Cleanup Technology:
DOE's Management of Environmental Cleanup Technology
T-RCED-92-29: Published: Feb 26, 1992. Publicly Released: Feb 26, 1992.
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GAO discussed the Department of Energy's (DOE) management of its programs to develop environmental clean-up technology. GAO noted that DOE: (1) faces a difficult task in the cleanup of its nuclear weapons complex; (2) began the technology development program and started funding eight integrated clean-up projects to address such problems as contaminated soil and groundwater, buried waste, and underground storage tanks; (3) focused on setting up programs, but not on their future management; (4) needs to develop management tools to measure performance, cost, and major decision points; and (5) will have difficulty in measuring the technology development program's progress, informing Congress about investments being made and level of funding needed, and weeding out poor-performing projects.
May 26, 2017
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.
Mar 16, 2017
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Research and Development:
DOE Activities and Costs to Oversee InvestmentsGAO-17-261: Published: Feb 14, 2017. Publicly Released: Mar 16, 2017.
Mar 15, 2017
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Electricity:
Status of Residential Deployment of Solar and Other Technologies and Potential Benefits and ChallengesGAO-17-142: Published: Feb 13, 2017. Publicly Released: Mar 15, 2017.
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