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Department of Energy: Uncertain Future for External Regulation of Worker and Nuclear Facility Safety

T-RCED-99-269 Published: Jul 22, 1999. Publicly Released: Jul 22, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Energy's (DOE) progress toward the external regulation of nuclear and worker safety at its facilities, focusing on: (1) DOE's changing positions on the desirability of external regulation for its facilities; (2) the disagreement between DOE and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on the potential costs and value added of external regulation; and (3) the uncertainties for the future of external regulation in DOE.

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