Nuclear Security: DOE and NRC Have Different Security Requirements for Protecting Weapons-Grade Material from Terrorist Attacks (open access)

Nuclear Security: DOE and NRC Have Different Security Requirements for Protecting Weapons-Grade Material from Terrorist Attacks

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In terrorists' hands, weapons-grade nuclear material--known as Category I special nuclear material when in specified forms and quantities--can be used to construct an improvised nuclear device capable of producing a nuclear explosion. Responsibility for the security of Category I special nuclear material is divided between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Specifically, DOE and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a separately organized agency within DOE, are responsible for overseeing physical security at government-owned and contractor-operated sites with Category I special nuclear material. NRC, which is responsible for licensing and overseeing commercially owned facilities with nuclear materials, such as nuclear power plants, is responsible for regulating physical security at those licensees that store and process Category I special nuclear material under contract, primarily for DOE. Because of the risks associated with Category I special nuclear material, both DOE and NRC recognize that effective security programs are essential. The key component in both DOE's and NRC's security programs is each agency's design basis threat (DBT)--classified documents that identify the potential size and capabilities of terrorist threats to special nuclear material. To counter the threat …
Date: September 11, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0567 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0567

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a member of the Legislature may provide insurance services to a state university (RQ-0576-GA)
Date: September 11, 2007
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0568 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0568

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the special filing fee in Local Government Code section 133.154 must be collected for cases filed in a statutory probate court (RQ-0577-GA)
Date: September 11, 2007
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
2007 Lone Star Ride Income Report (open access)

2007 Lone Star Ride Income Report

A collated printed page of the 2007 budget, income, and expenditure reports described using yellow and orange coded spreadsheets. The page was printed as of September 11th, 2007 as an unofficial report for internal use only.
Date: September 11, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Steering Committee Meeting Agenda September 11, 2007 (open access)

Steering Committee Meeting Agenda September 11, 2007

Steering Committee meeting agenda dated September 11, 2007, followed by two blank forms for liability and assumption of risk and minor release of liability agreement. The meeting agenda, printed in blue, covers financials, registration, upcoming dates, and committee reports focused on the following two weeks. On the bottom of the page a handwritten note with underlines and bullets reads "Ride info to riders" and "Michael says close of business tomorrow".
Date: September 11, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library