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EMD-80-124 1 (1980-10-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabivw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ,1/ ,k ~ UNITIED STATES GEN~ERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE StWASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 asOf '- ' .OOT1... The Honorable Timothy E. Wirth House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wirth: Subject;. Alleged missing nuclear material from DOE'S Rocky Flats weapons production I plant (EMD-80-124) 'is i$ in'respolise to your ryques.of AhUSt 27, 1980, 'for T an investigation into an a legation t t weapons grade nuclear material was missing from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant and (2) answers to nine specific questions you had regarding the nuclear material accounting system a t the Rocky Flats . facility. Much of the info-rmation you requested on the facility's accounting system is classified, and therefore is included as a separate enclosure to this letter, (See Enclosures I and i). Regarding the allegation of missing material at the plant, we. found that an unusually larg.e amount of weapons grade nuclear material- - plutonium- - was unaccounted for at the end of Rocky Flats' June 1980 inventory period, How- ever, a subsequent investigation by DOE and contractor personnel found no evidence to indicate that any material was taken from the-facility, Similarly, based on the infor- mation we obtained at DOE headquarters and a t the Rocky Flats 'plant, we found no evidence to indicate that any material was taken from the plant. Our inquiry into this matter was limited in scope since you wanted an answer by September 4, 1980. Consequently, we had about 5 days to interview DCE headquarters personnel, DOE field personnel and contractor officials responsible for operating theRocky Fiats plant a s we l as-to-revi-ew the pertinent material accounting documents and related reports for.the plant. Because of the time constraint we did not do.... . -- --- a:aetflre7ea-.-rdview as we would otherwise have done.--- For 4 instance, we did.not track the materials accounting informa- tion through to the source documents. We relied primarily on discussions with site officials and summary documents to obtain this information. .3172)

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