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EMD-76-3a 1 (1976-07-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaajl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: This is an unclassified digest furnished in lieu of a report containing classified security information. REPORT OF IHE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES JUL 2 2 1976 SHORTCOMIINGS IN THE SYSTEIS USED TO CONTROL AND PROTECT HIGHLY DANGEROUS NUCLEAR MATERIAL Energy Research and Development Administration D 1 62 E S T With increasing reliance being placed upon nuclear- generated energy in the United States, the public must ce protected against hazards that can occur from tneft or unauthorized use of speciai nuclear material--the most dangerous being plutonium and enriched uranium. 1i addition to be'ng suitable for tne fabrication of oombs, plutonium is :mcly toxic substance, with a potential of cau. if inhaled, ingested, or exposed to an open v. Decause of the importance o: effective safeguards for special nuclear material to the development of the nuclear industry, the Congress should favorably consider requests of the ,.dministrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration for funds to improve physical security systems at its facilities where special nuclear material is held. Sucrn materials, in the hands of malevolent individuals or groups, could be used in an explosive device or as a radioactive poison. As such, they are a potential object of terrori:t groups or criminals in tn's country or of agents of other countries. The potentially catastrophic consequences of even a single theft of a sufficient amount of special nuclear material makcs it essential that such material De adequately protected so that thefts cannot occur. As the manager of Federal erergy research and develop- ment programs, the Energy Research and Development Administration is responsible for making sure that all nuclear materials held by facilities it sponsors are safeguarded properly against theft or unauthorized use. The basic systems used by the Energy Research and Development Administration are: EIID-76-3a E= =0. 0. 0. Oc tY 30' 1_M091325 0 ? =/U

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