DODD 5210.83

Abstract

<u>PURPOSE</u>. This Instruction: <br>a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5210.83 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction (DoDI) in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5143.01 (Reference (b)). <br>b. Updates policies, assigns responsibilities and prescribes procedures for the implementation of section 128 of title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (c)), which is the statutory basis for controlling unclassified information on the physical protection of DoD special nuclear material (SNM), SNM equipment, and SNM facilities. Such information is referred to as DoD UCNI, to distinguish it from a similar Department of Energy (DOE) program. <br>c. Identifies the authority to be used for denying disclosure of DoD UCNI pursuant to section 552 of title 5, U.S.C. (also known and hereinafter referred to as "The Freedom of Information Act" (FOIA) (Reference (d))). <br>d. Supplements security classification guidance contained in DoDI 5210.67 (Reference (e)), DOE classification guide CG-SS-4 (Reference (f)), and DoD/DOE joint classification guides by establishing procedures for identifying, controlling, and limiting the dissemination of unclassified information on the physical protection of DoD SNM. <br><u>APPLICABILITY</u>. This Instruction applies to: <br>a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components"). <br>b. All SNM, regardless of form, whether in reactor cores or other items under the direct control of the DoD Components (hereinafter referred to as "DoD SNM"). <br>c. Nuclear weapons containing SNM that are in DoD custody (hereinafter referred to as "nuclear weapons in DoD custody"). <br>d. Contractors, consultants, and grantees of the Department of Defense.