MIL-STD-1822 Nuclear Compatibility Certification Of Nuclear Weapon Systems, Subsystems And Support EquipmentThis document describes standard practices for nuclear compatibility certification of nuclear weapon systems excluding nuclear facilities. Nuclear weapon system compatibility certification authority is derived from the 1953 Atomic Energy Commission AEC/Department of Defense DoD Memorandum of Agreement MOA and restated within numerous DoD and Air Force AF directives.

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MIL-STD-1822A(USAF)

SPM             System Program Manager

SSM             System Support Manager

STS              Stockpile-to-Target Sequence SWIFT          Special Weapon Interface Tester TNSA           Technical Nuclear Safety Analysis TO                Technical Order

TOMA           Technical Order Management Authority

USAF           United States Air Force

USAFE         United States Air Force Europe

USG             Unique Signal Generator

VFA              Vibration Fly-Around

VV&A           Verification, Validation, and Accreditation

WR               War Reserve

WSSR          Weapon System Safety Rules

4.    NUCLEAR WEAPON SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY CERTIFICATION

4.1  Overview

4.1.1  Nuclear compatibility certification.

Nuclear compatibility certification is the process of verifying that the equipment item or weapon system   meets   design   and   evaluation   requirements   for   the   electrical,   mechanical,   and aerodynamic interfaces between the delivery vehicle/aircraft or equipment item and the nuclear weapon.  Compatibility Certification is a joint effort of DoE/NNSA and DoD to integrate a nuclear weapon into a weapon system and must be monitored for compliance with the four DoD Safety System Standards throughout the weapon system's life cycle.

4.1.1.1  Nuclear compatibility certification responsibility.

DoE/NNSA is responsible for the nuclear weapon and its associated electrical and mechanical interfaces to the DoD supplied equipment item/nuclear weapon system.

4.1.1.1.1  Nuclear bombs.

For  nuclear  bombs  DoE/NNSA  is  normally  responsible  for  the  bomb  design  to  include  the connection to the aircraft as documented in the Aircraft Compatibility Control Drawing (ACCD).

4.1.1.1.2  Nuclear warheads.

For  nuclear warheads (both ground and air  launched systems),  DoE/NNSA is responsible for the  warhead  design  and  the  electrical/mechanical  interfaces  with  the  particular  missile  as documented in the Compatibility Certification (CC) Drawing for cruise missiles, and in the MCs, STS, and ICDs for ICBM warheads.

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