§6352 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

§6352 Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons production facilities

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART VI— - ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart Subpart B— - Atomic Energy Defense › Chapter CHAPTER 608— - ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - FACILITIES MANAGEMENT › § 6352

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator must let each nuclear weapons facility head start an engineering and manufacturing R&D and demonstration program. It funds risky but promising design and manufacturing work, like replacing old tech, creating agile manufacturing, and training, hiring, or keeping key engineers and manufacturing staff.

Title 10, §6352

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(a)The Administrator shall authorize the head of each nuclear weapons production facility to establish an Engineering and Manufacturing Research, Development, and Demonstration Program under this section.

(b)The projects and activities carried out through the program at a nuclear weapons production facility under this section shall support innovative or high-risk design and manufacturing concepts and technologies with potentially high payoff for the nuclear security enterprise. Those projects and activities may include—

(1)replacement of obsolete or aging design and manufacturing technologies;

(2)development of innovative agile manufacturing techniques and processes; and

(3)training, recruitment, or retention of essential personnel in critical engineering and manufacturing disciplines.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2812 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).

§6352 Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons production facilities

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Title 10, §6352

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