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RCED-85-83 1 (1985-04-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnqy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION ; -. B-21 7647 APRIL 22. 1985 The Honorable Timothy E. Wirth II11111li House of Representatives 126838 Dear Mr. Wirth: Subject: Security Concerns at DOE'S Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Production Facility (GAO/RCED-85-83) On May 9, 1984, you asked us to inquire into a number of security concerns raised by union members at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Rocky Flats nuclear weapons production facility. We discussed the union's concerns with DOE's manager for the Rocky Flats Area Office and with the Director of Plant Security for Rockwell International, the contractor operating Rocky Flats for DOE. We also discussed these concerns with other Rockwell employ- ees and with other DOE officials in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs and in the Rocky Flats Area Office. In addition, we reviewed applicable DOE and Rockwell regulations and procedures and, where corrective actions were reported, verified that such actions had been taken. We briefed you on the results of our work related to those security concerns on September 12, 1984. At that time you asked us to prepare this letter summarizing the information we provided at the briefing. As we pointed out during the briefing, repre- sentatives of the United Steelworkers of America Local 8031, the union representing most facility employees, brought four specific security allegations to our attention. The allegations were: --A machine gun, attached to a pickup truck, misfired during a training exercise on May 24, 1984, resulting in shell fragments ricocheting in the back of the truck, injuring two security guards. --On July 20, 1984, a security guard's handgun was discharged inside one of the facility's guard towers. S(301683)

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