§2501 Definitions

Summary

Defines important words used in the chapter. Administration — the National Nuclear Security Administration. Administrator — the Administrator for Nuclear Security. Classified information — information that Executive Order No. 12333 (Dec. 4, 1981), Executive Order No. 12958 (Apr. 17, 1995), Executive Order No. 13526 (Dec. 29, 2009), or later orders, says must be protected from unauthorized disclosure. Congressional defense committees — the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations. Defense nuclear facility — as defined in section 2286g of title 42. Nuclear security enterprise — the facilities, technology, and people of the national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities. National security laboratory — Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, NM); Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM and Livermore, CA); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA). Nuclear Weapons Council — the council created by section 179 of title 10. Nuclear weapons production facility — Kansas City National Security Campus (Kansas City, MO); Pantex Plant (Amarillo, TX); Y–12 National Security Complex (Oak Ridge, TN); Savannah River Site (Aiken, SC); Nevada National Security Site (Nevada); and any DOE facility the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator and Congress, finds consistent with the Administration’s mission. Restricted Data — as defined in section 2014(y) of title 42.