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Transmission System Vegetation Management Program – Allston-Clatsop

The Department of Energy's national laboratories have diverse missions that range from national defense to fundamental research in the physical sciences. Each year, the laboratories host thousands of visitors and assignees from foreign countries, many of whom are researchers from local laboratories and educational institutions. Long-term assignments enable foreign nationals to participate in a broad range of unclassified activities. The Department and its international partners benefit from the exchange of information that results from the visits and assignments because they foster open communication, stimulate ideas, and enhance research. Along with the benefits, however, foreign visits and the resulting exchange of information also raise certain security risks. These risks need to be effectively managed by the Department and its contractors in the interest of national security. This was emphasized in the 2002 Hamre Commission Report, in which it was noted that our adversaries might use unclassified activities – such as those undertaken by visitors and assignees – to gain access to classified activities. We conducted this review to determine whether controls over foreign visits and assignments at selected national laboratories were adequate or operating as intended. As noted on page 2 of this memorandum, the Deputy Secretary, in a December 17, 2002, response to a draft of this report, initiated a number of steps to address the issues raised during the audit.

The Department’s Unclassified Foreign Visits and Assignments Program

Remediation of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Site in Grand County, UT

DOE announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the potential environmental impacts of actions that would remediate contaminated soils, tailings, and ground water at the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Site (Moab Project Site), Grand County, Utah, and contaminated soils in adjacent public and private properties (vicinity properties) near the Moab Project Site.

Transmission System Vegetation Management Program, Shelton-Fairmount # 1-4, Jefferson County, Washington

The Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), conducted an inspection at the Nevada Operations Office (NVO) and the Oak Ridge Operations Office (ORO) to determine if explosives were being stored in accordance with applicable DOE requirements.

Inspection of Explosives Safety at Selected Department of Energy Sites

North America: Regulation of International Electricity Trade prepared by North American Energy Working Group on December 2002.

North America: Regulation of International Electricity Trade prepared by North American Energy Working Group on December 2002.