U D I N G Nuclear Device T e s t i n g r e c o r d s :

NOTE: I f t h e t e s t i n g i s s u r e t y r e1 a t e d , r e f e r t o i tem 5A.

G . Nuclear weapon program management and rev iew group documenta t ion o f commit tees , rev iew g roups , and s t u d y groups t h a t add re s s o v e r a r c h i ng t o p i c s , such a s , n u c l e a r weapons systems development and s a f e t y .

Examples: Design Review and - --

Acceptance Group (DRAAG), Nuclear Exp los ive s , S a f e t y Study/ Survey Group (NESSG) , Nuclear Weapon Sys tern S a f e t y Group (NWSSG), J o i n t T e s t Working Group (JTWG), and S t o c k p i l e F l i g h t T e s t Group.

( 1 ) Formal Min11t.e~:

( a ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by DASMASS:

Destroy 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a s t re1 a t e d weapon sys t em.

Permanent. Of f e r t o NARA 5 yea r s a f t e r ti nal d l s p o s i t i o n of t h e 1 a s t r e l a t e d weapon system.


( b ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by d e s i g n a g e n c i e s :

( 2 ) Suppor t i ng documenta t ion such a s d r a f t s , co r r e spondence , b r i e f i ngs , and r e p o r t s :

H . Development s u p p o r t i n g documenta t ion t o c a t e g o r i e s A - G and not. c o v ~ r ~ d e l s ewhe re i n t h i s s e c t i o n such a s d r a f t s w i th no s u b s t a n t i v e comments, co r r e spondence , memorandums, b r i e f i ngs , s t a t u s r e p o r t s , r e p o r t s from o t h e r a g e n c i e s , t e c h n i c a l i n q u i r i e s , d a t a p r o c e s s i n g t o o l s , s o u r c e m a t e r i a l de t e rmined t o have no endu r ing v a l u e , and r e f e r e n c e ma te r i a1 no t needed f o r documentary pu rposes :

Des t roy 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a s t re1 a t e d weapon sys t em.

Destroy when no l o n g e r needed. Refer t o s i t e - s p e c i f i c s chedu le s f o r l o c a l i ns t r u c t i ons . Dest roy when s u p e r s e d e d , n h s o l e t e o r no l o n g e r needed.

3. DESIGN DEFINITION RECORDS

Nuclear weapon d e s i g n d e f i n i t i o n r e c o r d s a r e t h e g r a p h i c a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s , s p e ~ i f i ~ d t ~ U I I S , dlrd t e x t u a l doiunients neces sa ry t o produce t h e p a r t s t h a t comprise a n u c l e a r weapon and i t s t r a i n e r s , t e s t , a n c i l l a r y , and accep t ance equipment T ~ P r ~ c o r d ~ i n c o r p o r a t e performance r equ i r emen t s and c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s r e q u i r e d f o r t h e f u n c t i o n , r e l i a b i l i t y , i n t e r c h a n g e a b i l i t y , and s a f e t y o f weapon components and a s sembl i e s used i n t h e manufac tur ing and r e p r o c e s s i n g o f a n u c l e a r weapon sys tem. All p r o d u c t s i n t h e s t o c k p i l e a r e produced from an o f f i c i a l d rawing , which i s f o r m a l l y r e l e a s e d by t h e d e s i g n agency t o t h e app rop r i a t e p roduc t ion a g e n c y ( i e s ) .


A . Design d e r i n i t i o n r e c o r d s f o r n u c l e a r Des t roy 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l weapons, t h e i r c o n s t i t u e n t p a r t s , and d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e 1 a s t n n n - n ~ r c l e a r components t h a t d i d no t r e l a t e d weapon system o r 10 e n t e r s t o c k p i l e , bu t EXCLUDING t h e y e a r s a f t e r p r o j e c t n u c l e a r p i t : c ance l 1 a t i o n o r p r o j e c t

curnplet iurr, wlr ict~ever. is Examples: graphica 7 drawings, 1 a t e r . schematics, spec i f i c a f ions, s t a n d a r d s , materia 7 7 i s t s , specia 1 packaging requirements, and product ind ices .

B . Design d e f i n i t i o n r e c o r d s f o r n u c l e a r weapon p l t s .

Examp7es: graphica 7 drawings, schematics, spec i f icat ions, standards, materia 1 1 i s t s , specia 1 packaging requ iremenrs, and product ind ices .

( 1 ) F i l e s f o r p i t s t h a t e n t e r e d O ~ s t r o y when t.he p i t i s s t o c k p i l e : f i n a l l y d i sposed of i s no

l o n g e r needed f o r r e f e r e n c e .

( 2 ) F i l e s f o r p i t s t h a t d i d no t e n t e r Des t roy when t h e p i t i s s t o c k p i l e : f i n a l l y d i sposed o f , o r 10

y e a r s a f t e r p r o j e c t c ance l1 a t i o n a d i s no l o n g e r needed f o r r e f e r e n c e .

C . Design d e f i n i t i o n r e c o r d s f o r Des l ruy 5 yedr.5 d f t e r f i r ~ ~ d l anci 11 a r y equipment : d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e equipment

n r 10 yPars a f t p r p r n j p r t F,:.grnp.llc!: : gr-a,oh ;ca 7 d ! -? i , r i r c r , - .- c a r c ~ l l a t i o n , w h i c h e v e r i r schematics, spec i f i ca t ions , standards, 1 a t e r . ma t e r ia 7 7 i s t s , spec ia 7 packaging requirements, and product indices .


D. Design d e f i n i t i o n s u p p o r t i n g docunien ta t ion t o c a t e g o r i e s A - C and n o t cove red e l sewhere i n t h i s s e c t i o n , s u c t ~ d s d r , a r t s w i t 1 1 I ~ I U s u b s t d r l t i v e comments, co r r e spondence , memorandums, h r i ~ f i ngz , z t a t ~ r z r e p n r t z , r epo r t .< from o t h e r a g e n c i e s , t e c h n i c a l i n q u i r i e s , d a t a p r o c e s s i n g t o o l s , s o u r c e m a t e r i a l de te rmined t o have no endu r i ng v a l u e , and r e f e r e n c e mater i a1 n o t needed f o r documentary pu rposes :

Des t roy when s u p e r s e d e d , o b s o l e t e , o r no l o n g e r needed.

4. ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTATION

Engineer ing a u t h o r i z a t i o n documentat ion c o n t r o l and r e c o r d i n f o r m a t i o n such a s the e f f e c t i v e d a t e of p roduct changes , a c t i o n a u t h o r i z a t i o n s , and d i s p o s i t i o n of non-conforming m a t e r i a l f o r weapon and weapon r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s i n e i t h e r p i l o t p r o d u c t i o n o r p r o d u c t i o n . The documents a r e i s s u e d by t h e DAs o r t h e P A S .


A. Eng inee r ing a u t h o r i z a t i o n documents: Des t roy 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e 1 a s t

Examples; Change Orders (COs) , r e1 a t e d weapon s y s tem. Eng inee r i ng I n s t r u c t ions ( E l s ) , Eng i ~ i e e r irry Re leases (ERs) , Spec id 7 Except i o n Re leases (SXRs), S top P r n d r ~ r f i n n Nn t i c ~ s , Ma i v e r s , and R e t i r e / A r c h i v e I n s t r u c t i o n s .

B. t ng i nee r i ng a u t h o r i z a t i o n s u p p o r t i n g documenta t ion such a s d r a f t s wi th no s u b s t a n t i v c comrncnts, corresporidcnce, memorandums, b r i e f i n g s , s t a t u s r e p o r t s , r e p o r t s from o t h e r a q e n c i e s , t e c h n i c a l i n q u i r i e s , d a t a p r o c e s s i n g t o o l s , s o u r c e ma te r i a1 de te rmined t o have no endul-iny v a l u e , and I-erer-enie ma te r i a1 n o t needed f o r documentary purposes :

Dest roy when supe r seded , o b s o l e t e , o r no l o n g e r needed.

5 . NUCLEAR SURETY RECORDS

Nuclear s u r e t y r e c o r d s encompass n u c l e a r s a f e t y , s e c u r i t y and I I Y P r n n t r o l a s p e c t s o f n u c l e a r weapon sys t ems , n u c l e a r weapons, n u c l e a r weapon components , n u c l e a r d e v i c e s , and t h e i r a s s o c i a t e d o p e r a t i o n s , t e c h n o l o g i e s and a u x i l i a r y equ i p n ~ e r ~ 1. DocumentaLl on l ncl udes d e s i g n , performance va l i d a t i on and v e r i f i c a t i o n , i ndependent a s se s smen t , and re1 e v a n t emergency r e s p o n s e i nformat i o n .


A . Formal d e s i g n i n fo rma t ion o r s i g n i f i c a n t development r e s u l t s r e l a t e d t o t h e s a f e t y , s e c u r i t y , and use c o n t r o l a s p e c t s o f n u c l e a r weapon sys t ems , n u c l e a r weapons, n u c l e a r weapurl cu l~ l pu r~e r~ Ls , a r ~ d t h e i r as soc i a t e d techno1 ogi e s and auxi 1 i a r y ~ q ~ ~ i p r n ~ n t . , i n c l u d i n g , but no t l i m i t e d t o , p u b l i c a t i o n s , formal documents, and v e r i f i c a t i o n / v a l i d a t i o n ( i n c l u d i n g n e g a t i v e ) r e s u l t s .

( 1 ) Summary r e p o r t s and a s s o c i a t e d r e f e r e n c e s .

Examples: F i n a l Development R e p o r t s and a s s o c i a t e d n u c l e a r s a f e t y (IiS) docume~l ts .

( a ) F i l ~ z main ta ined hy DASMASS:

(b ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by des ign agenci e s :

( 2 ) Source d a t a :

P e r m a n e n t . O f f e r t o NARA 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e 1 a s t r e1 a t e d weapon s y s tern.

Des t roy when no l o n g e r needed f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o r r e f e r e n c e p u r p o s e s . R e f e r t n s i t e - s p e c i f i c s c h e d u l e s f o r l o c a l i n s t r u c t i o n s .

Des t roy 2 0 y e a r s a f t e r e i t h e r t h e comple t ion o f t h e d e s i g n o r t e s t , o r f i n a l hardware d i s p o s i t i o n , whichever i s l a t e r .


B. Formal s u r e t y s t u d i e s , a n a l y s e s , su rveys , and r e p o r t s p u b l i s h e d by t h e DOE, DoD o r a n o t h e r Federa l agency i n which t h e DOE and/or D O E r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s p a r t i c i p a t e . Documentation i n c l u d e s Nuclear Explos ives Sa r e t y Study/Sur-vey GI-oup (NESSG) , Nuclear Weapon Sys tem S a f e t y Grn~rp (NWSSG), weapon a p p r a i y a l p roces s (WAP), and Red Teams r e p o r t s , a s we1 1 a s , s p e c i a1 , formal s t u d i e s under taken a t U O t , UoU, o r Nuclear Weapons Counci 1 r e q u e s t .

( 1 ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by DASMASS:

( 2 ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by t h e d e s i g n agenc ies :

C . Formal s u r e t y s t u d i e s pub1 i s h e d by DOE c o n t r a c t o r s , i n c l u d i n g i n t e r n a l s t u d i e s r e l a t e d t o s u r e t y i s s u e s , performance, o r d e c i s i o n making.

( 1 ) Summary r e p o r t s and a s s o c i a t e d r e f e r e n c e s .

Example: S a f e t y Assessment R e p o r t s .


(b ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by d e s i g n agenc i e s :


Permanent. O f f e r t o NARA 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e l a s t r e l a t e d weapon s y s tem.

Destroy when no l o n g e r needed f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o r r e f e r e n c e p u r p o s e s . Re fe r t o s i t e - s p e c i f i c s c h e d u l e s f o r l o c a l i n s t r u c t i o n s .

Permanent. O f f e r t o NARA 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e l a s t r e 1 a t e d weapon s y s tem.

Destroy when no l o n g e r needed f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o r r e f e r e n c e p u r p o s e s . Re fe r t u s i t e - s p e c i f i c s c h e d u l e s f o r l o c a l i n s t r u c t i o n s .

Destroy 20 y e a r s a f t e r e i t h e r t h e c o m p l e t ~ o n o f t h e de s ign o r t e s t , o r f i n a l hardware

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d i s p o s i t i o n , whichever i s 1 a t e r .

D . Formal D O E r e p o r l s a s s o c i a t e d wi th a c c i d e n t s o r i n c i d e n t s i n v o l v i n g n u c l e a r e x p l n s i v e s o r weapons.

(1 ) A f t e r a c t i o n r e p o r t s , f i n a l r e p o r t s , and s u p p o r t i ng documenta t ion .


( ) F i l e s ~lldifltdifled by d e s i y r ~ agenc i e s :


E . Formal DOE r e p o r t s a s s o c i a t e d w i th emergency r e sponse e x e r c i s e s i n v o l v i n g (olock) n u c l e a r e x p l o s i ves or improvised n u c l e a r d e v i c e s (INDs):

F . Nuclear e x p l o s i v e and weapon s a f e t y program documenta t ion i n c l u d i n g , bu t no t l i m i t e d t o , meet ing m i n u t e s , pl anni ng and schedul i ng documents , p rocedu re s , b r i e f i n g s , memoranda, n o t e s , c h a r t s , s e l f - a p p r a i s a l s , memos and o t h e r r e c o r d s n o t a l r e a d y covered :

G . Nucl e a r s u r e t y s u p p o r t i ng du~ulllerltdliurl Lo caLeyor. ies A - F d r ~ d

no t covered e l s ewhe re i n t h i s s e c t i o n , such a s d r a f t s w i th no s u b s t a n t i v e comments, co r r e spondence , memorandums, b r i e f i n g s , s t a t u s r e p o r t s , r e p o r t s from o t h e r a g e n c i e s , t e c h n i c a l i n q u i l - i e ~ , d a t a p r o c e s s l n g t o o ~ i s , sou rce m a t e r i a l de t e rmined t o have no endu r ing val ue , and r e f e r e n c e ma te r i a1 no t needed f o r documentary pu rposes :

Permanent. O f f e r t o N A R A 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e l a s t r e l a t e d weapon sys tern.

Des t r o y wher~ r ~ o 1 onger needed f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o r r e f e r e n c ~ p u r p o s e s . Re fe r t o s i t e - s p e c i f i c s c h e d u l e s f o r l o c a l i n s t r u c t i o n s .

Destroy 20 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e 1 a s t re1 a t e d weapon sys t em.

Des t roy 5 y e a r s a f t e r r e1 a t e d techno1 ogy o r o p e r a t i o n a l pr.uiedur.es dr-e super.sttded.

Des t roy when supe r seded o r cance l ed .

Dest roy when s u p e r s e d e d , o b s u l e l e o r rlo l o n g e r needed.

6. NUCLEAR DEVICE AND EFFECTS TESTING RECORDS

Nuclear d e v i c e and e f f e c t s t e s t i ng r e c o r d s document dev i ce per formance , weapons e f f e c t s , and weapons r e l i a b i l i t y a s observed i n a tmospher ic and underground t e s t i n g . Because t r e a t i e s now r e s t r i c t o r p r even t new t e s t i n g , i t i s no t p o s s i b l e t o o b t a i n new d a t a t h a t may be needed f o r f u t u r e e v a l u a t i o n s by t r a d i t i o n a l means. There a r e two types of t e s t s : n u c l e a r d e v i c e t e s t s and nuc l ea r e f f e c t s t e s t s . A n u c l e a r dev i ce t e s t i s an e v a l u a t i o n of a p ro to type /deve lopmenta l d e s i g n , o r a p roof t e s t o f a war r e s e r v e d e s i g n . Nuclear d e v i c e t e s t i n g r e c o r d s document dev i ce c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s t h a t de t e rmine s a f e t y margins and r e 1 i a b i 1 i t y i n c l u d i n g s u b c r i t i c a l high e x p l o s i v e t e s t s ( z e r o y i e l d t e s t s ) . Nuclear e f f e c t s t e s t s a r e e i t h e r DOE sponsored o r o t h e r Agency sponso red . Nuclear e f f e c t s t e s t i n g r e c o r d s document t h e o u t p u t s ( b l a s t , t h e r m a l , r a d i a t i o n , e t c . ) from a n u c l e a r d e v i c e and t h e i r i n t e r a c t i o n wi th and impact on components and e x t e r n a l hardware .


A . Nuclear Device T e s t i n g .

( 1 ) Managerrlent and pl anni ng r e c o r d s Permanent. Cut o f f p r o j e c t i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t 1 inii t e d t o , f i l e 5 y e a r s a f t e r t e s t e v e n t . d e t o n a t i o n a u t h o r i t y and programmatic O f f e r t o NARA 25 y e a r s a f t e r app rova l s documenta t ion ; t e s t c u t o f f . c a l erldar7s a r ~ d check1 i s 1s ; epideni iologi c a l r e 1 a t e d r e c o r d s ; h ~ ~ d g ~ t i n g and p l a n n i n g ; s a f e t y , h e a l t h , h a z a r d , and conta inment r e p o r t s ; i n t e r a g e n c y agreements ; s e c u r i t y and i n t e l l i g e n c e i n fo rma t ion ; formal r e p o r t s ; and pub1 i c communications:

( 2 ) Design and c o n s t r u c t i o n r e c o r d s Des t roy 75 y e a r s a f t e r t e s t i n c l u d i n g , bu t no t 1 inli t e d t o , dev i ce e v e n t . and d e t e c t o r d e s i g n f i l e s ; c a b l e Lurlrlec Lor pl ~ C P I I I P I I L f i l e ~ ; puwer. sys tems; m a t e r i a1 s ; sample a n a l y s e s ; d ~ c i g n p l a n n i n g ; r n n s t r u c t i o n and c o n s t r u c t i o n comple t i on i n f o r m a t i o n ; and drawings , such a s s u r v e y s and d r i l l l n g r e c o r d s of bo re and errlpl acernent h o l e s and t u n n e l s :

(3 ) T e s t e v e n t r e c o r d s i n c l u d i n g a l l Des t roy 75 y e a r s a f t e r t e s t f i l e s a s s o c i a t e d w i th p r e t e s t , t e s t , e v e n t . and nns t t ~ q t d a t a c o l l ~ r t i n n i n c l u d i n g , bu t n o t l i m i t e d t o , c a l c u l a t i o n s ; e n g l n e e r i n g f l l e s ana logbooks; raw d a t a and s h o t d a t a ;


photographs; x - rays ; weather, atmospheric, t e lemet ry , and environmental monitoring da t a ; and scnsor d a t a :

( 4 ) Adminis t ra t ive f i l e s and o ther documentati on n o t included in i tems (11, ( 2 ) , and ( 3 ) :

0 . D O E sponsored e f f e c t s t e s t i n g p ro j ec t management docum~nta t i on, t e c t i ng ins t rumentat ion records , and s c i e n t i f i c and experimental e f f e c t s information, as described in Uther- Agency sponsored t e s t i ng .

( 1 ) Formal Reports maintained by the D O E sponsoring agency:

( 2 ) Working Papers and Supporting Documentation:

C . Other Agency sponsored e f f e c t s t e s t i n g .

(1) Pro jec t management documentation including event correspondence, p ro jec t p lans , p ro jec t management references and r e p o r t s , qual i t y COI-I~I-01 records , and qual i t y assural-ice t e s t s :

Examp 1 e s : e x t e r n a 7 , i n t e r n a 1 , and sponsor r e q u i r e d t e c h n i c a l co r respondence , expe r imen t d r a w i n g s , g r o u n d i n g and s h i e l d i n g p l a n s , and documentary photographs.

( 2 ) Testinq ins t rumentat ion records including ins t rumentat ion system documentation, cha r ac t e r i z a t i on da ta dnd s p e c i a1 f i l e s , and even1 da la . 7 2 s i - l l l y I ~ ~ t i ' L I l i 1 t 1 ~ i a t 1 O i i r ' ~ i 9 i ' d s b *\ j from t e s t t o t e s t and may n o t include a l l the documentation l i s t e d . The records l i s t e d a re based upon

Destroy when 2 years o ld , canceled, o r superseded, whichever i s l a t e r .

Permanent. C u t of f p ro jec t f i l e 5 years a f t e r t e s t event , o f f e r t o N A R A 25 years a f t e r cut o f f .

Destroy 5 years a f t e r the event i f no longer needpd f o r legal o r reference purposes.

Destroy 5 years a f t e r the event . Refer t o s i t e - s p e c i f i c schedules f o r local i n s t r u c t i o n s .

NOTE: The s p o n s o r i n g agency i s r e s p o n s i b 7 ~ f o r t h e maintenance and o f f e r o f permanent documen ta t i on t o NAKA .

Destroy 75 years a f t e r the event i f no longer needed fo r legal o r reference purposes.

iii;li: i 112 h p u t ~ s o r - lny ayeticy I S responsib7e f o r the maintenance and o f f e r o f permanent documents t i o n t o

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expe r i ence g a t h e r e d d u r i n g va l i d a t i on o f p a s t e v e n t s :

Examp7es: I n s t r u m e n t - e x p e r i m e n t eng inee r ' s no tebook , and va 7 i da t i o n ana l yses ; gage accu racy and /o r e r r o r b a r s , and c a l i b r a t i o n and d a t a c o n f i g u r a t i o n ; p r e - e v e n t d a t a f o r c a l i b r a t i o n r u n s , mandatory fu77 p a r t i c i p a t i o n d r y r u n and f i n a l d r y r u n ; a u x i l i a r y d a t a f i l e s , c o n v e r t e d raw d a t a ( even t and ca7 i b r a t i o n ) ; and i ns t r umen t sys tems p rocessed e r lg ineer i r l g d d t d .

( 3 ) N l ~ c l e a r p f f ~ c t . ~ c c j ~ n t i f i c and exper iment i n format i on c o v e r s a broad ca t ego ry of expe r imen t s i n c l u d i n g dev i ce n u c l e a r r a d i a t i o n , f i r e b a l l , d e b r i s , o p t i c a l e f f e c t s , thermal r a d i a t i o n , c l cc t romagnc t i c pul s c (EMP) e f f e c t s , f r e e f i e l d , de-coup1 i n g , s e i smic, o t h e r qeol o g i c a l , c r a t e r i n g , e j e c t a , d u s t , t a r g e t n u c l e a r r ad i a t i on, ma te r i a1 s , weapon cumpor~e r~ t s , weapol-I sub sys tem, weapon sys tems , p ipe con t a inmen t , f a1 l o u t , underground c a v i t y fo rma t i o n , b i o l o g i c a l , i n s t rumen t systems development, gage development , and s t r u c t u r e and equipment e f f e c t s :

Examples: T e s t e n g i n e e r i n g f i l e s , genera 1 e xpe r imen t documen ta t i on and r e f e r e n c e s , and expe r imen t s p e c i f i c s .

( 4 ) Working pape r s and s u p p o r t i n g du~ur~renLdL i u r ~ t u i t e ~ ~ r ~ ( I ) , ( 2 ) a r ~ d ( 3 ) ; nonconverted raw d a t a ; and p r n j ~ c t c p l a n n ~ d h u t n n t P X P C U ~ P ~ :

DISPOSITION

NPRP .

Dest roy 75 y e a r s a f t e r t h e even t i f no l o n g e r needed f o r l e g a l o r r e f e r e n c e purposes .

N O T E : The s p o n s o r i n g agency i s r espons ib7e f o r t h e ma in tenance and o f f e r o f permanent documen ta t i on t o NARA .

Dest roy 5 y e a r s a f t e r t h e even t o r p r o j e c t c a n c e l l a t i o n i f no l o n g e r needed f o r l e g a l o r r e f e r e n c e pu rposes .

D. Simula ted n u c l e a r weapons e f f e c t s t e s t i n g r e c o r d s document t h e a c t u a l exper iments and c a l c u l a t i o n s t h a t a r e undcrtakcn t o q u a n t i f y and unders tand phz~!o:;.?;lci; ~ Z L L Z C C I !:y i01: izi t ~ r j

r a d i a t i o n env i ronmen t s .

DISPOSITION

( ) Above Ground T e s t i n g (AGT) Program and P r o j e c t Management Records :

( a ) Program and P r o j e c t memoranda, b u d g e t i n g , p r o j e c t d a t a documents , and w h i t e p a p e r s :

( b ) A d m i t - ~ i s t r - a t i v e d e c i s io t i making s u p p o r t d o c u m e n t a t i o n , and view- g r a p h s :

( 2 ) Above Ground T e s t i n g ( A G T ) Exper imenta l Da ta and S o f t w a r e A n a l y s e s R e c o r d s :

( a ) F i n a l P r o j e c t d a t a r e c o r d s , memoranda, d a t a a n a l y s e s , c a l c u l a t i o n s , and d o c u m e n t a t i c n o f r e s u l t s , 1 og books , e x p e r i m e n t d e s i g n and p l a n n i n g , f a b r i c a t i o n , d e s i g n r e v i e w , d a t a r e c o r d s , d a t a a n a l y s e s , e x p e r i m e n t r e s u l t s , and l e s s o n s l e a r n e d d o c u m e n t a t i o n :

( b ) T e s t A r t i c l e s :

( c ) S u p p o r t i n g d o c u m e n t a t i o n i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t 1 imi t e d t o , d a t a p r o c e s s i n g t o o l s , q u i c k l o o k memos, memoranda, and d a i l y p r o j e c t r e c o r d s :

( 3 ) T e s t F a c i l i t i e s D a t a Records document ing e x p e r i m e n t a l d a t a c o l l e c t e d f o r r a d i a t i o n e f f e c t s , n e u t r o n , EMP, Gamma, Gamma d o t , x - r a y , and the rmo p u l s e t e s t s and used t o p e r m i t t h e r e s o l u t i o n o f atloma1 ~ e s , t o e,ipai:d (1;tc; ~ i i i . ? j ' > id , atid t v e i .21 L I ~ ~ J a d d i t i o n a l d a t a c o l l e c t e d .

D e s t r o y when 3 y e a r s o l d i f no l o n g e r needed f o r l e g a l o r r e f e r e n c e p u r p o s e s .

D e s t r o y when no l o n g e r needed f o r l e g a l o r r e f e r e n c e p u r p o s e s . R e f e r t o s i t e - s p e c i f i c s c h e d u l e s f o r l o c a l i n s t r u c t i o n s .

I f a p p r o p r i a t e , t r a n s f e r t o r e s p o n s i b l e Weapon Program Manager , upon r e q u e s t . D e s t r o y 3 y e a r s a f t e r p r o j e c t c o m p l e t i o n .

I f a p p r o p r i a t e , t r a n s f e r t o r e s p o n s i b l e Weapon Program Manager , upon r e q u e s t . D e s t r o y when no l o n g e r needed f o r r e f e r e n c e p u r p o s e s .

D e s t r o y when no l o n g e r needed f o r r e f e r e n c e p u r p o s e s . R e f e r t o s i t e - s p e c i f i c s c h e d u l e s f o r l o c a l i n s t r u c t i o n s .

DESCRIPTION

( a ) Data and logbooks:

( b ) Supporting documentation including, but n o t 1 inli ted t o , d r a f t s , technical i n q u i r i e s , DoD d i r e c t i v e s , correspondence, and memorandums :

DISPOSITION

Destroy 10 years a f t e r data c o l l e c t i o n , i f no longer re1 evant . Destroy when no longer needed f o r re fe rence purposes. Refer t o s i t e - s p e c i f i c schedules f o r local i n s t r u c t i o n s .

7. PRODUCTION, FABRICATION AND TEST RECORDS:

Production, f a b r i c a t i o n and t e s t records document the production and t e s t i n g of weapon components and systems, manufacturing processes , and conformance t o spec i f i c a t i ons and r e l i a b i l i t y requirements.


A. Fabricat ion records .

( 1 ) Production i n s t ruc t i ons f o r Destroy 5 years a f t e r f i n a l f ab r i c a t i on , assembly, and di sposi t i on of the 1 a s t dismantlement processes; t o o l s and r e l a t ed weapon system. gages; acceptance equipment f o r weapon components, assembl i es , and anci 11 ary equipment:

( 2 ) Production agency process manuals, production agency operat ing procedures (fur.111~ drid L U I I I ~ ~ e led fur.111~ ) , a ~ ~ d t r a v e l e r s (forms and completed forms) :

( 3 ) Pi t assembly records created during the manufacture of p i t components and assemblies, such as product h i s t o ry records , procedures, manufacturing i n s t r u c t i o n s , materi a1 c e r t i f i c a t i o n information, des t ruc t ive and non de s t ruc t i ve t e s t r e s u l t s , compati b i 1 i t y t e s t r e s u l t s , and product surve i l l ance r e p o r t s .

( a ) F i l e s f o r p i t s t h a t entered s tnrkpi 1 P :

( b ) t i l e s tor p i t s t h a t d i d not en t e r stockpi 1 e :

( 4 ) Canned Subassembly (CSA) records created during the manufacture of CSA cornponents and assemblies, suc l~ as product h i s t o ry records , procedures, rnanufacturi ng i n s t ruc t ions , materi a1 : p r - t i f - i c > t j o y j ; i f?:- , l i ; ! t jon, d ; ~ t r l ~ ~ t ; \ ~ r and non de s t ruc t i ve t e s t r e s u l t s , compat ib i l i ty t e s t r e s u l t s , and product su rve i l l ance r epo r t s :

Destroy 5 years a f t e r f i n a l d i spos i t ion of the 1 a s t r.el dted weapoll sys ten~ .

Destroy when the p i t i s f i n a l l y disposed of and i s no longer needed f o r reference.

Destroy when t he p i t 1s f i n a l l y disposed of and i s no longer needed f o r reference.

Destroy a f t e r f i n a l d i spos i t ion of the CSA.


( 5 ) S o f t w a r e f o r n u c l e a r weapons o r n u c l e a r weapon r e l a t e d rna te r i a1 :

B. T e s t and m a n u f a c t u r i n g d a t a ( p r o d u c t i o n i n s p e c t i o n and t e s t d a t a ) .

(1) Records r e q u i r e d by t h e d e s i g n agency and /or t h e p r o d u c t i o n a g e n c y , such a s , l o t r e c o r d books , t e c h n i c a l manua l s , a n a l y t i c a l r e p o r t s , and eng i rleeri ny d r a w i n g s , bu L EXCLUDI l l G L i m i t e d L i f e Component (LLC) r e c o r d s :

( 2 ) Records m a i n t a i n e d by t h e p r o d u c t i o n agency b u t n o t r e q u i r e d by t h e d e s i g n agency , such a s , e n g i n e e r i n g and s c i e n t i f i c n o t e b o o k s , p u r c h a s c o r d c r s , t r a n s f c r documenta t ion ( t h a t a r e n o t p a r t o f t h e l o t r e c o r d b o o k s ) , and v i b r a t i o n / s h o c k / d r o p t e s t r e c o r d s , b u t EXCLUDING Limi ted L i f e Component ( L L C ) r , e c o r d ~ ;

C u t o f f upon t e c h n o l o g y u p g r a d e . D e s t r o y p r e v i o u s v e r s i o n 3 y e a r s a f t e r upgrade .

D e s t r o y 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e 1 a s t r e l a t e d weapon s y s t e m .

D e s t r o y 1 y e a r a f t e r s u p e r s e d e d o r p r o j e c t c a n c e l l a t i o n .

( 3 ) Records a s s o c i at.ed w i t h a I irni t.ed Dest.roy 6 rnont.hs a f t e r L i f e Componevt (LLC) : component i s d e s t r o y e d .

C . Weapon assembly and /or d i s a s s e m b l y d a t a .

(1) The Record o f Assembly (ROA) and D e s t r o y 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l Record o f Disassembly (ROD) d a t a b a s e s , d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a s t and a l l l o g s , l o t r e c o r d books , r e l a t e d weapon s y s t e m . d a t a b a s e s , o r s c h e d u l e s t h a t p r o v i d e f a b r - i c a t i o r ~ a ~ ~ d asselllbl y t r a c e a b i 1 i t y t r a i 1 f o r s e r i a1 numbered p r o d u c t s :

( 2 ) S u p p o r t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n i n c l u d i n g s o u r c e d a t a , such a s , Weapon I n f o r m a t i o n K e p o r t s ( W I K ) , Nuc l e a r Ordnance R e p o r t s , and o t h e r m i l i t a r y r c p o r t s :

(3 ) Database d o c u m e n t a t i o n :

D e s t r o y a f t e r d a t a e n t r y i s v e r i f i e d .

D e s t r o y when s u p e r s e d e d , o r upon a u t h o r i z e d d e l e t i o n o f r e l a t e d m a s t e r f-i l e of d a l a b a ~ e .


D. P r o d u c t i o n , f a b r i c a t i o n and t e s t s u p p n r t i n g d n r u m e n t a t i o n t o c a t e g o r i e s A - C and n o t c o v e r e d e l s e w h e r e i n t h i s s e c t i o n , s u c h a s d r a f t s w i t h no s u b s t a n t i v e comments , c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , memorandums, b r i e f i n g s , s t a t u s r e p o r t s , r e p o r t s f rom o t h e r a g e n c i e s , t e c h n i c a l i n q u i r i e s , d a t a p r o c e s s i n g t o o l s , s o u r c e m a t e r i a1 d e t e r m i n e d t o have no e n d u r i n g v a l u e , and r e f e r e n c e m a t e r i a l n o t needed f o r documenta ry pur -puses ;

D e s t r o y when s u p e r s e d e d , o b s o l e t e , o r no l o n g e r needcd .

8. QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS

Q u a l i t y assurance records document the degree of conformance t o des ign , per iodic inspec t ions t o determine functional stockpi 1 e read iness , and act ions taken t o produce and improve product or processes. Q u a l i t y records serve as the documentary evidence t h a t the product meets D O E requirements, and provide documentation of the adherence t o the design, development, and production process requirements.


A. Materi a1 qua1 i f i c a t i o n records , e . g . , Destroy 5 years a f t e r f i na l m a t e r ~ a1 c e r t i f i c a t i o n and materi a1 d i spos i t ion of the l a s t acceptance information documenting the re1 ated weapon sys tem. materi a1 h i s t o ry :

0 . Materi a1 c e r t i f i c a t i o n s , e . g . D O E c e r t i f i c a t i o n t h a t weapons materi a1 meets War Reserve ( W R ) q u a l i t y standards and requirements, and can be re leased t o the m i l i t a r y .

( 1 ) C e r t i f i c a t e s of inspect ion:

( 2 ) P i t materi a1 and t r i t i u m r e se rvo i r c e r t i f i c a t i o n s :

C . Quality assurance aud i t s and supporting documcntation including, but not l imi ted t o , supp l i e r surveys, audi t reviews, aud i t responses , month1 y r epo r t s of audi t f i ndi ng progress , materi a1 r epo r t s , correspondence, memoranda, and acquired reference mate r ia l :

D. Qua1 i t y assurance supporting documentation t o ca tegor ies A - C and not covered elsewhere in t h i s s ec t i on , such as d r a f t s with no subs tan t ive comments, correspondence, memorandums, b r i e f i n g s , s t a t u s r epo r t s , r epor t s from o ther agencies, technical i noui r i e s , t l a l a process i ncl tool q ,

source mater ia l determined t o have no enduri ng value, and reference materl a1 not needed f o r documentary purposes:

Destroy 3 years a f t e r i ssuance, when superseded, obso le te , o r no longer needed, whichever i s 1 a t e r .

Destroy a f t e r the component completes f i n a l di sposi ti on.

Destroy 3 years a f t e r issuance, when supcrscdcd, obso le te , o r no longer needed whichever i s l a t e r , per s i t e speci f ic-schedul e .

Destroy when superseded, obso le te , o r no longer needed.

9. STOCKPILE SUPPORT RECORDS

Mi 1 i t a r y L i a i s o n documentat ion p r o v i d e s gu idance , i n f o r m a t i o n exchange , and suppor t r e1 a l i r ~ y Lu D U D S e r v i c e ~ ~ r a i r ~ t e n a n c e a c t i o n s and r-epai 1- f o r d e f e c t i v e and/or damaged weapons o r weapon components, i n s p e c t i o n s , m o d i f i c a t i o n s , a1 t e r a t i o n s , o r cnmpnnent changes nf nuc l ea r weapons. Techn ica l pub1 i c a t i o n s and r e c o r d s p rov ide management, p o l i c y , p rocedu re s , i n f o r m a t i o n , and d a t a f o r nuc l ea r weapons t h e main tenance and employment of n u c l e a r weapons i n S e r v i c e cus tody .


A . J o i n t Nuclear Weapons Publ i c a t i o n System (JNWPS) , i . e . , Techn ica l Publ i c d l i u n b (Tph) R e ~ u r - d s .

( 1 ) Weapnn c p e r i f i c ma te r i a1 , t e s t Des t roy 5 y e a r s a f t e r t h e and hand1 i n g equipment pub1 1 c a t ~ o n s , s p e c i f i e d weapon system and and a1 1 page changes : i t s t r a i n e r s have completed

dismantlement.

( 2 ) General pub1 i c a t i o n s , e . g . , Dest roy when supe r seded o r n u c l e a r weapons management p r o c e d u r e s , c ance l ed . i n f o r m a t i o n , and d a t a r e l a t e d t o genera l s u b j e c t a r e a s , such assembly , t e s t , maintenance and s t o r a g e , e x p l u s i v e u r - d r ~ a ~ ~ c e d i s p o s a l , i n d i c e s , i n s p e c t i o n , r e t r o f i t o r d e r s , s a f e t y , use r n n t r o l , and supply :

(3 ) Development documenta t ion i n c l u d i n g , bu t no t l i m i t e d t o , d r a f t s o f t e c h n i c a l publ i c a t i o n s , co r r e spondence , memos, f a c s i m i l e messages, and o t h e r s u p p o r t i n g documents:

0 . Weapons r e t r o f i t documen ta t i on , i r i ~ l ud i r ~ y bequerlLe u r r e t l - o f i t m i l e s t o n e s , p roduct change p r o p o s a l s , f i e l d r ~ t r o f i t p r n r ~ d u r e c , r e t r o f i t o r d e r s , b u d g e t / c o s t s , e t c . :

C. Spare p a r t s l i s t , base and m i l i t a r y s p a r e s , f i e 1 d rep1 acement documenta t ion :

Des t roy 1 y e a r a f t e r publ i c a l i u n of d wedpun s y s t e m ' s f i n a l Technica l P u b l i c a t i o n o r when p r o j e c t i s c ance l ed , wh i cheve r i s 1 a t e r .

Des t roy 1 y e a r a f t e r t h e s p e c i f i e d weapon s y s tem and i t s t r a i n e r s have completed d i smant lement .

Des t roy 1 y e a r a f t e r t h e s p e c i f i e d weapon system and i t s t r a i n e r s have completed d i : m i r : + 1 : i , i?n? .

DESCRIPTION DISPOSITION ,

D. Unsa t i s f a c t o r y R e p o r t s (URs) and s u p p o r t i n g d o c u m e n t a t i o n i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o , r e s p o n s e s , r e c o n c i 1 i a t i o n r e p o r t s , r e s o l u t i o n r e p o r t s , p h o t o g r a p h s , i n s p e c t i o n r e c o r d c a r d s , d r a w i n g s , and o t h e r s u p p o r t i n g d a t a :

E . S t o c k p i 1 e s u p p o r t s u p p o r t i n g d o c u m e n t a t i o n t o c a t e g o r i e s A - D and n o t c o v e r e d e l s e w h e r e i n t h i s s e c t i o n , such d s d r d f l s w i t h rlo ~ u b 5 L d n l i v e comments, c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , memorandums, b r i e f i n g s , s t a t u s r e p o r t s , r e p o r t s f rom o t h e r a g e n c i e s , t e c h n i c a l i n q u i r i e s , d a t a p r o c e s s i n g t o o l s , s o u r c e m a t e r i a l d e t e r m i n e d t o have no e n d u r i n g v a l u e , and r e f e r e n c e m a t e r i a1 n o t nccdcd f o r documenta ry p u r p o s e s :

D e s t r o y 1 y e a r a f t e r t h e s p e c i f i e d weapon s y s tern and i t s t r a i n e r s have c o m p l e t e d d i s m a n t l e m e n t .

D e s t r o y when s u p e r s e d e d , o b s o l e t e , o r no l o n g e r n e e d e d .

10 . NEW MATERIAL AND STOCKPILE EVALUATION PROGRAM RECORDS

New Materi a1 And Stockpi l e Eva lua t ion Program (NMSEP) r e c o r d s document t h e eva l u a t i on of nucl c a r wcapon s y s terns, subsystems and components d u r i ng p roduc t ion , and throughout t h e i r s t o c k p i l e 1 i f e . T e s t r e c o r d s document t h e degree of conformance of War Reserve m a t e r i a l t o des ign and r e1 i a b i l i t y requi rements t h roughou t p roduc t ion and s t o c k p i l e l i f e a s s e t f o r t h i n t h e Mi 1 i t a r y C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , and a1 low f o r d e t e c t i o n of unsuspec ted age- re1 a t e d d e y r ~ a d d l i o r ~ . T e s t dd td ar-e used t o a s s e s s weapon r e l i a b i l i t y , t o conf i rm t h e v a l i d i t y of development and p roduc t - accep tance t e s t r e s u l t s , t o v e r i f y t h e i n t e g r i t y n f weapon 5afet .y f e a t u r e s , and t o demonst ra te t h e con t inued compati bi 1 i t y between DOE and DoD ma te r i a1 .

DESCKIP l ION DISPOSITION

A. Formal Repor t s , such a s , t h e f i n a l Cycle Repor ts ( S t o c k p i l e Eval u a t i o n R e p o r t s ) , S i g n i f i c a n t F inding I n v e s t i g a t i o n Repor ts (SFIR) , b u t EXCLUDING ~ u m u l a t i ve sys tem summary r e p o r t s :

(1) Design Agencies :

( 2 ) Con t r ibu to ry r e p o r t s t o t h e f i n a l c y c l e r e p o r t :

B . R e q u i r e m e ~ t s and procedures i n c l u d i n g , h ~ ~ t not. l i m i t e d t o , l a b o r a t o r y system t e s t and f l i g h t t e s t r e q u i r e m e n t s , t e s t e r o p e r a t i o n and main tenance i n s t r u c t ~ o n s (U&MIs), and t e s t equipment so f tware :

T e s t p l a n s , s c h e d u l e s , and gene ra l cor respondence i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t 1 imi t ed t o , New Mate r i a l and S t o c k p i l e Eval ua t ion P lan (NMSEP) ; Nuclear Wedpurl Subsysttf~il T e s t Pl an (NWSSTP) ; s t a t u s r e p o r t s ; meet ing and committee minu te< ; and r n r r e s p n n d ~ n c e r e l a t e d t o t b c p n r f n r m a ~ r n o f NMqrP.

Permanent. O f f e r t o NARA'10 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of Lhe 1 a51 re1 aLed wedpon sys tem.

Des t roy when no l o n g e r needed f o r r e f e r e n c e purposes . Refer t o s i t e - s p e c i f i c s chedu le s f o r l o c a l i n s t r u c t i o n s .

Des t roy when supe r seded , p r o j e c t i s c a n c e l e d , o r a t f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e l a s t re1 a t e d weapon system. Refer t o s i t e - spec i f i c s chedu le s f o r 1 ocal i n s t r u c t i o n s .

Des t roy when superseded o r p r o j e c t i s c a n c e l e d .


D. Cumulative system summary r e p o r t s i n c l u d i n g , bu t n o t 1 imi t e d t o , formal summary r e p o r t s on t h e NMSEP and both formal and informal summaries of weapon d e f e c t s :

E. Reports from o t h e r agenc i e s i n c l u d i n g , b u t no t l i m i t e d t o , A i r Force f l i g h t t e s t r e p o r t s ; t e s t range i n s t r u m e n t a t i o n r e p o r t s ; and e v a l u a t i o n r e p o r t s o f weapon ma te r i a1 s s e n t t o D O E product ion a g e n c i e s :

F . Suppor t i nq documentat ion i ncl udi nq, d r a f t s , memorandums, n o t e s , c h a r t s , and r e c o r d s n o t covered by pt-evious c a l e g o r i e s A - E :

6 . Raw l a b o r a t o r y t e s t d a t a and photographs i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o , e x p l o s i v e and e l e c t r o n i c component d a t a . J (1) W a r d ~ c s c r v c (WR) acqui r e d d a t a i n c l u d i n g o r i g i n a l photographs , b u t EXCLUDING osc i 11 ograms :

( 2 ) Forms and d a t a l og s h e e t s used fo r d a t a e n t r y ;

( 3 ) Osci 1 lngrams and hackt~p c o p i e s of WR acqu i r ed d a t a :

(1) Data compi l a t i on from raw d a t a :

H. F l i g h t t e s t magnetic t a p e s :

Des t roy 25 y e a r s a f t e r publ i c a t i o n .

Destroy upon publ i c a t i o n of t h e formal Cycle Report f o r t h e r e l a t e d weapon system.

Des t roy when superseded , o b s o l e t e , o r no l o n g e r needed.

Destroy whcn t h c r c f c r cnccd weapon program completes f i nal d i spos i t i on .

Destroy a f t e r d a t a e n t r y i s v e r i f i e d .

n e s t r o y a t t h e beginning nf 2nd c y c l e o f t e s t i n g a f t e r t h e c y c l e In whlch t h e t e s t d a t a i s r eco rded .

Dcs t roy when supc r scdcd , o b s o l e t e , o r no longe r needed.

Des t roy a f t e r f l i g h t d a t a a n a l y s i s i s completed f o r t h e yivttrl r l i y t ~ t . D d t d i~ i ncorpora ted i n t o WR Acquired n a t.a .


I. Re1 i ab i 1 i t y Records .

( 1 ) Formal r e p o r t s , i . e . , weapon system and component l e v e l r e l i a b i l i t y assessment r e p o r t s , i n c l u d i n g D O E , DoD, and j o i n t DoD/DOE r e p o r t s :

( 2 ) Requirements and p rocedures , i n r l ~ ~ d i n g , h ~ r t . nn t l i r n i t . ~ d t o , t h e Nuclear Weapon Re1 i abi 1 i t y Eva1 u a t i on Methodology Guide:

( 3 ) Suppor t ing documentat ion t o t h e f i n a l r e p o r t , such a s , memorandums, n o t e s , s p r e a d s h e e t and o t h e r computer f i l e s , cumula t ive d a t a b a s e f i l e s , gene ra l co r r e spondence re1 a t e d t o t h e re1 i ab i 1 i t y performance of a n u c l e a r weapon sys tem, subsys tem, o r component:

( 4 ) U .S . DOE Weapons Re1 i abi 1 i t y Repor ts (U) , and H j s t o r i c a l R e l ~ a b i l i t y Assessment P r o f i l e s of Ret i r e d Weapons Report (U) .

( a ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by DOE'S Weapons Qua1 i t y D iv i s ion ( W Q D ) :

( b ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by des ign agenc i e s :

( 5 ) Cumulat ivc p r o f i l e s of weapon re1 i ab i 1 i t y a s se s smen t s r e p o r t s f o r weapons i n t h e c u r r e n t s t o c k p i l e :

( 6 ) S p e c i a l s t u d i e s on weapon system or- ~olllporlerlt r e1 i dbi 1 i t y ;

Des t roy 10 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a s t re1 a t e d weapon sys tem.

Des t roy when supe r seded .

Des t roy 10 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e l a s t re1 a t e d weapon sys tern.

Permanent. Offer t o NARA 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e l a s t r e l a t e d weapon sys tem.

Des t roy when no l o n g e r needed f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o r r e f e r e n c e pu rposes . Re fe r t o s i t e - s p e c i f i c s c h e d u l e s f o r l o c a l i n s t r u c t i o n s .

Des t roy when supe r scdcd .

Destroy 10 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o r l uf tlhe l a s t r e l a t e d weapon sys tem.

( 7 ) F?? i >,hi 1 i t y \ - c c o r d r fnl- wczpon programs c a n c e l e d p r i o r t o product ion e n g i n e e r i n g a u t h o r i z a t i o n .

D E S C R I P T I O N D I S P O S I T I O N

( a ) Data r e 1 a t e d t o WR m a t e r i a l : Dest roy 1 0 y e a r s a f t e r e i t h e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e l a s t re1 a t e d weapon system o r p r o j e c t cance l 1 a t i on.

Des t roy 10 y e a r s a f t e r p r o j e c t cance l1 a t i o n ,

( b ) Data not re1 a t e d t o WR ma te r i a1 :

J . S a f e t y E v a l u a t i o n f o r S u r v e i l l a n c e (SES) Documentat ion.

(1 ) SES PacKage i n c l u d i n g , b u t no t l i m i t e d t o package d a t a i ndex ; c u r r e n t SES p l ann ing document; cop ie s of appl i cab1 e d e s i g n drawi ngs and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; t o o l i n g and equipment des ign d r a w i n g s ; r e s u l t s of p r e c i s i o n and capabi 1 i t y s t u d i e s of equipment uscd i n t h e s u r v e i l l a n c c p r o c e s s ; o b s e r v a t i o n s and any r e s u l t a n t a c t i o n documenta t ion ; i n i t i a l S a f e t v Eva1 u a t i on Re1 e a s e f o r Survei 11 ance [SER(S)]; and t h e f i n a l SES Repor t .

( a ) F i l e s main ta ined by DOE Des t roy 1 y e a r a f t e r f i n a l Des igna t ed Survei 11 ance Agencies: d i spos i t i o n of t h e l a s t

re1 a t e d weapon system.

( 2 ) U r a t t and suppor t documentation Des t roy 6 months a t t e r t h a t a r e c i r c u l a t e d and c o n t a i n i s suance o f f i n a l SES Repor t . comments uscd t o r eco rd t h e d e c i s i o n making p r o c e s s :

11. RETIREMENT AND DISMANTLEMENT PROCESS RECORDS

Ret i rement and d ismant lement p roces s r eco rds document t h e p r o c e s s t h a t i s r equ i r ed t o s a f e l y r educe weapon assemb l i e s i n t o t h e c o n s t i t u e n t p a r t s . These r eco rds document t h e cha in of cus tody and t h e d i s p o s i t i o n f o r each p a r t o r component o f a n u c l e a r weapon t h a t i s permanently removed from t h e s t o c k p i l e .


A . Reti rement D i s p o s i t i o n I n s t r u c l i o n s (RDI) i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o , comple te c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n of a1 1 c o n s t i t u e n t p a r t s and i n s t r u c t i o n f o r t h e packaging and s t o r a g e o f t h e s p e c i f i e d p a r t s .

( 1 ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by DOE des igna t ed Dismantlement Agencies:

B. Qua1 i f i c a t i o n Eva lua t ion f o r D i sri~arl Ll elilerll (QED) Ducurnttr~ LdLi u r ~ .

( 1 ) QED P a r k a g ~ , i n r l u d i n g h11t nnt l ~ r n ~ t e d t o , index o f d a t a package; c u r r e n t Q E D p l ann ing document; cop ie s of a p p l ~ c a b l e d e s l g n drawlngs and s p e c i f i c a t ~ o n s ; p roduc t ion agency ' s d i s a s sembly , packaging , s t o r a g e , and d i s p o s i t i o n p r o c e s s i n g documents; t oo l inq and equipment d e s i g n drawings; r e s u l t s o f p r e c i s i o n and c a p a b i l i t y s t u d i e s o f equipment used i n t h e d i ~ d ~ ~ e l i ~ b l y P I . U L ~ L L ; ub~ t t r . vd t iu115 d ~ ~ d any r e s u l t a n t a c t i o n s ; appl i c a b l e rli qrnantl ~ r n ~ n t devel n p m ~ n t r ~ p n r t ~ ; i n i t i a l Qua1 i f i c a t i o n Eva lua t ion Release f o r Dismantlement [QER(D)] ; and t h e f ~ n a l U t U Kepor t .

( a ) F i l e s ma in t a ined by DOE d e s i g n a t e d Di snrantlement Agencies:

( 2 ) D r a f t and s u p p o r t documentat ion t h a t a r e c i r c u l a t e d and c o n t a i n conrrrrelrts used t o r e c o r d tire d e c i s l o r ~ maki ng p roces s :

Destroy 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e l a s t re1 a t e d weapon system.

Destroy 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a s t re1 a t e d weapon system.

Destroy 6 months a f t e r d i srr~dr~ Ll eiiler~ 1.


C. Weapon u n i t f o l d e r s , i n c l u d i n g , bu t riot 1 inii t e d t o , i t e m i z a t i o n o f each s t e p t aken d u r i n g t h e d i sa s sembly p r o c e s s , Records of Di sassembly ( R O D ) ; i n s p e c t i o n r e c o r d s ; v a r i o u s uni t/component t e s t i n g r e c o r d s ; and Engineer ing I n s t r u c t i o n s ( E I s ) :

D. Component ma te r i a1 eva l u a t i o n forms:

E. Fina l c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n of rnateri a1 and component forms.

( 1 ) D O E d e s i g n a t e d d ismant lement agencies :

F . Packaging documenta t ion and man i f e s t s f o r shipment of component p a r t s f n r r ec l ama t ion by D O E o r o t h e r government agency:

G . Database systems i n s u p p o r t o f i n t e r n a l and e x t e r n a l r e p o r t i n g r equ i r emen t s p e r t a i n i n g t o nuc l ea r rnateri a1 i n v e n t o r i e s , t r a n s f e r a c t i v i t i e s , and i n v e n t o r y ad jus tments . These systems cove r a l l n u c l e a r materi a1 and con f i y u r a t i o n ~ curttdirti rtg nuc l ea r ma te r i a1 s from r e c e i p t through f i n a l d i s p o s i t i n n and/or shipment.:

H . Re t i rement and d ismant lement process s u p p o r t i n g documenta t ion t o c a t e g o r i e s A - G and no t covered e l s ewhere i n t h i s s e c t i o n , such a s d r a f t s wi th no s u b s t a n t i v e comments, cor respondence , memorandums, b r i e f i n g s , s t a t u s r e p o r t s , r e p o r t s from o t h e r agenc i e s , t e c h n i c a l i n q u i r i e s , d a t a p roces s ing t o o l s , s o u r c e ma te r i a1 de termined t o have no endur ing v a l u e , and r e f e r e n c e ma te r i a1 no t needed f o r documentary p s 4 r p o s c s :

Destroy 6 months a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a s t re1 a t e d weapon s y s tem.

Destroy 5 y P a r s a f t ~ r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e l a s t re1 a t e d weapon sys t em.

Destroy 5 y e a r s a f t e r f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a s t re1 a t e d weapon sys tem.

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Maintain i n agency un t i 1 no longer needed f o r admini s t r a t i ve , 1 ega l , o r r e f e r e n c e pu rposes .

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D e f i n i t i o n s f o r te rmino logy used i n t h i s schcdulc may bc found i n TP 4 1 , Glossarv o f Nuc lear Weapons Ma te r i a 1 and Re la ted Terms, DOE/AL Development and Product ion Manual (D & P ) , O u a l i t y Assurance Procedure (QAP) Manual , Q u a l i t y C r i t e r i a ( Q C - I , QC-2) and Eng inee r ing Procedures. D e f i n i t i o n s n o t found i n TP 4 - 1 a re l i s t e d below:

Acceptance Equipment Measurement System. A Measurement & T e s t Equipment (M&TF) cyst.em t.hat. p r n v i des qua1 i t y ev i dence t o s u b s t a n t i a t e present .a t . ion n f m a t e r i a l t o DOE f o r accep tance . The system may be composed o f ha rdware , s o f t w a r e , f i rmware, and p rocedu res and i s used t o i n s p e c t chemica l , p h y s i c a l , o r e l e c t r i c a l c h a r a c t e r ~ s t i c s f o r t h e purpose o f accep tance . Acceptance equipment i n c l u d e s , b u t i s n o t 1 i m i t e d t o , P r o d u c t T e s t e r s (PT) , Gages ( G ) , N o n - d e s t r u c t i v e T e s t (NDT) systems, adap te r s , f i x t u r e s , c o n n e c t o r s , and env i r onmen ta l s i m u l a t o r s . Spec i a1 equipment , commerci a1 equ ipment , programmable measur ing systems, and r e l a t e d p r ccedu res may a l s o be c o n s i d e r e d as acceptance equ i pment . C e r t i f i c a t i o n . A p rocess , c u l m i n a t i n g w i t h a u t h e n t i c a t e d documen ta t i on , t h a t a p i e c e o f equipment o r an i n d i v i d u a l i s q u a l i f i e d t o p e r f o r m a p rocess o r o p e r a t i o n w i t h i n s p e c i f i e d 1 i m i t s o r t h a t m a t e r i a l conforms t o s p e c i f i e d r equ i r emen ts . C e r t i f i c a t i o n i s based on an e v a l u a t i o n conduc ted a c c o r d i n g t o a d e f i n e d and documented p l a n t h a t i s des i gned t o assure t h a t minimum requ i rements a r e met .

Change Order (CO). A change a u t h o r i z a t i o n i s s u e d b e f o r e t h e document changes a re a l l i n c o r p o r a t e d i n new document i s s u e s (ACO) o r a change a u t h o r i z a t i o n i s s u e d c o n c u r r e n t l y w i t h t h e r e l e a s e o f new document i s s u e s (FCO).

Cut o f f . The b r e a k i n g o f r e c o r d s i n a s e r i e s o r system t o p e r m i t t h e i r d i s p o s a l o r t r a n s f e r i n comp le te b l o c k s and t o p e r m i t t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f new f i l e s . I n f i l e s management, t h e term " c u t o f f " r e f e r s t o t h e break ing o f a record s e r i e s a t r e g u l a r i n t e r v a l s t o pe rm i t t h e i r t r a n s f e r f r om a c t i v e t o i n a c t ~ v e s t a t u s and subsequent d i s p o s i t i o n . C u t t i n g o f f a r e c o r d s e r i e s a l lows the reco rds t o be t r a n s f e r r e d t o i n a c t i v e s torage i n complete b l o c k s and pe rm i t s t he estab7ishment o f new f i 7es . Gut o f f s are usua l 7y inc luded i n ope ra t i ona l procedures and may be on an annual b a s i s (ca lendar o r f i s c a l y e a r ) , o r t e r m i n a t i o n o f a p r o j e c t . If the d i s p o s i t i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s c o n t a i n a " cu t o f f " s ta tement , a t ime p e r i o d i s s p e c i f i e d be fo re f i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n occurs. T h i s process i s a p p l i e d t o s e r i e s t h a t a re scheduled and t h e i r d i s p o s i t i o n has been a u t h o r i z e d by NARA.

The Deputy A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y f o r M i l i t a r y A p p l i c a t i o n s and S t o c k p i l e Suppo r t (DASMASS) The Deputy A s s i s t a n t h e c r e t a r y f o r M i l i t a r y A p p l i c a t i o n s and S t o c k p i l e Suppo r t (DASMASS) c a r r i e s o u t DOE'S r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s t o ach i eve n a t i o n a l s c c u r i t y o b j e c t i v e s e s t a b l i s h e d by t h e P r e s i d e n t . The DASMASS's m i s s i o n i s t o r educe t h e g l o b a l n u c l e a r danger b y p l a n n i n g f o r and m a i n t a i n i n g a safe, secure , and r e 1 i a b l e s t o c k p i l e o f n u c l e a r weapons, a s s o c i a t e d m a t e r i a1 s , capab i 1 i t i e s , and t e c h n o l o g i e s . P r i m a r y impo r t ance i s p l a c e d upon s a f e t y o p e r a t i o n s , t h e s a f e t y and h e a l t h o f t h e n u c l e a r w o r k f o r c e , e r ~ v i r.ur1111enta1 p r o t e c t i o n , and c o s t e f f e c t i v e management o f t h e n u c l e a r weapons program. I n a d d i t i o n , n a t i o n a l s u p p o r t f o r n o n p r o l i f e r a t i o n and arms c o n t r o l p n l i r i e q , and n u c l e a r emergency response c a p a b i l i t i e s a r e p r o v i d e d .

Des ign Agency (DA). A DOE c o n t r a c t o r r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e d e s i g n o f DOE weapons and weapons-re1 a t e d m a t e r i a1 and t h e i n t e g r l t y o f t h e d e s i g n t h r o u g h s t o c k p i l e l i f e .

D i smant l ement P rocess . The d i sassembly o f weapon assembl i es, i n c l u d i n g m a j o r assembl ies and HE assemb l i es and t h e d i s p o s i t i o n o f subsystems, components, p i e c e p a r t s , and m a t e r i a l .

Emergency C a p a b i l i t y Re lease (ECR). An ECR i s a s p e c i a l c a t e g o r y i n t h e M a j o r Assembly Re lease (MAR) system t h a t i s i s s u e d when a l l MAR p r e r e q u i s i t e s have n o t been s a t i s f i e d , b u t an emergency capabi 1 i t.y r e q u i r e m e n t has been e s t a b l i s h e d b y t h e DoD. An ECR may be i s s u e d f o r a bomb o r warhead sys tem ( i n c l udes T e s t (T ) , Hand1 i n g (H) , and D isab lement (DE) equ ipment ) . J o i n t T e s t Assembl ies ( J T A ' s ) and TYPE assembl ies ar t ! no1 r e l e d b e d by all ECR. A l l major- assembl ies i d e n t i f i e d b y t h e same program number w i l l be i n c l u d e d i n a s i n g l e r e l e a s e . L i m i t a t i o n s t o t h e d e s i g n a t e d ma jo r a s s ~ m h l y r ~ s 1 1 1 t . i ng f r om o r r e l a t e d t o T , H, o r DE i tems a re i n c l u d e d i n t h e E C R .

Eng inee r i ng Re1 ease (ER) . An o f f ' i c i a l Depar tment o f Energy (DUE) d e s i g n agency communicat ion wh i ch a u t h o r i z e s t h e use o f e n g i n e e r i n g i n f o r m a t i o n as s p e c i f i c a l l y d e l i n e a t e d t h e r e i n . Fo r wcapon p r o d u c t s , t h i s i s t h e method used t o r e l e a s e i n f o r m a t i o n t o and a u t h o r i z e a c t i o n b y a PA (e .g . , t o p repa re f o r p r o d u c t i o n , o r t o f a b r i c a t e 1 i m i t e d q u a n t i t i e s o f d i r e c t i v e schedu le u n i t s , o r t o a u t h o r i z e t h e use o f t h e l i s t e d minimum p r o d u c t d e f i n i t i o n f o r f a b r i c a t i o n o f p r o d u c t i o n q u a n t i t i e s o f p a r t s , subassembl ies o r assembl ies t o meet d i r e c t ~ v e schedu le r e q u i r e m e n t s ) .

F i n a l d i s p o s i t i o n . The p rocess o f r e d u c i n g n u c l e a r wpapon a ~ s ~ m h l i ~ s and t h e i r t r a i n e r s , i n t o c o n s t i t u e n t p a r t s t h a t have been demi 1 i t a r i z e d and s a n i t i z e d , i . e . , t hese m a t e r i a l s a r e no l o n g e r ava i 1 a b l e f o r w e a p o n i z a t i o n .

Nuc lea r E x p l o s i v e . Any assembly c o n t a i n i n g f i s s i o n a b l e o r f i s s i o n a b l e and f u s i o n a b l e m a t e r i a1 s and ma in h i g h e x p l o s i v e p a r t s o r p r o p e l 1 a n t s capab le o f p roduc i ng a n u c l e a r d e t o n a t i o n (e .g . , a n u c l e a r weapon o r a t e s t d e v i c e ) .

N u r l e a r W ~ a p o n A n l ~ c l ~ a r ~ x p l o s i v ~ c o n f i o u r ~ d f o r o p e r a t i o n a l I ISF! b y DOE and empl oyed b y DoD.

Productiori Agency (PA). A DOE ~~~ar~ayttrr i t t r~t a r~d uptiralirly c o n l r a c t o r r e s p o n s i b l e f o r manufac ture o r procurement , i n s p e c t i o n , accep tance , t e s t i n g , packaging , and shipment o f weapnn m a t e r i a l s i n cnnfnrmance w i t h de s ign agency s p e c i f i c a t i o n s . Product D e f i n i t i o n Requirements . I h e s e t of documents and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e l e a s e d by t h e DA f o r d e s i g n , manufac ture , and acceptance of a p roduc t o r acceptance equipment . The document s e t does n o t i n c l u d e des ign i n t e r f a c e con t ro l documents , nor does i t i n c l u d e PA t r a v e l e r s , f low s h e e t s , e t c .

~ u a l i f i c a t i o n . The p roces s o f de t e rmin ing t h a t product des ign and a s s o c i a t e d manufacturing and acceptance p r o c e s s e s a r e capab le of p rov id ing p roduc t t h a t meets customer r equ i 1-ements.

Qua1 i t y Assurance Survey. A p l anned and A n r ~ ~ m ~ n t ~ r i a r t i v i t y , p ~ r f o r m e d i n accordance wi th p rocedures , i n t e n d e d t o communicate and e f f e c t improvements where needed, and ma in t a in cognizance of c o n t r a c t o r performance upon which t o base government acceptance of m a t e r i a l o r v e r l f y c o n t r a c t o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n s .

Qua l i t y Evidence. Recorded in fo rma t ion which i n d i c a t e s t h e e x t e n t of conformance of i tems o r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s t o spec1 f i ed r equ i r emen t s and t h e e x t e n t o f c o n t r o l over manufac tur ing p r o c e s s e s . This i n fo rma t ion may be based on phys ica l i n s p e c t i o n s , p roces s c o n t r o l s , phys i ca l and chemical t e s t s , nondes t ruc t ive t e s t s , d e s t r u c t i v e t e s t s , o r any combinat ion of t h e s e .

Record of Assembly (ROA) . An e l e c t r o n i c da t abase p rov id ing t r a c e a b i 1 i t y of s t o c k p i l e weapons and o t h e r u l t i m a t e u s e r e n t i t i e s t o t h a t l e v e l of a c s ~ r n h l y below which PA r e c o r d s f u l f i 11 remain ing t r a c e a b i 1 i t y r equ i r emen t s .

Reporting of Disassembly (ROD). A ROD i s normally r e q u i r e d f o l l o w i n g disassembly of a r e p o r t l e v e l component a f t e r i n i t i a l acceptance and r e p o r t i n g of R O A d a t a . A R O D i s not r e q u i r e d f o r p a r t i a l o r c o r p l e t e d i s a s sembly o f a major assembly o r i t s a s s o c i a t e d subassembl ies which a r e being r e p r o c e s s e d f o r r e t i r e m e n t of t h e weapon. I f no d isassembly i s performed d u r i n g reworking o r r e p r o c e s s i n g , b u t new manufac tur ing i d e n t i f i c a t i o n e lements a r e marked on t h e product , t h i s change must be r e p o r t e d as Repor t ing o f R e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n (ROR) a t t h e a p p r o p r i a t e r e p o r t l e v e l .

S p e c i f i c a t i o n Except ion Re lease (SXR) . An au tho r i za t . i on t.o I I S R a S P P C ~ f i r q u a n t i t y of p roduc t t h a t does n o t conform t o t h e product d e f i n i t i o n r equ i r emen t s , b u t a f t e r e n g i n e e r i n g assessment , has been approved f o r e i t h e r " U n r e s t r i c t e d " o r " R e s t r i c t e d " u s e . Such use w i l l no t a f f e c t s a f e t y , o p e r a b i l i t y , r e1 i a b i l i t y , i n t e r c h a n g e a b i l i t y , assembly, s t o r a g e 1 i f e , completeness of assembly , o r u l t i m a t e use.

Source Data. Documentation des igned a ~ d used t o c r e a t e , upda t e , o r modify r eco rd< i n any m ~ d i um. Sometimes c a l l ed i n n t ~ t r e c o r d s , o t r t p t~ t r e c o r d s , sou rce records o r s o u r c e documenta t ion .

War Reserve (WR). Nuclear weapons and nuc l ea r weapon m a t e r i a l i n t e n d e d f o r employrn~nt. i n t . h ~ e v e n t nf w a r .

Weapon Ha te r i a1 . Nuclear weapons, assembl i e s , components, o r p a r t s t h e r e o f , and a s s o c i a t e d t e s t and hand1 i ng equiprettr~t.

Weapon-Re1 ated Material . Any mat-eri a1 n t . h ~ r t.han weapon m a t e r i a1 be1 ng developed and produced f o r o r by t h e DOE and in tended f o r use i n con junc t ion wi th o r i n any way r e l a t e d t o weapons.

White Papers . A d e t a i l e d o r a u t h o r i t a t i v e r e p o r t w r i t t e n t o inform government p o l i c y makers about v a r i o u s s u b j e c t s .