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Department of Energy: Unethical Conduct at DOE's Yucca Mountain Project

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 30, 1996
Report No. OSI-96-2
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Summary:

Congress created the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management within the Department of Energy (DOE) to manage the disposal of highly radioactive waste generated at civilian nuclear power plants. The centerpiece of the disposal program is the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project, whose purpose is to determine whether the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada is suitable for permanent disposal of highly radioactive waste. Allegations have been raised about conflicts of interest at the Yucca Mountain Project. A similar issue surfaced in 1987 involving the Office's top management and the award of the project's management contract. This report examines whether DOE properly implemented or adequately enforced federal standards of ethical conduct and DOE ethics regulations at the project.

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