DOE/ESE security: how ready is the protective force : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, July 26, 2005, Volume 4

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Page 85 - Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives...
Page 24 - BEFORE THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY, EMERGING THREATS, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Tuesday, July 26, 2005 Good morning Mr.
Page 84 - I would like to thank you and the committee for the opportunity to appear before you this morning, and I would be happy to answer any questions.
Page 24 - Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee, this concludes my statement. I would be pleased to answer any questions that you or other members of the committee may have at this time.
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Page 8 - DOE has long recognized that a successful terrorist attack on a site containing the material used in nuclear weapons, such as plutonium or highly enriched uranium, could have devastating consequences for the site and its surrounding communities. The risks associated with these materials, which in specified forms and quantities are referred to as Category I special nuclear material, vary but include theft for use in an illegal nuclear weapon; the creation of improvised nuclear devices capable of producing...
Page 10 - July 2005 in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. In summary, we found the following: Protective forces at the five ESE sites containing Category I special nuclear material generally meet existing DOE readiness requirements.

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