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Nuclear Security: Safeguards and Security Planning at DOE Facilities Incomplete

RCED-93-14 Published: Oct 30, 1992. Publicly Released: Jan 29, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the Department of Energy's (DOE) planning process for safeguards and security at numerous sensitive facilities and sites, focusing on: (1) the extent to which DOE has completed safeguards and security plans for sensitive facilities; (2) the extent to which DOE has completed such plans for the areas, or sites, surrounding these facilities; and (3) recently proposed modifications to the DOE safeguards and security planning process.

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Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Energy To ensure that safeguards and security planning is completed in a timely fashion, the Secretary of Energy should direct DOE program offices to complete the facility plans on a priority basis. This may necessitate setting milestones and adjusting staffing levels at headquarters and in the field and delaying starting the new planning process.
Closed – Implemented
As of June 30, 1994, 14 of 27 site plans had been reviewed and approved by DOE headquarters. Eight other plans were under review at headquarters, and the remaining five were in various stages of development by DOE field offices. As of March 30, 1995, all of the site plans required by DOE have been completed and approved.

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Atomic energy defense activitiesFacility managementSafeguardsInternal controlsNuclear facilitiesNuclear powerplant safetyNuclear powerplant securityNuclear waste managementSafety standardsStaff utilization