10 U.S.C. § 6115: Major warhead refurbishment program

a full description of alternatives considered prior to the award of Phase 6.3; a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives against each alternative considered; identification of the cost and risk of critical technology elements associated with each alternative, including technology maturity, integration risk, manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs; identification of the cost and risk of additional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to support production and certification of each alternative; a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability, including any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods as compared to at least one other feasible refurbishment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate; and a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning assumptions.