1 - The Black Vault

Office or Nuclear and Nation:1I Security Information \Veekly Report
February 13,2001
J. Director's Schedule (Trani and Leave)
Nothing to Report.
II. Key Departmental News
Options for the Release of the Report "Highly Enriched Uranium - The First
50 Years:" The Technical Guidance Division, Office ofNuclear and National
Security Information, reviewed and declassified the report "Highly Enriched
Uranium - The First 50 Years" and a supplement to the report. Options for the
release ofthe report and the supplement are being developed by the Materials
Management Division, Defense Programs.
Media Interest: Yes. Major information to be released by the DOE.
DOE CODtact: Andrew P. Weston-Dawkes, SO-222, (301) 903- 3689
Defense Threat ReductioD AgeDcy (DTRA): DTRA has asked us for assistance
for their Executive Order 12958 reviews. Tbey have recognized an inability to
develop the expenise in Restricted Data recognition that we have already
demonstrated. The scope ofwork consists of approximately 3 minion pages at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and an additional
4 million pages at the Suitland Federal Records Center. Funding is available for
this project from DrRA. The Office ofNuclear and National Security
Information and DTRA have met to discuss the broad parameters of sucb a
program, and will be meeting in tbe next few weeks to see if a feasible plan can be
developed.
Media Interest: No
DOE Contact: Jeffrey A. Zarkin, SO-223, (301) 903-4199
ill. Work on Secretarial Initiatives
Nothing to Report.
IV. Press Inquiries
Nothing to Report.
V. FOIA Requests
Nothing to Report.
VI. Grants, Economic Announcements and PublicaHons
Nothing to Report.