Nuclear waste : action needed to improve accountability and management of DOE's major cleanup projects : report to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives.

The Department of Energy (DOE) spends billions of dollars annually to clean up nuclear wastes at sites that produced nuclear weapons. Cleanup projects decontaminate and demolish buildings, remove and dispose of contaminated soil, treat contaminated groundwater, and stabilize and dispose of solid and...

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Corporate Authors:	United States. Government Accountability Office, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]
Subjects:	United States. > Department of Energy > Appropriations and expenditures. Radioactive waste disposal > United States > Costs. Radioactive waste sites > United States > Costs. Hazardous waste site remediation > United States > Costs.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS105015 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-08-1081 http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081081.pdf

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Summary:	The Department of Energy (DOE) spends billions of dollars annually to clean up nuclear wastes at sites that produced nuclear weapons. Cleanup projects decontaminate and demolish buildings, remove and dispose of contaminated soil, treat contaminated groundwater, and stabilize and dispose of solid and liquid radioactive wastes. Ten of these projects meet or nearly meet DOE's definition of major: costs exceeding $1 billion in the near term--usually a 5-year window of the project's total estimated life cycle. GAO was asked to determine the (1) extent to which the cost and schedule for DOE's major cleanup projects have changed and key reasons for changes, and (2) factors that may hinder DOE's ability to effectively manage these projects. GAO met with project directors and reviewed project documents for 10 major cleanup projects: 9 above the near-term $1 billion threshold, and 1 estimated to cost between $900 million and $1 billion over the near term.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on Sept 30, 2008). "September 2008." Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548. "GAO-08-1081." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	ii, 55 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from GAO web site. Address as of 9/30/08: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081081.pdf ; current accesss available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.