CNWDI Briefing and Security Briefing Certificate
What it is
The briefing required before access to Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information. The signed acknowledgment block is headed "Security Briefing Certificate". There is no form number; access is annotated in the security database.
What you do
Attend the briefing and sign the acknowledgment. An oral debriefing follows when access ends.
Also called
CNWDI, critical nuclear weapons design information, restricted data briefing.
Where this comes from
32 CFR 117.20 (NISPOM). NISPOM mandates the briefing and debriefing; DCSA’s published CNWDI briefing carries the "Security Briefing Certificate" acknowledgment.
Where this sits
Stage: Access agreements and briefings · Applies to: Defense and contractor
Other documents at this stage
- Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement · SF 312
- Financial Disclosure Report · SF 714
- Cryptographic Access Certification and Termination · SD 572
- NATO Security Briefing and Certificate
- Security Termination Statement · NRC Form 136; DOE F 5631.29; DA Form 2962
- Human Reliability Program Certification · DOE F 470.3
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