Department of Energy: Unethical Conduct at DOE's Yucca Mountain Project

OSI-96-2 Published: Sep 30, 1996. Publicly Released: Oct 30, 1996.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO investigated allegations of conflicts of interest at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Yucca Mountain Project, focusing on whether: (1) the DOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) properly implemented and adequately enforced federal standards of ethical conduct and DOE ethics regulations; and (2) failure to implement DOE ethics standards may have contributed to contract award and management abuses.

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Conflict of interestsContractor personnelEthical conductLobbying activitiesNuclear waste disposalPublic officialsSubcontractsRadioactive wastesNuclear wasteGovernment contractors