Accessibility Standard Statement
As the management and operating contractor for the National Nuclear Security Administration, Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS), is committed to making its information and communications technology accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d).
Please send feedback or concerns related to this website’s accessibility to the CNS Section 508 coordinator.
Complaints about accessibility
If you believe the information and communications technology used by CNS does not comply with the Section 508 law, please let us know by sending an e-mail to the CNS Section 508 coordinator at websource@y12nsc.doe.gov. You may also contact us at 865.241.2004.
For more information about Section 508, please visit the U.S. Department of Energy’s Section 508 page.
Security Information
This website is part of a federal computer system used to accomplish federal functions. Y 12 uses software programs to monitor this website for security purposes to ensure it remains available to all users and to protect information in the system. By accessing this website, you are expressly consenting to these monitoring activities.
All users of this system and all information on this system are subject to interception, monitoring, recording, copying, auditing, and inspection at the discretion of CNS, and disclosure to CNS and third parties, including the United States Government, any authorized investigative and law enforcement personnel, and officials of other entities, both domestic and foreign. By using or accessing this system, you consent to and permit all the above without limit as to when any such action may be undertaken.
Unauthorized attempts to defeat or circumvent security features; to use the system for other than its intended purposes; to deny service to authorized users; to access, obtain, alter, damage, or destroy information; or otherwise, to interfere with the system or its operation are all prohibited. Evidence of such acts may be disclosed to law enforcement authorities and result in criminal prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996, codified at section 1030 of Title 18 of the United States Code, or by other applicable laws.
Learn about the Department of Energy’s Vulnerability Disclosure Program.Privacy Notice
This notice applies to all visitors to websites under the control of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS). Some websites associated with the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) may provide more detailed privacy, security or disclaimer notices, in which case those notices take precedence over this notice.
Some information is collected and stored during your visit to our site, but this information does not identify you personally. We collect:
- The domain name from which you entered our website (e.g., "companyname.com" if you use a private internal access provider or "yourschool.edu" if you connect through a university domain).
- Your IP address, which is a number automatically assigned to the computer you use to surf the web.
- The date and time of your visit.
- The pages you visit.
If you prefer not to proceed knowing that information is collected and used as described, we recommend that you discontinue use of this site.
We use web measurement technology to produce summary statistics to improve our website and provide better user experience, such as, for assessing what information is of most interest to visitors or managing system performance issues. The tools do not collect any personally identifiable information (PII) and so the anonymity of the end user is protected.
This collected information is not shared with anyone beyond the CNS support staff and is used only as a source of anonymous statistical information. There may be exceptions when required by Law Enforcement, laws and regulations.
We do not collect or request personally identifiable information through these outlets but may occasionally encounter unsolicited PII due to circumstances beyond our control. As a result, we reserve the right to moderate or remove comments that offer personally identifiable information such as addresses, phone numbers, or social security numbers in a public manner. No PII will be retained in our system or shared with outside parties.
"Cookies" are small bites of temporary data exchanged between a website and a visitor's computer that enable conversation between the two machines. "Session" cookies may be set by some of the pages you visit on our website, but these cookies expire within a short period of time, usually once you have exited your web browser or logged off your computer. It is Y 12 policy to use no persistent cookies on its external web sites.
Interaction with Children
This web site may offer educational content to children under 13. No personally identifiable information is collected from them unless voluntarily submitted as a request for information or services. The information collected is used to respond to user inquiries or to provide services requested by our users.
Your Rights Under the Privacy Act and Other Privacy Laws
Additional information about your rights is available in the FOIA/Privacy Act Reference Materials posted by the Federal Consumer Information Center at USA.gov.
To further understand the privacy programs governing this site, visit the links provided for the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration at https://www.energy.gov/about-us/web-policies/privacy. For any privacy complaints, please submit concerns to the Department of Energy Privacy Program, Submitting a Privacy Complaint | Department of Energy.
Comments Sent by Email
You may choose to provide us with personal information, as in an email message containing your comments or questions. We use this information to improve our service to you or to respond to your request. There are times when your message is forwarded, as email, to other Y‑12 employees who may be better able to help you. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, we do not share our email with any other outside organizations.
Disclaimer of Endorsement
Reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the U.S. Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of document authors do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U.S. Government or any agency thereof.
Disclaimer of Liability
This work of authorship was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Accordingly, the United States Government retains a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce the published form of this contribution or allow others to do so for United States Government purposes. Neither Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, the United States Government, nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately-owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, the United States Government, or any agency thereof. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of Consolidate Nuclear Security, LLC, the United States Government or any agency thereof.
Unauthorized Access
Y-12 web users are authorized to access only the documents listed on its menus. Users who attempt to gain unauthorized access to other data are subject to criminal and civil penalties under federal laws (including but not limited to PL 83-703 and 99-474).
Updates
Periodically and at any time without prior notice, we may update this Privacy and Security Notice to reflect changes in our practice. The current publication date is as of May 1, 2026.
For questions or comments, please e-mail our computer security office.
Acknowledgement
The Y-12 National Security Complex is a managed and operated by Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under Contract No. DE-NA0001942.
Links to and Use of External Sites
The site may link to websites created and maintained by other public or private organizations and individuals. When you follow a link to an external site, you are subject to the external site's privacy and security policies. We do not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of information contained on an external site. We also do not endorse the site's sponsor, any views they express, or any products or services they offer.
CNS may also maintain a presence on third-party websites such as social media sites or video hosting websites. Your activity on those sites is governed by the third-party website's security and privacy policies.
Copyright
All Rights Reserved. - Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC. For copyright inquiries, contact websource@y12nsc.doe.gov.
Some documents provided from the site were sponsored at least partially by the U.S. Government under contract DE-NA-0001942 with CNS. Accordingly, the U.S. Government retains an irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free license to publish, reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly these documents, or to allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes. Unless otherwise noted, we will not assert its rights in the documents against you, although we request the following credit line be used when documents or figures are used elsewhere: “Courtesy of Y-12 National Security Complex, U.S. Dept. of Energy.”