Nuclear security : better oversight needed to ensure that security improvements at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are fully implemented and sustained : report to congressional committees.

Energy's (DOE) security inspection at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) found significant weaknesses, particularly in LLNL's protective force's ability to assure the protection of weapons-grade (special) nuclear material. LLNL is overseen by the National Nuclear Security A...

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Corporate Author:	United States. Government Accountability Office
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
Subjects:	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory > Security measures. United States. > National Nuclear Security Administration > Security measures. Nuclear facilities > Security measures > United States. Nuclear energy > Research > Laboratories > Security measures > United States. National security > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS113496

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Summary:	Energy's (DOE) security inspection at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) found significant weaknesses, particularly in LLNL's protective force's ability to assure the protection of weapons-grade (special) nuclear material. LLNL is overseen by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a separately organized agency within DOE, and managed by a contractor.NNSA is planning to remove most of the special nuclear material from LLNL. GAO was asked to (1) characterize security deficiencies identified in the 2008 inspection; (2) determine the factors that contributed to these deficiencies; (3) identify LLNL's corrective actions to address security deficiencies; and (4) assess LLNL's plan to permanently remove the riskiest special nuclear material from its site. To conduct this work, GAO visited LLNL, reviewed numerous documents and plans, and interviewed LLNL and NNSA security officials. GAO recommends that the Administrator of NNSA improve and sustain federal oversight of security at LLNL by (1) developing a detailed plan and budget for training NNSA's Livermore Site Office (LSO) security staff and (2) providing financial incentives to LLNL's contractor to sustain security improvements.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 16, 2009). "March 2009." "GAO-09-321." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	ii, 36 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 4/16/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09321.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.