Nuclear nonproliferation : further actions needed by U.S. agencies to secure vulnerable nuclear and radiological materials : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate / statement of Gene Aloise.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Aloise, Gene

Contributor:

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia

United States. Government Accountability Office

Series:

Testimony ; GAO-12-512 T.

Testimony ; GAO-12-512T

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear nonproliferation.

Radioactive substances--Management.

Radioactive substances.

Administrative agencies--United States--Rules and practice.

Administrative agencies.

United States.

Genre:

Rules.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 pages).

Other Title:

Further actions needed by U.S. agencies to secure vulnerable nuclear and radiological materials

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2012]

Summary:

In 2009, President Obama announced an international initiative to secure all vulnerable nuclear material worldwide within 4 years. Leaders of 47 nations endorsed this effort at the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit and will meet again in March 2012 to evaluate their work and set new goals for nuclear security. The United States has been a leader in promoting nuclear nonproliferation efforts worldwide. GAO has issued numerous reports on U.S. nonproliferation programs administered by several agencies, including the departments of Energy (DOE), State, and Defense (DOD); and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This testimony, which is based primarily on previously issued reports, discusses (1) the U.S. strategy to secure all vulnerable nuclear material within 4 years, (2) U.S. agencies' ability to track and evaluate the security of U.S. nuclear materials transferred to foreign countries, (3) challenges coordinating federal nuclear nonproliferation efforts, and (4) preliminary observations regarding GAO's ongoing work on federal efforts to secure radiological sources in U.S. hospitals and medical facilities.

Contents:

Background

Governmentwide strategy to implement the President's 4-year global nuclear material security initiative lacked important details

U.S. agencies have limited ability to account for, monitor, and evaluate the security of U.S. nuclear material overseas

Agencies face challenges in coordinating U.S. efforts to combat nuclear smuggling overseas

Agencies have taken steps to secure domestic radiological materials, but gaps remain.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (viewed on Mar. 15, 2012).

"For release ... March 14, 2012."

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

780179998