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Nuclear Safety: Unresolved Issues Could Impair DOE's Oversight Effectiveness

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 7, 1994
Report No. RCED-94-129
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Summary:

In April 1993, the Energy Department (DOE) announced the transfer of the oversight functions of its Office of Nuclear Safety to the Office of Environment, Safety and Health as part of a broader streamlining of the entire agency. This report reviews DOE's restructuring of nuclear safety oversight and evaluates whether the proposed changes would improve or detract from DOE's ability to ensure nuclear safety. GAO (1) determines the process DOE used in deciding to consolidate the two offices and (2) identifies issues that could influence the effectiveness of the nuclear safety oversight carried out by the Office of Environment, Safety and Health.

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