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Table 11.3. A summary of
declassification policies for the different categories of classified information |
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Category of classified information |
Declassification policy |
Source for policy |
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Restricted
Data (1946 Atomic Energy Act)* |
�Can be
published without adversely affecting the common defense and security� |
Atomic Energy
Act of 1946, P.L. 585, �10(b)(1) |
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Restricted
Data (1954 Atomic Energy Act) |
�Can be
published without undue risk to the common defense and security� |
Atomic Energy
Act of 1954, 68 Stat. 941; 42 U.S.C. �2162(a) |
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Formerly
Restricted Data |
�May be
published without constituting an unreasonable risk to the common defense and
security� |
Atomic Energy
Act of 1954, 68 Stat. 941; 42 U.S.C. �2162(c) |
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National
Security Information |
Disclosure
reasonably could be expected to not cause damage to the national security |
Executive
Order 12356, Preamble and �3.1(a) |
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aThe Atomic Energy Act
of 1946 was superseded by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.� Therefore, this declassification standard
is no longer valid.� It is included
for comparison purposes only. |
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