STATEMENT OF RICHARD L. OTTINGER CONCERNING THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY SAFEGUARDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86T00303R000500700019-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: March 18, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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I'l`cu s eft, Yet- it too the c Over thz e moniu:h . tl ot2:3~'Q
November 25 arid 30, 198.2 Iett.ers to N RC sent b Sepresfnt, t
Dingell, Senator Ear'.t and myself is ineic4.;s.able a
nd una'cczpta.t e.
A' pr +~"^ (oole weekj respons ox a r'a'tter of
seriQ:f urgency wa
First, the NPLC excessive de ay in bes otdinL to the
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c''t;e "i:ia:wsjfTi.ed; ar;d i.5 ASair ta-2Ie r9"' at p
pertaining to i .terra ao a.k safeguards. I ViIj
inquire further into this type of abase of !th.e cl ass3 4C3ti0,"1
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~ha r , the NBC's responses in sate ,rases are i.nadequ, t : and
,, cc p ' i r Zcr+~^ dse , no anuwers have .!.reel yZOvi c'?vu at ~j.
The Congress is e?ntitiedd to, arid I will szeek, further details and
clarxficzticn concerting the h1C' p ua` = Yiaxa Ama
zF -e s of the IAXA safeguards system.
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Four th , c'.i though the need cif an a i a irua t.: oq a,genc; ' t
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the release of even cyapsified zr:Asar aUor; on sc e ac:,asicais
.:nde.- tC'rudr there is a distinct pdissibilit'i t:t` 3t. the ar gir: tir g
R :-ency or agepcie:s within the ,rzecuti,ve branch are p::operIy
restraining b:i e release of 1 z ,
for4at1.o to tSt
Congress. A refs-,saI to provide i.nltor-x, ti vni for reascns the thia.I
ated to protecting the source of the infor; tion wi u3,d
ccP:sti t:.tzte an abuse of the syste : which acts to "'c: 'ver up"
. nade'gnac?iets and deficiencies in the -I;.---MS nuclear
system. I intend to inquire farther " het.her. the Executive h:ZS ich
i s acting improperly in CCo.Tt.roi? i g inte'rr at.*..Cral Saf egg'ua. dz
information.
F if t:h, not-wit eta.riding the sboctco- i gg of the r response, I
note with serious concerts the N-RC's st te!ient that it has 'enoi:qh
inf rzzatior3 to be concerned that the I :E.A s f egua: d syste a would
not detect a diversion in at least some types of facilities," at
that, at l eaast, . cSS?eCo issione.r believes 'iraternati.o:1ai
safeguards are not adequate.* In my opi-nilla,
ir:formatiorr, about the adequacy cf
afec~~,t&r
lv~itdl that
syh-,txu be disclosed
to the public. Extensive classification o safeM uawd.s ix:fo.-a*ion
has bad the negative e_fec : of eopardiz n rather protectin9
national. security becau e it creates a false sense of Security and
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encourages a co ..e~r,:ncy ,r,.: ,~. .i #t w Vim..h .
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the Congress about the adequacy of t ht inters.. riL.a ^; fegua
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