Openness Press Conference Fact Sheets

February 6, 1996

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CHANGING THE PARADIGM

• Release of the Draft Report on the Fundamental Classification Policy Review
• Implementing Openness: Public Comment on Draft Regulation "Department of Energy Policies on Information Classification" 10 CFR 1045
• The Department of Energy Establishes an Openness Advisory Panel
• New Plan Increases Department of Energy Document Declassification Efforts
• Department of Energy Releases Draft Declassification Guide for National Security Information for Public Comment
• National Acadamy of Sciences Report "A Review of the Department of Energy Classification Policy and Practice"

RELEASING INFORMATION

• Declassification of the United States Plutonium Inventory and Release of Report, "Plutonium: The First 50 Years"
• Declassfication of Foreign Acquisitions and Transfers of Plutonium
• Department of Energy Declassifies Location and Forms of Weapon-Grade Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium Inventory Exess to National Security Needs
• Department of Energy Releases Report on Plutonium Recovery from Spent Fuel Reprocessing at West Valley, New York
• Release of Information About Plutonium To Be Stabilized at the Savannah River Site
• Department of Energy Release of Facts on Human Radiation Experiments

INCREASED ACCESS

• Strengthening the Department of Energy's Commitment to Openness Through the Freedom of Information Act
• Internet Access to Documents Related to Activities of the Department of Energy
• Department of Energy Researches Use of Advanced Computing for Document Declassification
• Opening Former Nuclear Weapons Production Sites While Protecting Our National Security
• Improving Public Access to Department of Energy Procurement Information
• Setting Priorities Together: The Department of Energy Fiscal Year 1997 Open Budget Process
• Department of Energy Seeks Public Trust and Confidence Through Creation of Environmental Management Site Specific Advisory Boards
• "Work-out" Sessions with the Department of Energy and its Stakeholders To Overcome Barriers to Effective Remediation of Sites
• Programs To Encourage Public Participation at Department of Energy Sites