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Nuclear Power: Actions Needed to Improve NRC’s Assessment of Its Workforce Needs
GAO-26-108737
Sep 28, 2026
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2 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Chair of the NRC should direct staff to finalize the NEXUS tool by the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, as planned, to identify critical staffing needs and assess where the ADVANCE Act authorities can be used to help NRC retain and hire staff necessary to support mission needs. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Chair of the NRC should direct staff to establish metrics to measure and assess whether existing workforce authorities adequately address NRC's workforce needs. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

National Nuclear Security Administration: Use of Line Items in Management and Operating Contracts Could Be Improved
GAO-26-108409
Sep 23, 2026
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2 Open Recommendations
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National Nuclear Security Administration The Associate Administrator for NNSA's Office of Partnership and Acquisition Services should document in policy or guidance the process and criteria contracting officers should use when determining which deliverables, such as an individual construction project, are separately identifiable and should have separate line or subline items in M&O contracts. (Recommendation 1)
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NNSA identified steps it plans to take to address this recommendation. When we receive information from the agency regarding their actions, we will update the recommendation.
National Nuclear Security Administration The Associate Administrator for NNSA's Office of Partnership and Acquisition Services should assess and document lessons learned regarding the use of separate line items in M&O contracts, such as for construction projects, to inform future acquisition policies and practices. (Recommendation 2)
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NNSA identified steps it plans to take to address this recommendation. When we receive information from the agency regarding their actions, we will update the recommendation.

DOE Contracting: Risk-Informed Oversight and Clearer Expectations for Assurance Systems Would Improve Accountability
GAO-26-107850
Aug 26, 2026
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4 Open Recommendations
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Office of Environmental Management The Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management should develop and implement a process for conducting CAS effectiveness evaluations, including defining CAS effectiveness and establishing specific, measurable evaluation criteria. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Office of Environmental Management The Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management should document how it will use CAS information from field offices to ensure a tailored and risk-informed oversight program, to include determining the information it needs from field offices, standardizing key terms and metrics, and determining how it will use CAS information to tailor oversight. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Office of Environmental Management The Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management should design and implement oversight assessment schedules of field offices, to include assessments of field offices' oversight of CAS effectiveness, to determine how to prioritize its direction and feedback to field offices to address the greatest risks. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Office of Environmental Management The Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management should use appropriate contract mechanisms to establish and communicate clear contractor performance expectations for CASs and consequences for not meeting those expectations. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Nuclear Fuel: Actions Needed to Enhance Cost Reporting and Economic Analysis for Federal Uranium Supply Efforts
GAO-26-107385
Aug 20, 2026
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5 Open Recommendations
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National Nuclear Security Administration The NNSA Administrator should ensure that current long-term cost estimates for its Defense Fuels program are reported to Congress in future biennial Enriched Uranium Management Plans as required. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
National Nuclear Security Administration The NNSA Administrator should ensure that the Defense Fuels program, as it transitions to operate as an Enhanced Management B program under the PEI, updates its program management-related documentation to be consistent with PEI requirements. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should ensure that anticipated economic analyses conducted to support DOE's enriched uranium efforts are consistent with relevant best practices and executive branch guidance. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should ensure that DOE finalizes its required report to Congress on the availability of HALEU. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should ensure that the programmatic documents developed to guide DOE's LEU and HALEU support efforts align with agency specific guidance and best practices for program management. (Recommendation 5)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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