1 Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information

Transcript:1 Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information:
1 Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information (TFNI) Module 1 – Mandatory Training for Personnel who have access to TFNI November 2020 2 TFNI Training Module 1 – Mandatory Training for personnel with access to TFNI What is TFNI? What is transclassification? What do persons with access to matter containing TFNI need to know? Module 2 – Mandatory Training for personnel who classify matter containing TFNI Introduction – Nuclear-related Information is Unique Nuclear-related information is classified as Restricted Data (RD), Formerly Restricted Data (FRD), and Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information (TFNI) under the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) DOE issues Government-wide implementing policies in 10 CFR Part 1045, Nuclear Classification and Declassification (December 2018) Each agency has an RD Management Official who implements the RD program and issues agency-specific policies This training meets the training requirements for persons with access to TFNI under 10 CFR Part 1045 3 Introduction – Special Characteristics of Nuclear-related Information This course will cover what you need to know about TFNI, including details of the special characteristics of nuclear-related information Special characteristics of nuclear-related information include: No automatic declassification Limited authority to determine initial classification and declassification Special training for access and classification Special marking Special access requirements for RD Foreign exchange of RD and FRD is only permitted under special agreements 4 5 Restricted Data Restricted Data (RD) is data concerning the: (1) Design, manufacture, or utilization of atomic weapons; The production of special nuclear material; or (3) The use of special nuclear material in the production of energy but does not include data declassified or removed from the Restricted Data category (e.g., Formerly Restricted Data or Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information) 6 Is all nuclear-related information RD? Initially all nuclear-related information was RD, now that is no longer the case Some information has been declassified, for example: Civilian Reactors Biological effects Some information has been transclassified to FRD TFNI 7 What is transclassification? Section 142 of the AEA permits moving information from the RD category to other nuclear-related classification categories under certain circumstances The process of moving information from the RD category into another classification category under Section 142 is referred to as TRANSCLASSIFICATION 8 Diagram of Transclassification RD Military Utilization FRD Foreign Atomic Energy Programs TFNI 9 What is TFNI? Classified information that was once RD, but DOE and the Intelligence Community jointly decided it should be transclassified to TFNI in order to more easily share information