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Nuclear Waste: DOE's Estimates of Potential Savings From Privatizing Cleanup Projects

RCED-97-49R Published: Jan 31, 1997. Publicly Released: Feb 11, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) efforts to privatize the cleanup of radioactive wastes at its Hanford site, focusing on the accuracy of the information provided in DOE's fiscal year (FY) 1997 congressional budget request on the six projects DOE noted as highly successful examples of privatization.

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Budget outlaysContract performanceCost controlFixed price contractsFuture budget projectionsHazardous substancesManagement and operating contractsNuclear waste disposalPrivatizationRadioactive waste disposal