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Title: Report on {open_quotes}audit of internal controls over special nuclear materials{close_quotes}

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/224239· OSTI ID:224239

The Department of Energy (Department) is responsible for safeguarding a significant amount of plutonium, uranium-233 and enriched uranium - collectively referred to as special nuclear materials - stored in the United States. The Department`s office of Nonproliferation and National Security has overall management cognizance for developing policies for safeguarding these materials, while other Headquarters program offices have {open_quotes}landlord{close_quotes} responsibilities for the sites where the materials are stored, and the Department`s operations and field offices provide onsite management of contractor operations. The Department`s management and operating contractors, under the direction of the Department, safeguard and account for the special nuclear material stored at Department sites.

Research Organization:
USDOE Office of Inspector General, Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
224239
Report Number(s):
DOE/IG-0388; ON: TI96009318; NC: NONE; TRN: 96:002735
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Apr 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English