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    WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) celebrated the completion of the Program of Record for the W76-1 Life Extension Program (LEP) today at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. The W76-1 is a refurbished W76-0 warhead, which is a submarine-launched ballistic missile system first introduced into the stockpile for the U.S. Navy in 1978. This LEP has strengthened the safety and security of the United States by extending the warhead’s service life from 20 years to 60 years. “A great deal of teamwork and dedication went into this incredible achievement. People all across our country did their part to make the delivery of this refurbished warhead possible and they did it ahead of schedule and under budget,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry. https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-and-nnsa-celebrate-w76-1-life-extension-program

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    WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) celebrated the completion of the Program of Record for the W76-1 Life Extension Program (LEP) today at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. The W76-1 is a refurbished W76-0 warhead, which is a submarine-launched ballistic missile system first introduced into the stockpile for the U.S. Navy in 1978. This LEP has strengthened the safety and security of the United States by extending the warhead’s service life from 20 years to 60 years. “A great deal of teamwork and dedication went into this incredible achievement. People all across our country did their part to make the delivery of this refurbished warhead possible and they did it ahead of schedule and under budget,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry. https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-and-nnsa-celebrate-w76-1-life-extension-program

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    DOE AND NNSA Celebrate W76-1 Life Extension Program

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    WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) celebrated the completion of the Program of Record for the W76-1 Life Extension Program (LEP) today at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. The W76-1 is a refurbished W76-0 warhead, which is a submarine-launched ballistic missile system first introduced into the stockpile for the U.S. Navy in 1978. This LEP has strengthened the safety and security of the United States by extending the warhead’s service life from 20 years to 60 years. “A great deal of teamwork and dedication went into this incredible achievement. People all across our country did their part to make the delivery of this refurbished warhead possible and they did it ahead of schedule and under budget,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry. https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-and-nnsa-celebrate-w76-1-life-extension-program

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    W76-1 Life Extension Program

    “The W76-1 warhead plays a critical role in allowing the United States
    to maintain a credible nuclear deterrent for 21st century threats.”
    - Dr. Charles P. Verdon, Assistant Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs

    Overview
    The W76-1 is a refurbished W76-0 warhead, which
    is a submarine-launched ballistic missile system that
    was first introduced into the stockpile for the Navy in
    1978. The W76-1 Life Extension Program extends the
    originally designed warhead service life of 20 years to
    60 years. The W76-1 continues to meet all missions
    and capabilities of the original W76-0 warhead and
    does not provide new military capabilities. NNSA
    completed refurbished warhead production at the
    Pantex Plant in December 2018.

    Timeline

    Enterprise Effort
    NNSA’s Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National
    Laboratories are the design agencies for the refurbished W76-1
    warhead. The W76-1 Life Extension Program also requires 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 Ohio-class nuclear submarines carry
    Security Site. W76-1 warheads

    Surveillance
    W76-1 surveillance activities disassemble warheads returned from
    submarines to identify potential aging issues in the warheads and
    their components that could affect 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 assuring the President that the warhead remains
    Trident D5 Missile test flight launch safe, secure, and reliable.

    NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible


    energy.gov/nnsa for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science.
    January 2019

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