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Nuclear Health and Safety: Problems Continue for Rocky Flats Solar Pond Cleanup Program

RCED-92-18 Published: Oct 17, 1991. Publicly Released: Nov 26, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided updated information on the Department of Energy's (DOE) progress in cleaning up solar evaporation ponds at its Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant, focusing on the: (1) estimated cost of the project; (2) status of the detailed plans for conducting and monitoring the program; (3) status of clean-up activities; and (4) specific milestones that DOE has met or missed in conducting pondcrete activities.

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Atomic energy defense activitiesEnvironmental monitoringHazardous substancesNuclear waste disposalNuclear waste managementNuclear waste storagePollution controlRadioactive waste disposalRadioactive wastesSolar pond