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DoE Too Often Losing Track of Nuke Materials–IG

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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

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By George Lobsenz While President Obama has said he plans to sharply boost the Energy Department's role in corralling "loose nukes" in other countries, the department is having considerable difficulty keeping track of its own nuclear materials at home, according to a new internal review. In a Feb. 18 audit report to Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Inspector General Gregory Friedman said DoE could not accurately account for "significant quantities" of sensitive nuclear materials that it has loaned to U.S. academic…

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