Nuclear Waste:
Status of DOE's Nuclear Waste Site Characterization Activities
RCED-87-103FS: Published: Mar 20, 1987. Publicly Released: Apr 3, 1987.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the status of the Department of Energy's (DOE) planned site characterization activities under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
GAO found that: (1) in January 1987, DOE extended some site characterization milestones by 5 years; (2) each site had unique technical problems that DOE needed to resolve, including the potential for radioactive groundwater contamination, and unforeseen construction problems; (3) existing cost estimates were very tentative because site characterization costs were greatly affected by the amount of time needed to complete the phase; and (4) the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management developed a comprehensive quality assurance program as a viable part of its construction license application.
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Nuclear Weapons:
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Feb 6, 2018
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Department of Energy:
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Jan 30, 2018
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Nuclear Weapons:
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Nuclear Weapons:
NNSA Needs to Determine Critical Skills and Competencies for Its Strategic Materials ProgramsGAO-18-99: Published: Nov 14, 2017. Publicly Released: Nov 14, 2017.
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