From the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
http://www.fcnl.org/issues/item.php?item_id=2158&issue_id=51 [1]

What is Complex Transformation?

Complex Transformation is the Bush Administration's proposed plan to restructure the nation's nuclear weapons infrastructure. The administration's goal is to consolidate existing nuclear facilities while increasing the capacity to produce material for new nuclear weapons. According to a report jointly released by the Energy Department (DOE) on January 10, 2008, the administration seeks an annual production capacity of 80 plutonium pits (read: triggers for new nuclear bombs) as a result of the transformation. The main justification for the program is the perceived need for a more adaptable and responsive nuclear infrastructure to react to unnamed future threats. The administration is currently considering several alternatives for achieving its goals.

How can you affect the process?

Fortunately, environmental regulations require the architects of Complex Transformation to consider comments from the general public. The aforementioned report contains a summary of past public input. The over public 33,000 comments the DOE received last year were overwhelmingly against producing new nuclear material and weapons. Public opinion and Congress forced the administration to roll back its proposal from 200 proposed plutonium pits per year to 80.

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