Notice

SECURITY NOTICE

This web site is part of a Federal computer system used to accomplish Federal functions. The Department of Energy uses software programs to monitor this web site for security purposes to ensure it remains available to all users and to protect information in the system. Users (authorized or unauthorized) have, no explicit or implicit expectation of privacy. Any or all uses of this system and any communications or data transiting or stored on this system may be intercepted, monitored, recorded, copied, inspected, and disclosed for purposes, including, but not limited to authorized site, Department of Energy, and law enforcement personnel, as well as authorized officials of other agencies, both domestic and foreign. By using this system, the user consents to such interception, and disclosure at the discretion of authorized site or Department of Energy personnel. Unauthorized or improper use of this system may result in administrative disciplinary action, civil and criminal penalties, and or financial liability for the cost of such improper use. By continuing to use this system you indicate your awareness of and consent to these terms and conditions of use and understand and agree to be bound by requirements for use of government information systems consistent with DOE Order 203.1 and any other applicable DOE Order or directive regarding the use of government information systems. By accessing this web site, you are expressly consenting to these monitoring activities.

Unauthorized attempts to defeat or circumvent security features, to use the system for other than 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 is 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 other applicable criminal laws.

GENERAL DISCLAIMER

This system is made available by an agency of the United States Government. Neither 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 the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of originators expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

PRIVACY NOTICE

We collect no personal information about you when you visit a DOE Web site, unless otherwise stated, unless you choose to provide this information to us. However, we collect and store certain information automatically. What we collect and store automatically is:

• the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the domain from which you access the Internet (i.e. 123.456.789.012) whether yours individually or provided as a proxy by your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
• the date and time you access our site
• the pages you peruse (recorded by the text and graphics files that compose that page)
• the Internet address of the Website from which you linked directly to our site

This information is NOT shared with anyone beyond the support staff to this home page, except when required by Law Enforcement investigation, and is used only as a source of anonymous statistical information.