Status of the Department of Energy's Implementation of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 as of March 31, 1985

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO issued its quarterly report on the status of the Nuclear Waste Fund and the Department of Energy's (DOE) implementation of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. The act required DOE to develop and construct permanent repositories to dispose of nuclear waste and established the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) within DOE to administer the waste disposal program.