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| Date June 13, 2011 |
Report No. GAO-11-752T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:30 p.m. EDT Monday, June 13, 2011 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives NUCLEAR MATERIAL DOE's Depleted Uranium Tails Could Be a Source of Revenue for the Government
Statement of Gene Aloise, Director Natural Resources and Environment ... |
| Date June 1, 2011 |
Report No. GAO-11-731T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE Disposal Challenges and Lessons Learned from Yucca Mountain
Statement of Mark Gaffigan, Managing Director Natural Resources and Environment... |
| Date April 8, 2011 |
Report No. GAO-11-229 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2011 Congressional Requesters COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR WASTE Effects of a Termination of the Yucca Mountain Repository Program and Lessons Learned GAO-11-229 April 2011 COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR WASTE
Accountability • Integrity • Reliability Effects of a Termination of the Yucca Mountain Repository Program and Lessons Learned
Highlights of GAO-11-229... |
| Date Nov. 4, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-10-48 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT Key Attributes, Challenges, and Costs for the Yucca Mountain Repository and Two Potential Alternatives GAO-10-48 November 2009 NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-48, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Key Attribute... |
| Date Sept. 14, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-996T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Monday, September 14, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives COMBATING NUCLEAR TERRORISM
Preliminary Observations on Preparedness to Recover from Possible Attacks Using Radiologi... |
| Date June 2, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-697R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 June 2, 2009 Congressional Committees Subject: Nuclear Waste: DOE’s Environmental Management Initiatives Report Is Incomplete The Department of Energy (DOE) spends billions of dollars annually to clean up nuclear waste at sites across the nation that produced nuclear weapons from the 1940s through the end of the Cold War. This w... |
| Date July 25, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-840 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2008 Report to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives NUCLEAR MATERIAL DOE Needs to Take Action to Reduce Risks Before Processing Additional Nuclear Material at the Savannah River Site’s H-Canyon GAO-08-840 July 2008 NUCLEAR MATERIAL Highlights
Highlights of GAO-08-840, a repo... |
| Date June 30, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-793 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2008 Report to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE DOE Lacks Critical Information Needed to Assess Its Tank Management Strategy at Hanford GAO-08-793 June 2008 NUCLEAR WASTE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-08-793, a report to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water De... |
| Date May 20, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-813T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE Status of Disposal Availability in the United States and Other Countries
Statement of Gene Aloise, Director Natural Resources an... |
| Date April 22, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-483 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2008 Report to Congressional Committees GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP DOE Should Reassess Its Approach to Designing and Building Spent Nuclear Fuel Recycling Facilities GAO-08-483 April 2008 GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP Highlights
Highlights of GAO-08-483, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability DOE... |
| Date April 3, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-613T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 3, 2008 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives NUCLEAR MATERIAL Several Potential Options for Dealing with DOE’s Depleted Uranium Tails Could Benefit the Government
Statement of Robert A. Robin... |
| Date March 31, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-606R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 31, 2008 Congressional Requesters Subject: Nuclear Material: DOE Has Several Potential Options for Dealing with Depleted Uranium Tails, Each of Which Could Benefit the Government Since the 1940s, one mission of the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies has been processing uranium as a source of nuclear mate... |
| Date July 20, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-888 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2007 Report to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT PLANT Department of Energy Needs to Strengthen Controls over Contractor Payments and Project Assets GAO-07-888 July 2007 HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT PLANT Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-888, a report to t... |
| Date March 21, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-221 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2007 Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT Approaches Used by Foreign Countries May Provide Useful Lessons for Managing U.S. Radioactive Waste GAO-07-221 March 2007 Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-221, a report to the Chairman and Rank... |
| Date Aug. 28, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-1018 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
August 2006 Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE DOE’s Efforts to Protect the Columbia River from Contamination Could Be Further Strengthened GAO-06-1018 August 2006 NUCLEAR WASTE Highlights
Highli... |
| Date April 25, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-550T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday, April 25, 2006 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives YUCCA MOUNTAIN DOE’s Planned Nuclear Waste Repository Faces Quality Assurance and Management Challenges
Statement of Jim Wells, Dire... |
| Date March 17, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-313 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2006 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives YUCCA MOUNTAIN Quality Assurance at DOE’s Planned Nuclear Waste Repository Needs Increased Management Attention GAO-06-313 a March 2006 YUCCA MOUNTAIN Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-313, a re... |
| Date Oct. 7, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-164T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Friday, October 7, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives SECURING U.S. NUCLEAR MATERIALS Poor Planning Has Complicated DOE’s Plutonium Consolidation Efforts
Statement of Gene Aloise, Director Natural Reso... |
| Date Sept. 22, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-1044R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 22, 2005 The Honorable Jeff Sessions Chairman, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Wayne Allard United States Senate Subject: Nuclear Cleanup: Preliminary Results of the Review of the Department of Energy’s Rocky Flats Closure Project For about 40 years, the D... |
| Date July 29, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-764 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2005 Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE Better Performance Reporting Needed to Assess DOE’s Ability to Achieve the Goals of the Accelerated Cleanup Program GAO-05-764 July 2005 NUCLEAR WASTE Highlights
Highlight... |
| Date July 20, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-665 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2005 Report to Congressional Committees SECURING U.S. NUCLEAR MATERIALS DOE Needs to Take Action to Safely Consolidate Plutonium GAO-05-665 a July 2005 SECURING U.S. NUCLEAR MATERIALS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-665, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability DOE Needs to Take Action to Safely Consolidate Pl... |
| Date April 8, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-339 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC Needs to Do More to Ensure that Power Plants Are Effectively Controlling Spent Nuclear Fuel GAO-05-339 a April 2005 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-339, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability NRC Needs to... |
| Date June 9, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-611 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2004 Report to the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE Absence of Key Management Reforms on Hanford’s Cleanup Project Adds to Challenges of Achieving Cost and Schedule Goals GAO-04-611 a June 2004 NUCLEAR WASTE Absence of Key Management Reforms on Hanford's Cleanup Project Adds to Challenges of Achieving Cost and... |
| Date Oct. 30, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-32 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2003 Report to the Honorable Edward J. Markey, House of Representatives NUCLEAR REGULATION NRC Needs More Effective Analysis to Ensure Accumulation of Funds to Decommission Nuclear Power Plants GAO-04-32 a October 2003 NUCLEAR REGULATION NRC Needs More Effective Analysis to Ensure Accumulation of Funds to Decommission Nuclear Power Plants Highlig... |
| Date Aug. 6, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-804 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2003 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate NUCLEAR SECURITY Federal and State Action Needed to Improve Security of Sealed Radioactive Sources GAO-03-804 a August 2003 NUCLEAR SECURITY Federal and State Action Needed to Impr... |
| Date July 17, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-930T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT, Thursday, July 17, 2003 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE Challenges and Savings Opportunities in DOE's High-Level Waste Cleanup Program
Statement of Robin M. Nazzaro, Director Natural Resources and ... |
| Date July 15, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-426 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2003 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL Options Exist to Further Enhance Security GAO-03-426 July 2003 SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL Options Exist to Further Enhance Security Highlights of GAO-03-426, a report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy ... |
| Date June 17, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-593 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2003 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE Challenges to Achieving Potential Savings in DOE’s High-Level Waste Cleanup Program GAO-03-593 June 2003 NUCLEAR WASTE Challenges to Achieving Potential Savings in DOE’s High-Level Waste Cleanup Prog... |
| Date May 28, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-826T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 4:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 28, 2003 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate NUCLEAR WASTE Preliminary Observations on the Quality Assurance Program at the Yucca Mountain Repository
Statement of Robin M. Nazzaro, Director Natural Resources and Environ... |
| Date Jan. 1, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-100 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2003 Performance and Accountability Series Major Management Challenges and Program Risks Department of Energy GAO-03-100 a A Glance at the Agency Covered in This Report
The Department of Energy is a multibillion-dollar enterprise with multiple, diverse missions, including:
G fostering secure and reliable energy systems that are environmentally an... |
| Date May 30, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-567 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2002 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives WASTE CLEANUP Status and Implications of DOE’s Compliance Agreements GAO-02-567 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Compliance Agreements Are of Three Main Types Most Milestone Dates Have Been Met, but Meetin... |
| Date June 29, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-760 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Status of Achieving Key Outcomes and Addressing Major Management Challenges GAO-01-760 Contents Letter Appendix I Observations on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Efforts to Address Its Major Management Challenges 1 19 Append... |
| Date May 11, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-314 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters NUCLEAR WASTE Agreement Among Agencies Responsible for the West Valley Site Is Critically Needed GAO-01-314 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background High-Level Waste Vitrification Is Nearing Completion, but Other Major Work Remains Several Factors Are Hindering Progress on the West Valley Cleanup West Valley... |
| Date Feb. 28, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-284 |
Title
GAO
February 2001 Report to Congressional Committees NUCLEAR CLEANUP Progress Made at Rocky Flats, but Closure by 2006 Is Unlikely, and Costs May Increase GAO-01-284 Contents Letter Appendix I Comments From the Department of Energy 1 42 Appendix II Comments From Kaiser-Hill Company, L.L.C. 44 Appendix III GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments 46 Tables
Table 1: Status of Major Cleanup Activities,... |
| Date July 12, 2000 |
Report No. T-RCED-00-248 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday July 12, 2000 Testimony
Before the Task Force on Natural Resources and the Environment, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Uncertainties and Management Problems Have Hindered Cleanup at Two Nuclear Waste Sites
Statement of Ms. Gary L. Jones, Associate Dir... |
| Date June 30, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-152 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2000 Report to the Honorable Pete Domenici, U.S. Senate RADIATION STANDARDS Scientific Basis Inconclusive, and EPA and NRC Disagreement Continues GAO/RCED-00-152 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 32 34 35 36 40 46 56 58 Appendix II: Major U.S. Radiation Standards Appendix III: Examples of Different Models of Low-Level Ra... |
| Date June 27, 2000 |
Report No. T-RCED-00-225 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday June 27, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, Production and Regulation, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP DOE’s Cleanup Plan for the Paducah, Kentucky Site Faces Uncertainties and Excludes Costly Activities
Statement ... |
| Date June 22, 2000 |
Report No. T-RCED-00-215 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 am EDT Thursday June 22, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE Observations on DOE’s Privatization Initiative for Complex Cleanup Projects
Statement of Ms. Gary L. Jones, Associate Director, Energy, Resources, and Sc... |
| Date April 28, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-96 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP DOE’s Paducah Plan Faces Uncertainties and Excludes Costly Cleanup Activities GAO/RCED-00-96 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Cleanup Plan Focuses on Six Major Categories of Effort 3 36 44 Appendix II: Comments From the Department of Energy Tables Figures Table 1: DOE’s Estimat... |
| Date April 12, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-64 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES Department of Energy Has Opportunities to Reduce Disposal Costs GAO/RCED-00-64 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Decisions to Establish On-Site CERCLA Disposal Facilities or Dispose of Cleanup Wastes at Existing Disposal Facilities Appendix II: Waste Volumes and Disposal Prep... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-267 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1999 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE DOE’s Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Project—Cost, Schedule, and Management Issues GAO/RCED-99-267 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-283386 September 20, 19... |
| Date June 10, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-146 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 1999 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DOE’s Nuclear Safety Enforcement Program Should Be Strengthened GAO/RCED-99-146 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-282435 June 10, 1999 The Honorable Thomas J. B... |
| Date May 26, 1999 |
Report No. T-RCED-99-190 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday May 26, 1999 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP Progress Made but DOE Management Attention Needed to Increase Use of Innovative Technologies
Statement of Ms. Gary L. Jones, Associate Director En... |
| Date May 19, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-188R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-282669 May 19,1999 The Honorable Richard (Dot) Hastings House of Representatives Subject: Detxulment of Energv: Cost Estimates for the Hanford Tank Waste Remediation Proiect Dear Mr. Hastings: This report responds to your February 1999 request that we explain the differences... |
| Date April 30, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-100 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1999 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Accelerated Closure of Rocky Flats: Status and Obstacles GAO/RCED-99-100 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community and Economic Development Division B-282092 Le er t Letter April 30, 1999 The Honorable John W. War... |
| Date April 30, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-129 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1999 Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE DOE’s Accelerated Cleanup Strategy Has Benefits but Faces Uncertainties GAO/RCED-99-129 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-282300 April 30, 1999 The Honorable John R... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-48 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1999 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE Corps of Engineers’ Progress in Cleaning Up 22 Nuclear Sites GAO/RCED-99-48 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-281654 February 26, 1999 The Honorable Tom Bliley Cha... |
| Date Oct. 8, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-99-13 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters NUCLEAR WASTE Department of Energy’s Hanford Tank Waste Project— Schedule, Cost, and Management Issues GAO/RCED-99-13 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-281093 October 8, 1998 The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Ch... |
| Date Oct. 8, 1998 |
Report No. T-RCED-99-21 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday October 8, 1998 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE Schedule, Cost, and Management Issues at DOE’s Hanford Tank Waste Project
Statement of Ms. Gary L. Jones, Associate Director, Energy, Resources, and ... |
| Date Sept. 25, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-98-249 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1998 Report to Congressional Committees NUCLEAR WASTE Further Actions Needed to Increase the Use of Innovative Cleanup Technologies GAO/RCED-98-249 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-280628 September 25, 1998 Congressional Committees As requested, this rep... |
