Nuclear Waste: Status of DOE's Implementation of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act

RCED-87-17 Published: Apr 15, 1987. Publicly Released: Apr 15, 1987.

Highlights

GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) progress in implementing Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) requirements from October 1984 through December 31, 1985, specifically DOE efforts to identify locations for a second repository site.

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Energy

Atomic energy defense activitiesNuclear facility safetyNuclear waste disposalNuclear waste managementNuclear waste storageRadioactive wastesNuclear wasteWaste managementSpent nuclear fuelFederal agencies