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| Date Sept. 28, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-131 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1988 Report to the Congress NUCLEAR WASTE Fourth Annual Report on DOE’s Nuclear Wmte Program GAO/RCED-8&131 Comptroller General of the United States B-202377 September 28,1988 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This report presents the results of our fourth annual report on the Department of Energy... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-222 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO ;
September 1988 Report to the Honorable Brock Adams, U.S. Senate NUCLEARSCIENCE Issues Associated With Completing WNP-1 as a Defense Materials Production Reactor GAO/RCED-88-222 . 1 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-231142 September 21,1988 The Honorable Brock Ada... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-221 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1988 Report to the Honorable Sid Morrison, House of Representatives ‘. NUCLEAR SCIENCE Questions Associated With Completing WNP-1 as a Defense Materials Production Reactor 1 GAO/RCED-M-221 1 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-231142 September 2 1,1988 Th... |
| Date July 26, 1988 |
Report No. T-RCED-88-55 |
Title
United&atesGeneralAccomlingomCe Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:30 p.m. MT Tuesday July 26, 1988 cAoViewsonMnitired Retrievable Storage of Nuclear Waste SwzelEntof Keith 0. F'ultz, Senior Associate Resources,CcnmunityandFzconanic Developrrent Division Before the Mnitored Retrievable Carmission Director Storage Review Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commission: We are pleased to be ... |
| Date April 8, 1988 |
Report No. NSIAD-88-131BR |
Title
,, , i fl I United States General Accounting Office 1181 1, Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters $’ , NUCLEAR POWER SAFETY In-ternational Measures in Responseto i Chernobyl Accidbnt I~1 llllllu~u i ill
135620 , B-230418 studies and reviews, and regulation and standard-setting have been performed in the half dozen advanced member states that supply nuclear power technology to all the other... |
| Date March 18, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-73 |
Title
b 13s4m * . United States General Aceounting~OiTice Report to the Honorable Edward J. Markey, House of Representatives
ch 1988 NUCLEAR REGULATION Action Needed to Ensure That Utilities Monitor and Repair Pipe Damage United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-223582 March 18, 1988 The Honorable Edward J. Markey House of R... |
| Date Dec. 2, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-88-23 |
Title
United States General Accounting Of&e I ‘ GAO
December 1987 ’Re@ortto CongressionalRequesters NUCLEAR SCIENCE ChallengesFacing SpaceReactor Power Systems Development
. lUEF.ICTED- No: to be releasedoutside the General Aaw-ting Ofr”:ceexcept on the basis of the specsc aEProval of&maof Ga~eesiod &ktieM. Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-229134 December 2, 1987 The Honor... |
| Date Aug. 31, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-121 |
Title
. United States General Accounting Offi& &A0
August 1987 33531 y Report to Congressional Requesters NUCLEAR WASTE A Look at Current Use of Funds and Cost Estimates for the Future I I II
133814 4 Resources, C~ommuuity, Ecouomic Development and Division R-:302:3ii
ALlguSt 31, 1987 J. Dexter Peach .4ssistant Cornptroller~ Genet~al Executive Summ~ Purpose Since 1983, when the Depar-tment of Energy (DO... |
| Date Aug. 10, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-123 |
Title
I &A0
August 1987 . -*, : United States General Accounting Office Report to Congressional Requesters -- NUCLEAR WASTE Shipping Damaged Fuel From Thr& Mile Island to Idaho RES’ ;RICTED-- Not tc be released outside the Generu Accounting Office except on the ba,ais of specific approval by the Office ot Congressional Relations. GAO/RCED-87423 53%&Q Resources, Community, Economic Development and Divi... |
| Date Oct. 24, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-87-43BR |
Title
* . . n United . States General 1 Accounting Offike J -a 9---P- . '-GAO
October 1986 ' Briefmg Report to the Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Civil Service, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives 13w2$ * TVANUCLEIAR POmR Management of the Nuclear Pmgram Through Personal Services Contracts llllllllI IllI1
131474 GAO/RCED-87-43BR /3/ r7y GAO United States General Accounting ... |
| Date May 8, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-104FS |
Title
.
United States General Accounting Off’ice /#xw%‘i 1 -Fact Sheet for Congressional Requesters -” May .1986 NUCLEAR WASTE Monitored Retrievable Storageof Spent -NuclearFuel 129887 RESTRICTED---Not to be releasedouttide the (3lernarel Accounting Offlae except on the basis of ~peciflo approval by the Offioe of CongressionalRelations. RELEASED 5353%
6kG/RCED-86-104FS . . . UNITED STATES GENERAL
... |
| Date Jan. 23, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-41 |
Title
.I * I II United States General Accounting Office Report to the Honorable Nunzio J. Palladino, Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
January 1986 NUCLEAR REGULATION Oversight ‘of Quality Assurance at Nuclear Power Plants Needs Improvement i ll~llllllll#
128924 1 I’ QO/RCED-86-41 0343&a United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Developme... |
| Date Jan. 8, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-72FS |
Title
United States Gene&f Acc&nting Office GAO 0
January 1986 Fact Sheet for the Honorable Gordon J. Humphrey United States Senate J&i‘\ a%%0
I 55 TVA tiMLEAR POWER Information on Certain, Aspects of TVA’s Nuclear Power Program 1 iNI ll 1111111
128808 GAO/RCED-86-72FS UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION January 8, 19... |
| Date June 19, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-11 |
Title
BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On
Energy Conservation And Power Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Probabilistic Risk Assessment: An Emerging Aid To Nuclear Power Plant Safety Regulation
Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) is a method of quantifying the probabilities of potential accidents and their consequences at nuclear power plant... |
| Date April 24, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-5 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GE”JFRAL Report ToThe Congress
Better Inspection Management Would Improve Oversight Of Operating Nuclear Plants
Investigations of the March 1979 Three Mile lslan(l IIII clear power plant accident concluded, among other thrncgr;, that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) needed 10 improve Its program for Inspecting operating nucle;lr power plants GAO evaluated NRC’s manage... |
| Date March 21, 1985 |
Report No. 126494 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERALACCOU#t'INGOFFICE STATETJUENT OF F.KEVINE?OLAND SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR REsouRcEs,~TYANDMx3NoMIc DEXEWE’ MENT DMSION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITPEEON ENEFGYCONSERVATIONANDPOWER HOUSECOMMIlTEEON ENERGYANDCOMMERCE Hr. Chairman and Membersof the Sutimnittee: We appreciate the opportunity to be here today to discuss the Department of Energy's efforts to implement the Nuclear Waste Poli... |
| Date March 21, 1985 |
Report No. 126492 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:45 A.M. MARCH 21, 1985 STATEMENT OF DANIEL C. WHITE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, RESOURCES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS ON THE U.S. URANIUM ENRICHMENT SERVICES PROGRAM Mr. Chairman and Members of th... |
| Date Oct. 11, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-84-18 |
Title
October B-207463 11, 1983 RELEASED
Gordon J. The Honorable
Chairman, Humphrey on Reqional and Community Development Committee on Environment and Public United States Senate
Subcommittee Works Dear Mr. Chairman:
Subject: Estimated Effect of Eliminatinq TVA Electricity Demand Charges on the Price of Enriched Uranium (GAO/RCED-84-18) information on the Your letter of August 16, 1983, requested estima... |
| Date July 13, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-141 |
Title
. . BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING
Report To The Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission OFFICE Additional Improvements Needed In Physical Security At Nuclear Powerplants
Since the middle 1970’s, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and powerplant operators have taken measures to reduce the vulnerability of powerplants to attempted acts of sabotage. GAO’s evaluation disclosed that further improvem... |
| Date June 24, 1983 |
Report No. EMD-82-88S |
Title
4 tsu7?sJ SUPPLEMENTTOAREPORTBYTHE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
issues Concerning The Department Of Energy’s Justification For Building The Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant
This supplement contains GAO’s analysis of and response to the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) comments on GAO’s May 25, 1982, report on the same subject. In that report, GAO raised a number of questions abou... |
| Date May 24, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-158 |
Title
4 1 ‘18, Y REPORT BYTHEUs. Response To Specif iic Questions On Thie Indian Point Probabilistic Safety Study
This report &scribes and summarizes how probabilistic risk assessment(PRA) is applied to nuclear powerplants, the methodSology and results of a PRA on the Indian Point plants near New York City, and peer review comments on that study. PRAs attempt to examine complex systems, such as nuclea... |
| Date May 12, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-151 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFiCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES. COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-104105 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce House of... |
| Date March 25, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-87 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Subcommittee On Energy Research And Production Committee On Science And Technology House Of Representatives Analysis Of Alternative Approaches To Completing The Department Of Energy% Water-Cooled Breeder Program
GAO evaluated alternative approaches to completing the Department of Energy’ water-cooled s breeder reactor program, examined the reason... |
| Date July 30, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-105 |
Title
r I *-. REPORT THEUS. BY General Accounting Office
Bonneville Power Administration ‘And Rural Electrification Administration Actions And Activiti’es Affecting Utility Participation In Washington Public Power Supply System Plants 4 And 5
Congressman George Hansen asked GAO to examine the roles of the Bonneville Power Administration and the Rural Electrification Administration in development and... |
| Date July 30, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-114 |
Title
RELEASED Report To The Honorable United States Senate John C. Stennis TVA Is Justified In Deferring Unit 1 Nuclear Powerplant TheYellow Creek TheTennesseeValley Authority’s December 1981 demand forecast is reasonable and supports its projection of the timing and need for the Yellow Creek Unit 1 nuclear powerplant. Moreover, the methodology, assumptions, and data TVA used to compute the benefits ... |
| Date July 2, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-106 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION July
119101 2, 1982 B-208084 The Honorable Jim Weaver House of Representatives Dear Congressman Subject: Weaver: i Financial Community's Perceived Impacts Which Could Result From Default or Successfull,Legal Challenge by Participants in Washington Public Power Supply System Nuclear Project Nos. 4 and 5j(GAO/... |
| Date June 9, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-82-24 |
Title
TQ &XT BYTHE @mptroller General
THEUNITED
TVA’s Computer Needs Are Valid And AIDP Management Is Improving Th Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has ma e substantial progress toward achieving6 sound management of its automatic dat processing (ADP) resources. Its requi ements analysis approach correlates A P costs with missions and objectives. Re uirements now reflect validated workloa 8, However, s... |
| Date May 25, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-88 |
Title
. RF$'ORTBY THE t Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Is&es Concerning The Department Of Energy’s Justification For Building Ttle Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant
The cent Port year 8 1.2 expe i total 198 epartment of Energy IS building a gas ifuge uranium enrichment plant at mouth, Ohio. By the end of this fiscal the Department will have spent about billion on the project. The Department ts ... |
| Date Jan. 21, 1982 |
Report No. 117345 |
Title
UNITEI: STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE KASEINGTGN, D.C. FOR RELEASE GN DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 2:00 P.M. JANUARY 21, 1982 STATEMENT GF J. DEXTER PEACH DIRECTGR, ENERGY ANC MINERALS DIVISICN EEFGRE THE SUECOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE GN APPRCPRIATICNS U. S. SENATE Mr. the the Chairman, we appreciate the aspects nuclear research oF&ortunity of the to cleanu& station testify eff... |
| Date Jan. 15, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-28 |
Title
REPORT THEUS. BY General Accounting Office Cleanup Costs
The Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs requested that GAO respond to several questions concerning the administration’s proposed $123 million in Federal funding for data acquisition and research and development activities during the cleanup of the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor... |
| Date Oct. 14, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-82-B1 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UNITED STATES - . D.C. 20!54S c B-204678 dctober 14, 1981 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Ccmmittee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Proposed cleanup nuclear assistance insurance legislation and Three Mile (EMD-82-Bl). II
116642 Subject: Island requested our comments on Your letter of August 5, 1981, S.1226, 97th Con... |
| Date Aug. 26, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-106 |
Title
3 I IY THECOMPiRilLLER GENEgAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Greater Commitment Needed To Solve Continuing ProbllemsAt Three Mile Island
The Nation’s first major accident at acommercial nuclear-powered electricity generating station occurred at Three Mile Island over 2 years ago, yet the resolution of the resultant problems is still subject to regulatory and financial uncertainty. Con... |
| Date May 21, 1981 |
Report No. 115480 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C.
20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected 1O:OO a.m. Thursday, May 21, 1981 STATEMENT OF FRANK C. DIRECTOR, U.S. CONAHAN DIVISION OFFICE 115480 INTERNATIONAL GENERAL ACCOUNTING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITY AND THE AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
U.S. HOUSE OF REP... |
| Date May 4, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-83 |
Title
ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION MAY 4,1987 B-199272 The Honorable Claudine Schneider The Honorable George E. Brown, Jr. The Honorable Vin Weber The ilonorable Howard Wolpe House of Representatives Subject: II 115411 Illlll Response to questions clarifying a previous GAO report on the Department of Energy's breeder reactor program (&&X+81-33) 3 Enclosed are answers to the seven questions contained in ... |
| Date March 25, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-46 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Department Of Energy’s Water-Cooled Breeder Program-Should It Continue?
GAO addressed three questions water-cooled breeder program: about the --Should it continue? GAO believes current reactor operations should be terminated in January 1982 to answer the basic question: Does the reactor breed? The Department of Energy’s position is that ... |
| Date March 23, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-51 |
Title
B-202377 MARCH 23,1981 The Honorable Marilyn Lloyd Bouquard Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives Dear Madame Chairman: 115038 Light Water Department of uel Utilization Improvement Reactor Program (EMD-81-51) s On May 2, 1980, the former Subcommittee Chairman requested that we evaluate two Department of Energy nuclear ... |
| Date Dec. 8, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-81-25 |
Title
I BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL #eport To The Congress
dF THEUNITEDSTATES Electric Powerplant @ancellations And Delays
F om 1974 through 1978, the Nation’s electric u ilities canceled plans for 184electrical genera i ing units and delayed construction on most new units. Delays, particularly for nuplants, are getting longer each year. delays. Continued cancellations contribute to increased oil greater... |
| Date Nov. 18, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-81-9 |
Title
E/3 nw
. l . . BY,THECOMPTROLLERGEklEiAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Evaluation Of Selected Features Of U.S.Nuclear Non-Proliferation Lbw And Policy
have nation c n use nuclear fuel services to dictate a! tions to others. The United States, therefore, should avoid undue reliance am its uranium enrichment capability as a tqol to prevent the spread of nuclear wleapons. T e 1978 nuclear ... |
| Date Nov. 7, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-81-3 |
Title
3 ” \13’iw REJ’O~TBY'IHE ’ (lwnptroller General RELE*~~~
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Economic Impact OfClosing The Indian Point Nuclear Facility
T e close proximity of the Indian Point nucl ar plant to the heavily populated New Y :, rk City area has raised questions about the safety of its continued operations. What could be the economic impact on the utility owners and consumers if the nuclear pl... |
| Date Sept. 17, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-115 |
Title
C’
’
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I .* ?‘f - 0341 - ,I UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE The Honorable Leon E. Panetta Rouse of Representatives Dear Congressman Subject: Panetta: Nuclear Regulatory andling of allegations (EMD-80-115) RELEASED llllllllll IllIll
113341 Commission’s of defective we reviewed the circumstances At your reguest, surrounding the alleged defective cable supplied by ... |
| Date Sept. 9, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-109 |
Title
Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES Three Mile Island: The Most Studied Nuclear Accident In History
On March 28, 1979, the Federal Government and the nuclear power industry were awakened by the most serious accident in the history of U.S. commercial nuclear power. Although no one died as a result of this accident, the realization that a major accident is possible renewed the national and int... |
| Date Aug. 13, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-91 |
Title
L , ’ /yy-yg BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES II2999 Report To The Congress
Triennial Assessment Of The Tennessee Valley Authority--Fiscal Years 19774979
This report reviews the work done by GAO at the Tennessee Valley Authority during the past 3 years and highlights some major events that occurred which materially affected TVA but were not the subject of GAO reports. In this report G... |
| Date April 4, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-71 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 UWRGY AN0 DIVISION MINERALS ’ April B-198245 4, 1980 i4he Honorable James H. Weaver House of Representatives Dear Mr. Weaver: Subject: Funds from Conservation (EMD-80-71) Transfer of Construction Nuclear Powerplants to EJectricity and Renewable Energied Your recent letter requee that we conduct a brief analysis to determine how much ... |
| Date April 1, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-67 |
Title
1IESTRICTLD cpwjific l ppra* * m ENERAL eE/:;k*' Report To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power, House Committee On Interstate And Foreign Commerce
OF THE UNITED STATES Existing Nuclear Sites Can Be Used For New Powerplants And Nuclear Waste Storage
Locating future nuclear powerplants at existing sites offers important advantages which warrant consrderation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. --... |
| Date March 31, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-68 |
Title
3 BY THE COIV&&LER /lztFM - GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Problem Of Disposing Of Nuclear LowLevel Waste: Where Do We Go From Here?
/ A problem has developed in nuclear waste disposal. As late as 1975, six commercial lowlevel nuclear waste burial sites were licensed to operate in the United States. Now only three sites remain--one each in Washington, Nevada, and South Caro... |
| Date Jan. 15, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-17 |
Title
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| Date Jan. 2, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-35 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 EIERGY AND MINMALS, DIVISION JANUARY 2, 1980 B-114858 C1 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce House of Representatives 111183 Dear Mr. Chairman:
Subject: C ignment of Recomme.pdations in EMD-79-105 (EMD-80-35) with Senate bill 88X. Your recent letter reque... |
| Date Oct. 2, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-103 |
Title
9’?EPORT THE BY Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
RELEASED a3sw3m The Ranch0 Seco Nuclear Powerplant: A Case Study
At the requsst of Representative Robert T. Matsui, GAO evaluated emergency preparedness’ around the Rancho Seco nuclear powernt, located in California about halfway behen Sacramento and Stockton, and found I$‘~: State and county emergency plans have been developed based on... |
| Date Sept. 4, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-105 |
Title
REPORTBY THE 5 Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Impacts And Implications Of The Pacific Northwest Power Bill
Congressman John Dingell asked GAO to determine how the bill might impact on (1 J consumers paying for construction cost overruns on non-Federal powerplants backed by the Bonneville Power Administration, 12) Bonne ville’ direct service industrial customers, and s (3) the region’ ... |
| Date July 30, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-95 |
Title
REPORTBY THE ULS. This report analyzes the cost estimates for three nuclear powerplants being constructed by Washington Public Power Supply System in the Pacific Northwest and compares their estimated cost with estimates made by Ebasco, a national nuclear engineering and construction firm. The large difference between the estimates is because --differences exist in the base construction period use... |
