U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: Y-12 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory at High Risk

Since POGO\u27s original report in 2001, U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: Security at Risk, the organization\u27s continuing investigations\u27 have documented how a variety of U.S. nuclear facilities have not implemented adequate protections against these threats, even when the facilities have large stashes of weapons-grade and weapons-quantity nuclear materials which particularly merit protection. This report more specifically documents the shortcomings of efforts to secure Y-12 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). An initial examination of these sites was reported in POGO\u27s May 2005 study, U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: Homeland Security Opportunities . That report presented the findings of POGO\u27s investigation into security at facilities throughout the nuclear weapons complex, and concluded that consolidating weapons-grade nuclear materials from 13 sites to seven sites would dramatically increase security, as well as save the DOE an estimated $3 billion in security costs over three years. This research was completed money allocated during Round 6 of the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund). Clark University was named conservator of these works. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at [email protected]://commons.clarku.edu/pogo/1000/thumbnail.jp