Nuclear Security:
Safeguards and Security Weaknesses at DOE's Weapons Facilities
RCED-92-39: Published: Dec 13, 1991. Publicly Released: Jan 24, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the security safeguards and weaknesses at the Department of Energy's (DOE) nuclear weapons facilities, focusing on: (1) the number and types of safeguards and security weaknesses that DOE has uncovered at its facilities; and (2) how many of those weaknesses DOE has corrected.
GAO found that: (1) between January 1989 and September 1990, DOE identified over 2,100 weakness at 39 DOE weapons-related facilities; (2) weaknesses identified included poor performance by DOE security forces, poor accountability for nuclear materials, and inability to locate documents containing classified information; (3) DOE does not have current data on whether field officers have corrected the identified weaknesses; (4) a random sample indicated that DOE has not corrected 60 percent of the weaknesses; and (5) DOE is planning enhancements to its centralized tracking system that should improve reliability and increase the system's effectiveness as a management tool.
Sep 8, 2017
Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise:
A Complete Scope of Work Is Needed to Develop Timely Cost and Schedule Information for the Uranium ProgramGAO-17-577: Published: Sep 8, 2017. Publicly Released: Sep 8, 2017.
Sep 5, 2017
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Plutonium Disposition:
Proposed Dilute and Dispose Approach Highlights Need for More Work at the Waste Isolation Pilot PlantGAO-17-390: Published: Sep 5, 2017. Publicly Released: Sep 5, 2017.
May 26, 2017
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Commercial Nuclear Waste:
Resuming Licensing of the Yucca Mountain Repository Would Require Rebuilding Capacity at DOE and NRC, Among Other Key StepsGAO-17-340: Published: Apr 26, 2017. Publicly Released: May 26, 2017.
May 25, 2017
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission:
Efforts Intended to Improve Procedures for Requesting Additional Information for Licensing Actions Are Under WayGAO-17-344: Published: Apr 25, 2017. Publicly Released: May 25, 2017.
May 24, 2017
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Department of Energy:
Continued Actions Needed to Address Management ChallengesGAO-17-651T: Published: May 24, 2017. Publicly Released: May 24, 2017.
May 17, 2017
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Offshore Oil and Gas Resources:
Information on Infrastructure Decommissioning and Federal Financial RiskGAO-17-642T: Published: May 17, 2017. Publicly Released: May 17, 2017.
May 3, 2017
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Nuclear Waste:
Opportunities Exist to Reduce Risks and Costs by Evaluating Different Waste Treatment Approaches at HanfordGAO-17-306: Published: May 3, 2017. Publicly Released: May 3, 2017.
May 1, 2017
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Department of Energy:
Use of Leading Practices Could Help Manage the Risk of Fraud and Other Improper PaymentsGAO-17-235: Published: Mar 30, 2017. Publicly Released: May 1, 2017.
Apr 26, 2017
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National Nuclear Security Administration:
Action Needed to Address Affordability of Nuclear Modernization ProgramsGAO-17-341: Published: Apr 26, 2017. Publicly Released: Apr 26, 2017.
Apr 11, 2017
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Nuclear Security:
DOE Could Improve Aspects of Nuclear Security ReportingGAO-17-239: Published: Apr 11, 2017. Publicly Released: Apr 11, 2017.
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