Energy:

[Clarification of Comment on DOE Second Nuclear Waste Repository Issue]

B-223315,B-223370, Sep 18, 1986

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GAO commented on its opinion on the Department of Energy's (DOE) efforts to site a second nuclear waste repository. GAO noted that, while the Nuclear Waste Policy Act mandated no penalty for noncompliance, an aggrieved party could initiate litigation to attempt to force DOE to comply.