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This report describes the process used by Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico to characterize weapon hardware for disposition. The report describes the following basic steps: (1) the drawing search process and primary hazard identification; (2) the development of Disassembly Procedures (DPs), including demilitarization and sanitization requirements; (3) the generation of a "disposal tree"; (4) generating RCRA waste disposal information; and (5) documenting the information. Additional data gathered during the characterization process supporting hardware grouping and recycle efforts is also discussed ASTER Acknowledgment The Weapon Hardware Inventory Reduction Effort Project and the New Mexico Weapon Systems Dismantlement and Process Development Project have been successful due to the hard work of personnel from a wide spectrum of Sandia organizations.