U.S. Department of Energy                                   ORDER
     Washington, D.C.                                    DOE 5634.1B
                                                           9-15-92

SUBJECT:  FACILITY APPROVALS, SECURITY SURVEYS, AND NUCLEAR MATERIALS
          SURVEYS

1.   PURPOSE.  To establish Department of Energy (DOE) requirements for
     granting facility approvals prior to permitting safeguards and security
     interests on the premises and the conduct of onsite security and/or
     nuclear material surveys of facilities with safeguards and security
     interests.

2.   CANCELLATION.  DOE 5634.1A, FACILITY APPROVALS, SECURITY SURVEYS, AND
     NUCLEAR MATERIAL SURVEYS, of 2-3-88.

3.   SCOPE.  The provisions of this Order apply to all Departmental Elements
     and contractors performing work for the Department as provided by law
     and/or contract and implemented by the appropriate contracting officer.

4.   BACKGROUND.  DOE shall assure that all facilities eligible to receive,
     process, reproduce, store, transmit, or handle classified matter or
     special nuclear material (SNM) have been granted facility approval
     prior to permitting access to such matter or material.

5.   POLICY.  DOE special nuclear materials (SNM) and classified interests
     shall not be permitted on premises occupied by DOE and/or its
     contractors, subcontractors, consultants, or other organizations
     performing work for the DOE until facility approval is granted.
     Activities involving the possession, use, and production of nuclear
     materials and classified matter shall be afforded appropriate levels of
     protection to prevent unacceptable adverse impact to national security
     or the health and safety of the public.

6.   CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.  DOE's policy for approving facilities and
     conducting surveys to ensure satisfactory safeguards and security of
     DOE interests apply equally to all Departmental Elements, contractors,
     subcontractors and consultants.  However, this policy is implemented at
     a wide range of facilities, and site- and program-specific
     characteristics must be considered to assure that Departmental
     safeguards and security interests are provided appropriate and
     cost-effective protection.  In order to allow for effective
     implementation of Departmental policy on a site-specific or
     program-specific basis, an exception mechanism is provided that allow
     facility approval and survey programs to be tailored to address these
     specific requirements.  The exception procedures are outlined in DOE
     5630.11, SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY PROGRAM.

     a.   Information and requirements regarding cover operations are no
          longer provided in this Order.  The nature of these sensitive
          classified interests require specialized instructions which shall
          be provided by the Director of Safeguards and Security (SA-10) on
          an as needed basis.

     b.   Initial facility approval shall be based upon a determination that
          satisfactory safeguards and security can be afforded DOE
          interests.  Such determination shall be based upon initial and
          periodic onsite nuclear materials and/or security surveys
          conducted by DOE safeguards and security personnel, and upon
          written security and material control and accountability plans
          approved by the cognizant field element or, in the case of
          Headquarters, by SA-10.

     c.   DOE will determine whether, and to what extent, any contractors
          performing or proposing to perform work which will involve access
          to classified information or significant quantities of SNM (as
          defined in Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 710), are
          foreign owned, controlled, or influenced.  In addition, DOE shall
          determine on a case-by-case basis whether any degree of foreign
          ownership, control, or influence might constitute a basis for the
          compromise of classified information, unauthorized access to or
          use of SNM, or other related adverse impact on the national
          security.  To assist in these determinations, DOE will use
          information provided by the contractor in accordance with
          Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) 952.204-73,
          "Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence Over Contractor
          (Representation)."  The contractor shall also execute a
          certificate which indicates that the information, provided in
          accordance with the DEAR clause identified above, is accurate,
          complete, and correct.

     d.   Onsite nuclear materials and/or security surveys shall be
          conducted initially and periodically thereafter, at intervals
          specified in this Order, to ensure satisfactory safeguards and
          security of DOE interests.  Surveys of each site for which a
          Master Safeguards and Security Agreement (MSSA) has been written
          shall be conducted in such a manner as to be consistent with MSSA
          requirements.

7.   REFERENCES.  See Attachment 1.

8.   DEFINITIONS.  See Attachment 2.

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY:



                                        DOLORES L. ROZZI
                                        Director of Administration
                                          and Human Resource Management