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Nuclear Waste: Observations on DOE's Privatization Initiative for Complex Cleanup Projects

T-RCED-00-215 Published: Jun 22, 2000. Publicly Released: Jun 22, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Energy's (DOE) privatization initiative as it has been applied to DOE's nuclear waste cleanup program, focusing on: (1) what DOE has accomplished by privatizing such projects; and (2) the lessons that can be learned from these efforts.

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Contract oversightContract performanceCost controlFixed price contractsHazardous substancesNuclear waste managementPrivatizationRadioactive waste disposalSchedule slippagesNuclear waste