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Nuclear Safety & Proliferation

Letters

June 25, 2008	Letter to U.S. Government Accountability Office Acting Comptroller General Dodaro regarding Security at Lawrence Livermore Nuclear Lab
May 7, 2008	Letter to President Bush Regarding the Agreement for Cooperation for the Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy (123 Agreement)
April 29, 2008	Letter to members of the Committee on Appropriations Reps. Visclosky and Hobson, in regard to the National Nuclear Security Administration's "Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention" program budget
March 5, 2008	Letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in regard to the Agency's licensing of the mixed oxide Services license application
February 25, 2008	Letter to GAO Comptroller General in regard to requesting the Agency expand upon its current study of Bio Safety Labs
February 6, 2008	Letter to Energy Secretary Bodman concerning Department of Energy funding of Russian institutes which are also providing support to the Buhsher nuclear power plant in Iran February 26, 2008 response » February 15, 2008 response »
November 9, 2007	Letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Nussle in regard to implementation of a law to protect Americans living near nuclear plants Decision Memo of John Marburger, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, January 22, 2008 » Technical Evaluation Paper accompanying decision memo »
July 3, 2007	Letter to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Klein in regard to a nuclear safety event that occurred last year at a Nuclear Fuel Services Plant April 6, 2007 GAO response » July 5, 2007 NRC response » Aug. 22, 2007 NRC response »

News Releases

"Lawmakers Call for GAO Probe of Security at Lawrence Livermore Nuclear Lab" -- June 25, 2008

"Dingell, Stupak Request GAO Probe State Department’s Assessment of Russian Nuclear Pact" -- May 23, 2008

"Government Accountability Office Report Raises Red Flags on DOE Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Program" -- May 22, 2008

"Dingell on Russian Nuclear Pact Being Sent to Congress" -- May 14, 2008

"Dingell, Stupak to President: Address Proliferation Concerns before Sending Russian Nuclear Pact to Congress" -- May 7, 2008

"Department of Energy Program Funds Russian Nuclear Work in Iran"
-- February 6, 2008

"Energy and Commerce Committee to Probe Breakdowns in NRC Oversight"
-- January 7, 2008

Hearing Materials

Jan. 23, 2008

Combating Nuclear Proliferation: The Effectiveness of the Department of Energy’s Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) Program (Witness List & Testimony)

Other Documents

Recusal Statement, Thomas P. D’Agostino, Administrator National Nuclear Security Administration, August 20, 2007

Nuclear Nonproliferation: DOE's Program to Assist Weapons Scientists in Russia and Other Countries Needs to be Reassessed (source: Government Accountability Office December, 2007 Report)

List of GNEP projects in Russia that were approved under DOE’s Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention as of 7/5/2007 (source: Government Accountability Office)

List of approved IPP projects as of January 2008 (source: Department of Energy)

Statements

Feb. 7, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearing entitled, "Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal"
Jan. 23, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing entitled “Combating Nuclear Proliferation: The Effectiveness of the Department of Energy’s Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) Program”
Jan. 23, 2008	Chairman Stupak at the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing entitled “Combating Nuclear Proliferation: The Effectiveness of the Department of Energy’s Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) Program”