Federal Research:

Super Collider Is Over Budget and Behind Schedule

RCED-93-87: Published: Feb 12, 1993. Publicly Released: Feb 26, 1993.

Additional Materials:

Contact:

Office of Public Affairs
(202) 512-4800
youngc1@gao.gov

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the cost and schedule for the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC).

GAO found that: (1) the SSC contractor has not fully implemented a cost and schedule system as the contract requires; (2) the prime contractor's accounting system has misallocated expenses among its accounts; (3) the contractor's accounting records were incomplete and do not include all savings and cost increases; (4) major subcontractors' reports have identified cost overruns and schedule delays; (5) the Department of Energy's (DOE) analyses of the subcontractors' reports showed that the conventional construction subcontractor was 19 percent behind schedule and 51 percent over the baseline cost; (6) funding from foreign countries has been slow to materialize; (7) DOE is considering deleting or deferring the installation of some detector components if it does not receive funding from other sources; (8) without significant funding from Japan, it is doubtful that the goal of $1.7 billion in foreign funding will be met; and (9) a 1-year slip in the project's schedule could increase total SSC cost by $400 million.

Sep 5, 2018

Jun 26, 2018

Jun 19, 2018

Jun 1, 2018

Mar 28, 2018

Mar 23, 2018

Feb 8, 2018

Sep 28, 2017

Jun 29, 2017

May 24, 2017

Looking for more? Browse all our products here