Actions Needed to Address Scientific and Technical Challenges and Management Weaknesses at the National Ignition Facility.

NUCLEAR facilities; UNITED States. National Nuclear Security Administration; NUCLEAR weapons safety; UNITED States. Government Accountability Office

The article presents a study that examines the actions that are required to cater or solve the scientific and technical and management weaknesses at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). It analyzes the budgets, reports, and plans which are relevant to the NIF. It recommends the need to improve effectiveness at the facility and ensure reliability and safety of the nuclear weapons.