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Department of Energy: Challenges Exist in Managing the Spallation Neutron Source Project

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 3, 1999
Report No. T-RCED-99-103
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The Spallation Neutron Source Project, a billion-dollar complex to be built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is designed to be the world's most powerful accelerator-based facility. The project represents the largest interlaboratory collaboration ever attempted, bringing together the work of five national laboratories. Experiments done at the laboratory could lead to new materials for use in everything from planes and automobiles to drugs and computer hard drives. The project is not currently in trouble, but warning signs in three key areas raise concerns about whether it will be completed on time and within budget, GAO testified. This testimony is based on GAO's ongoing review of the project's management, the project's cost and schedule, and the effectiveness of the collaborating laboratories' coordination.

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