INDEX
Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information
Topical Guideline for High Explosives
TG-HE-1
June 1992
Department of Energy
I. INTRODUCTION
- A. Purpose.
- 1. Subject Area.
- 2. Document Reviews.
- B. Background.
- 1. Categories of Information.
- 2. Adverse Effect Determination.
- 3. Control Determination.
- C. Policy.
- 1. General.
- 2. Relationship to Classified Information.
- 3. Widely Disseminated Documents or Material.
- 4. Release of Information.
- D. Scope.
- E. Authorized Users of this Guideline
- 1. Reviewing Officials.
- 2. Denying Officials.
- 3. Others.
- F. Issuing and Approving Organizations.
- G. Information Not Covered in this Guideline.
- H. References.
- I. Topic Cross-Reference List
II. TOPICAL GUIDANCE
A. Pyrotechnic Materials
B. Gun-Assembled Nuclear Weapon Propellant Materials
C. High Explosive Materials.
III. DEFINITIONS
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This guideline document provides topical guidance
for identifying what unclassified atomic energy defense programs
related information concerning high explosive (HE), propellant,
and pyrotechnic materials has been determined to be Unclassified
Controlled Nuclear Information (UCNI) pursuant to section 148 of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
The UCNI topics contained in this document
provide the authority and basis for Reviewing Officials to
determine whether a document or material contains UCNI or does
not contain UCNI; provide a basis for other persons to make a
preliminary determination that a document or material may
contain UCNI; and provide a basis for denying the release of
UCNI contained in documents requested under statute or Executive
order. This guideline, along with the UCNI General Guideline
(GG-2), also provides a basis for development of internal UCNI
guidelines which specify what unclassified information of
interest to the specific field or contractor organization
concerning the subject matter of this guideline is or is not
UCNI.
The Department of Energy (DOE) is
required under section 148 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended, to prohibit the unauthorized dissemination of certain
unclassified Government information (termed UCNI) concerning
atomic energy defense programs pertaining to:
- a. The design of production and utilization facilities;
- b. Security measures for such facilities, nuclear materials
contained in such facilities, or in transit; or
- c. The design, manufacture, or utilization of any nuclear
weapon or components of nuclear weapons that was once
classified as Restricted Data, but which has been
declassified or removed from the Restricted Data category
under section 142 of the Atomic Energy Act.
However, in order for
unclassified information in the above three categories to be
controlled as UCNI under section 148, it must meet all the
criteria for control as UCNI specified in DOE Order 5650.3,
including a determination by a Controlling Official, that
unauthorized dissemination of the information could reasonably
be expected to have a significant adverse effect on the health
and safety of the public or the common defense and security by
significantly increasing the likelihood of:
- a. The illegal production of a nuclear weapon; or
- b. The theft, diversion, or sabotage of nuclear materials,
equipment, or facilities.
HE, propellant, and pyrotechnic
materials are used in nuclear weapon components ranging from the
main charge HE in implosion-assembled weapons and propellant for
gun-assembled weapons, to a variety of other components
incorporating these materials such as implosion and other
detonators, igniters, thermal batteries, delay lines, etc.,
found in U.S. nuclear weapon designs. Certain information
concerning these materials that has been declassified over the
years has been determined by a Controlling Official to meet all
the criteria for control as UCNI. That information is UCNI as
described in this topical guideline derived from approved UCNI
General Guideline topics which document Controlling Official
determinations.
The basic DOE policy concerning release of information
is to make as much information publicly available as possible,
while controlling classified information and certain sensitive
unclassified information, including UCNI. A Controlling
Official has determined that certain unclassified information
relating to nuclear weapons is UCNI and that the information
determined to be UCNI if given unlimited release would have a
significant adverse effect on the health and safety of the
public or the common defense and security. These determinations
are documented in UCNI General Guideline topics found in GG-2 or
in UCNI control determinations. Such control determinations, if
any, are subsequently incorporated into GG-2. This topical
guideline provides more detailed guidance, based on approved
general guideline topics, on what information in the subject
area of this guideline is or is not UCNI. DOE Order 5650.3
provides detailed information on policy and procedures for the
identification of UCNI and for reviewing and marking documents
and material containing UCNI.
Although much
information concerning HE, propellant, and pyrotechnic material
related to nuclear weapons has been declassified, a great deal
of information remains classified, including in some cases
information concerning the materials themselves, information
concerning the processing of the materials, design information
concerning components containing the materials, and associations
of certain materials or components containing these materials
with certain weapons or design features. Therefore, it is
essential that an authorized classifier first review information
against all applicable classification guidance to assure it is
unclassified before applying these UCNI topics to the
information. Various sources, such as CG-W-5, topical
classification guides, program classification guides, and
certain local classification guides, provide classification
guidance concerning the subject matter of this guideline.
Users of this guideline are cautioned regarding information that
otherwise appears to be unclassified. The classification
guidance concerning programs and studies related to the
proliferation of nuclear weapons points out that a "Government
or Government-supported contractor evaluation, analysis, study,
or compendium which deals with nuclear weapon designs and yet is
based on unclassified data, is classified if it adds materially
to the contents of the raw data." It also indicates that a
Government or Government-sponsored contractor evaluation of
otherwise unclassified information which identifies and/or
summarizes the most relevant portions of the unclassified
literature relating to HE; fuzing, firing, or initiating
systems; propellants; etc., is Confidential to Secret National
Security Information (Secret if detailed descriptions or
specifications of components for a nuclear explosive assembly
are given). See CG-NP-2, Classification Guide for Nuclear
Proliferation Information.
Any document or
material which has been widely and irretrievably disseminated
into the public domain, as determined by a Reviewing Official,
is exempt from control under this guideline. However, the fact
that information is in the public domain is not a sufficient
basis for determining that the same, similar, or updated
Government-owned and -controlled information contained in
another document is not or is no longer UCNI. In such cases,
this guideline is to be used to determine whether the
information is UCNI. The fact that a document that has been
widely disseminated into the public domain, or that a non-
Government-owned and -controlled document that is, or is about
to be, widely disseminated contains information that would be
controlled as UCNI if under Government control is itself UCNI
and the "no comment" policy applies (see GG #8 in GG-2).
Information determined to be
unclassified and not UCNI is not automatically approved for
unrestricted release. Unclassified information may be subject
to other limitations on dissemination (e.g., proprietary
information, patent review clearance, etc.) Review of
applicable regulations and orders as required by the specifics
of each case is the responsibility of the official planning to
authorize unrestricted release.
This guideline applies to unclassified information
concerning atomic energy defense programs pertaining to HE,
propellant, and pyrotechnic materials. This includes information
concerning research and development related to these materials and
production-related information related to the materials.
However, nuclear weapon component design-related information
concerning components containing these materials (e.g., detonators,
squibs, power sources, etc.) are not addressed in this guideline.
This guideline does not apply to information concerning HE,
propellant, or pyrotechnic materials which is outside the scope of
atomic energy defense programs, such as work concerning these
materials done for the Department of Defense (DOD) for conventional
weapons or nonweapons purposes.
However, information developed during work for others that
explicitly reveals atomic energy defense programs information
concerning these materials must be reviewed to determine whether any
of the information is determined to be UCNI by this guideline.
All DOE and DOE contractor Reviewing
Officials with interest in the subject matter of this guideline
are authorized to use this guideline to identify UCNI in
accordance with procedures in DOE Order 5650.3.
A Denying Official shall deny the release of
information identified as UCNI contained in documents or
material requested under statute (e.g., the Freedom of
Information Act) or Executive order. This guideline provides
the basis for identifying and denying release of information
concerning the subject matter of this guideline in accordance
with applicable DOE orders (e.g., DOE Order 5650.3 and
DOE Order 1700.1).
Persons other than Reviewing Officials may use this
guideline to make preliminary review determinations that a
document or material containing information pertaining to the
subject matter of this guideline may contain UCNI if that
person:
- a. Is the originator of a newly generated document or material,
or
- b. Has cognizance over information in the document or material.
This guideline is approved and
issued by the Director of Classification (SA-20). Comments and
recommendations should be sent to SA-20. Requests to be added to or
removed from the distribution list for this guideline should be sent
to:
Director of Classification
SA-20/GTN
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, DC 20585
Unclassified information
concerning the subject matter of this guideline may appear to a
person to warrant protection as UCNI, yet not be addressed by an
existing topic in this guideline. When such information is believed
to meet all the criteria for UCNI, the information should receive a
preliminary "may contains UCNI" review in accordance with procedures
in DOE Order 5650.3, paragraph 10b.
Any person may recommend new topics or revisions to this guideline.
A determination by the originator of a document or material, or a
person having cognizance over information in a document or material,
that a document or material may contain UCNI is one source for such
recommendations. Recommendations for new topics or revisions to
this guideline should be sent through channels to SA-20.
- 1. Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (Title 42, United
States Code, section 2011 et seq.) (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.),
which is the statutory basis for UCNI.
- 2. Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), which is the
statutory basis for any person to request access to Federal
agency records.
- 3. Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1004, "Freedom
of Information," which is the DOE regulation for implementing
the Freedom of Information Act, and which provides procedures by
which documents and material may be requested from DOE offices
and establishes procedures for processing such requests.
- 4. Title 10 CFR Part 1017, "Identification and Protection of
Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information," which is the DOE
regulation implementing section 148 of the Atomic Energy Act,
and which establishes overall policies and procedures for the
identification and protection of UCNI.
- 5. DOE Order 1700.1, "Freedom of Information Program," of 11/19/79,
the DOE order which establishes guidelines and procedures for
processing requests made under the Freedom of Information Act.
- 6. DOE Order 5635.4, "Protection of Unclassified Controlled Nuclear
Information," of 2/3/88, the DOE Order which establishes
policies and procedures for the protection of UCNI.
- 7. DOE Order 5650.3, "Identification of Unclassified Controlled
Nuclear Information," of 2/29/88, the DOE order which
establishes policy and procedures for identifying UCNI and for
reviewing and marking documents and material containing UCNI.
- 8. Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information General Guideline,
GG-2, which contains approved UCNI General Guideline topics
specifying what unclassified information has been determined to
be UCNI by a Controlling Official.
- 9. Classification guides and UCNI guidelines which provide
additional guidance for control of information concerning HE,
propellant, and pyrotechnic materials including, but not limited
to:
- a. CG-W-5; Joint DOE/DOD Nuclear Weapon Classification Policy
Guide
- b. CG-WM-2; Materials Classification Guide for the Nuclear
Weapons Complex
- c. CG-NP-2; Classification Guide for Nuclear Proliferation
Information
- d. TCG-NAS-1; Joint DOE/DOD Topical Classification Guide for
Nuclear Assembly Systems
- e. TCG-DS-1; Joint DOE/DOD Topical Classification Guide for
Detonation Systems
- f. TCG-SAFF-1; Joint DOE/DOD Topical Classification Guide for
Safing, Arming, Fuzing, and Firing
- g. CG-SS-2; Safeguards and Security Classification Guide
- h. TG-FSSS-1; UCNI Topical Guideline for Fixed-Site Safeguards
and Security (currently in draft)
- i. LA-4000, Guide to Classification of Technical Information,
Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Each UCNI topical guideline topic which indicates information is
UCNI must have its basis identified. This is done by including at
the end of a topic a citation to the appropriate General Guideline
topic (e.g., GG #5, #19, etc.) which are listed in the UCNI General
Guideline document, currently GG-2. In addition, each UCNI topical
guideline topic must also cite a unique identification number so
that it may itself be cited as a basis for internal guideline
topics. For example:
- 101.1 This is a simulated topical guideline topic followed by
a citation to the General Guideline topic upon which it
is based and to its own identification number (Basis:
GG #37; ID No.: HE #1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. UCNI
Topics indicating information is not UCNI should also include a
citation to an identification number and the General Guideline basis
when such a basis exists.
The following table lists the identification number to be cited in
internal guideline topics based on topics in this topical guideline,
along with the corresponding topic number contained in this
guideline.
Identification No. Topic No.
HE # 1 100
HE # 2 101
HE # 3 102
HE # 4 103
HE # 5 104
HE # 6 201
HE # 7 202
HE # 8 203
HE # 9 204
HE #10 205
HE #11 206
HE #12 207
HE #13 211
HE #14 212
HE #15 221
HE #16 222
HE #17 301
HE #18 302
HE #19 302.1
HE #20 303
HE #21 304
HE #22 311
HE #23 312
HE #24 313.1
HE #25 313.2
HE #26 313.3
HE #27 313.4
HE #28 314.1
HE #29 314.1.1
HE #30 314.2
HE #31 314.3
HE #32 321
HE #33 322
HE #34 323
HE #35 324
- 100 All unclassified research and development (R&D) information
concerning pyrotechnic materials that have been, are, or are
being considered for use in the nuclear weapons program, or
R&D information that concerns work for others (Basis: GG #37;
ID No.: HE #1) . . . NOT UCNI
- 101 Unclassified information concerning procurement of
pyrotechnic materials including cost, specifications,
quantities, etc. (Basis: GG #37; ID No.: HE #2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOT
UCNI
- 102 Association of specified or unspecified pyrotechnic
materials with a facility, site, program, or component,
if unclassified (Basis: GG #37; ID No.: HE #3) . . . . . . . . . . . . NOT
UCNI
- NOTE: The association of some components or materials with certain
weapons may be classified. Also, while the association of
pyrotechnic or other hazardous materials with a specified facility
or site, if unclassified, is not UCNI, more specific information on
storage of such materials could be UCNI based on security/sabotage
concerns. Consult applicable topical or internal UCNI guidelines.
- 103 Information concerning processing, manufacturing
techniques, quality control, testing, certification,
etc., of pyrotechnic materials, including information
concerning "work for others" (Basis: GG #37; ID No.:
HE #4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOT UCNI
- NOTE: This topic concerns the pyrotechnic materials only. It does
not include information concerning processing, manufacturing,
testing, etc., concerning the components containing pyrotechnic
material.
- 104 Information concerning handling, safety, disposal,
or environmental aspects related to pyrotechnic
materials, provided classified information or UCNI
concerning possible sabotage scenarios, sensitive
security information, sensitive facility design, weapon
design, or similar controlled information is not
revealed (Basis: GG #37; ID No.: HE #5) . . . NOT UCNI
- NOTE: Consult CG-SS-2, Safeguards and Security Classification
Guide; applicable program or local classification guides; or topical
or internal UCNI guidelines as necessary.
- 200 General
- 201 All unclassified information concerning propellant
materials that is not related to the nuclear weapons
program (i.e., work for others) (ID No.: HE #6)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOT UCNI
- 202 All unclassified information concerning
propellant
materials that is known to have been previously
disseminated without restrictions (ID No.: HE #7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOT
UCNI
- 203 Safety, handling, disposal, or environmental-related
unclassified information concerning propellant materials,
except that which also reveals information determined to
be UCNI by other topics in this section, or in other
topical UCNI guidelines (e.g., TG-FSSS-1 or internal
UCNI guidelines) (ID No.: HE #8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NOT UCNI
- 204 That a specified facility or site handles, stores, or
processes propellant materials (ID No.: HE #9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . NOT UCNI
- 205 Unclassified information associating specified or
unspecified propellant materials with a specified nuclear
weapon or component, or with the nuclear weapons program
(ID No.: HE #10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . NOT UCNI
- 206 Unclassified information concerning gun-assembled nuclear
weapon propellant material relating to hypothetical or
actual accidents involving the propellant materials at
DOE facilities, provided no classified information or
UCNI is revealed (e.g., weapon design, physical security,
vulnerabilities) (ID No.: HE #11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. NOT UCNI
- 207 Procurement of propellant materials for R&D or
production, including procurement specifications,
provided information concerning specifications of
propellant materials as actually used in a nuclear weapon
is not explicitly revealed (i.e., specifications for the
final product) (ID No.: HE #12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . NOT
UCNI
- NOTE: See topics 212 and 221.
- 210 Propellant Material R&D.
- 211 Propellant material R&D information except for
information revealing actual product specifications or
specific manufacturing process specifications, or
procedures for processing, in DOE facilities, propellant
materials as used in nuclear weapons (ID No.:
HE #13) . . . NOT UCNI
- 212 R&D information concerning propellant material
that
reveals actual propellant product specifications or
specific manufacturing specifications or procedures for
processing propellant materials as used in nuclear
weapons (Basis: GG #38; ID No.: HE #14) . . . . . . . . . . . . UCNI
- NOTE: But see topic 202
- 220 Propellant Material Production Related Information.
- 221 Unclassified manufacturing specifications and
procedures
for producing propellant materials as used in nuclear
weapons not revealing classified nuclear weapon design
information (Basis: GG #38; ID No.: HE #15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . UCNI
- NOTE 1. But see topics 201 through 207.
- NOTE 2. Internal guidelines may specify what specific
information concerning this topic is UCNI and what information
need not be protected as UCNI.
- 222 Unclassified information concerning quality assurance
measures and testing of propellant material as used in
nuclear weapons which reveal sensitive manufacturing
specifications or process information (Basis : GG #38;
ID No.: HE #16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UCNI
- NOTE: But see topic 202.
- 300 General
- 301 Procurement of unclassified HE materials and unclassified
procurement specifications, as purchased from vendors (ID
No.: HE #17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOT UCNI
- 302 Safety, handling, disposal, or environmental-related
unclassified information concerning HE materials,
provided classified information or UCNI concerning
possible sabotage scenarios, security information
(including vulnerabilities or deficiencies), sensitive
facility design, weapon design, or similar controlled
information is not revealed (ID No.: HE #18) . . . . . . . . NOT
UCNI
- 302.1. Information concerning hypothetical or actual
accidents involving HE materials at DOE
facilities provided classified information or
UCNI is not revealed (e.g., weapon design,
physical security, vulnerabilities)
(ID No.: HE #19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOT UCNI
- 303 That a specified facility or site handles,
stores, or processes specified or unspecified HE
materials (ID No.: HE #20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . NOT UCNI
- NOTE: Further details might be UCNI or classified (e.g.,
detailed facility design or security measures).
- 304 The association of specified or unspecified unclassified
HE materials with a specified or unspecified nuclear
weapon or component, if unclassified (ID No.: HE #21) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOT UCNI
- NOTE: The association of HE materials with certain
components, or their functions, of specified or unspecified
nuclear weapons may be classified. Consult applicable
program, weapon, or local classification guidance to assure
the information is unclassified before applying this topic to
such information.
- 310 High Explosives Related R&D.
- NOTE: The following topics on HE R&D apply only to HE
materials. They do not apply to information on R&D concerning
components containing HE materials.
- 311 Unclassified information concerning HE R&D done for
others that does not reveal classified information or
UCNI concerning the nuclear weapons program
(ID No.: HE #22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
NOT UCNI
- NOTE: However, the sponsoring agency may place other controls
on release of information.
- 312 Basic scientific information from R&D to synthesize and
characterize the basic properties of high explosive
materials (such as molecular or crystal structure,
surface area, density, heat of formation, energy density,
sensitivity to stimuli, or other basic chemical or
physical properties (ID No.: HE #23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . NOT UCNI
- 313 Unclassified applied scientific information concerning
unclassified HE materials from R&D to develop new
materials for possible use in nuclear weapons which
reveals:
- 313.1 Techniques and parameters concerning development or
improvement of methods for production scale
operations for processing HE material for nuclear
weapon component production (Basis: GG #39; ID
No.: HE #24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UCNI
- 313.2 Methods, specifications, etc., necessary to control
the properties of the material or to solve material
problems so as to make (or improve the quality of)
HE material suitable for use in nuclear weapon
component production (e.g., limits on grain size
and distribution; necessary controls on impurity
levels; specifications for time, temperature,
mixing, pressure, etc.) (Basis: GG #39; ID No.:
HE #25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UCNI
- 313.3 That a specified new HE material has been found to
be and has been developed to the point where it is
suitable for use in nuclear weapons, if
unclassified (ID No.: HE #26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . NOT UCNI
- 313.4 Other applied scientific information concerning HE
R&D, if unclassified (ID No.: HE #27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . NOT UCNI
- NOTE: Information on HE materials which provide a significant
improvement in performance or safety is classified. Consult
appropriate classification guidance.
- 314 Unclassified applied scientific information from R&D
concerning current or past HE materials used in nuclear
weapons which reveals:
- 314.1 Details of HE production processing procedures and
specifications used in nuclear weapon component
production (Basis: GG #39; ID No.: HE #28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UCNI
- 314.1.1 But general information from R&D
concerning production methods (ID
No.: HE #29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
NOT UCNI
- 314.2 R&D which reveals improved methods, processes,
or procedures for production of HE materials
for nuclear weapon component production
(Basis: GG #39; ID No.: HE #30) . . UCNI
- 314.3 Details of methods to solve or minimize production
problems (Basis: GG #39; ID No.: HE #31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . UCNI
- 320 High Explosive Material Production.
- NOTE: The following topics apply only to information
concerning processing of HE materials for nuclear weapon
components or main charges. It does not apply to information
concerning the production of components themselves which
contain HE.
- 321 Unclassified information revealing details of production
processes, methods, quality control, testing, etc.,
except for information concerning safety measures,
handling, disposal, or other environmental impact
information (Basis: GG #39; ID No.: HE #32) . . . . . . . . . . . . UCNI
- NOTE: Production information, particularly for HE used in
detonators, may be classified.
- 322 General description of processes used (e.g., pressing,
casting, machining, etc.) which does not reveal specific
sensitive parameters important to assuring materials meet
required quality standards (ID No.: HE #33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . NOT UCNI
- 323 Unclassified information from quality control and other
production-related analyses or studies (such as
aging/performance studies of HE materials, quality
control tests, etc.) revealing production processes,
sensitive production specifications and limits,
aging/performance details, etc. (Basis: GG #39; ID No.:
HE #34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UCNI
- NOTE: Such information may be classified, particularly for HE
used in detonators.
- 324 Unclassified information concerning safety, handling,
environmental, or similar nonsensitive information
concerning HE materials, provided classified information
or UCNI concerning sabotage scenarios, security
information, sensitive facility design, weapon design, or
other similar controlled information is not revealed
(ID No.: HE #35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOT UCNI
The source or basis of the following definitions is indicated in
parentheses after the defined term. Refer to the list of
references for
the full citation of the source document.
- A. Applied Scientific Information (DOE Order 5650.3, paragraph 7g(7))
means for the purpose of this guideline information resulting from
research whose objective is to gain knowledge or understanding
necessary for determining the means by which a specific need may be
met.
- B. Atomic Energy Defense Programs (DOE Order 5650.3) are activities,
equipment, and facilities of the DOE or other Government agencies
utilized or engaged in support of the following:
- a. Development, production, testing, sampling, maintenance, repair,
modification, assembly, utilization, transportation, or
retirement of nuclear weapons or components of nuclear weapons;
- b. Production, utilization, or transportation of nuclear material
for military application; or
- c. Safeguarding of activities, equipment, or facilities which
support the above functions, including the protection of nuclear
weapons, components of nuclear weapons, or nuclear material for
military applications, any of which may be at a fixed facility
or in transit.
- C. Basic Scientific Information (DOE Order 5650.3, paragraph 7g(6))
means for the purpose of this guideline information resulting from
research directed toward increasing fundamental scientific knowledge
or understanding rather than any practical application of that
knowledge.
- D. Controlling Official (DOE Order 5650.3) is a designated individual
who may make a determination that specific Government information
is, is not, or is no longer UCNI under the procedures in DOE
Order 5650.3.
- E. Denying Official (DOE Order 5650.3) is an individual who denies the
release of all or any portion of a document or material requested
under statute or Executive order which contains UCNI and is defined
in DOE Order 1700.1.
- F. High Explosive (TCG-NAS-1) is a material or mixture of materials
capable of shock-initiated detonation.
- G. Propellant (LA-4000) is a chemical material capable of controlled
burning without detonation; normally compounded for that purpose.
- H. Pyrotechnic (LA-4000) material is an explosive material that
produces heat or light, or whose energy is used to produce work.
- I. Reviewing Official (DOE Order 5650.3) is an individual authorized to
make a determination that a document or material contains, does not
contain, or no longer contains UCNI.
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