Nuclear waste [[electronic resource] ] : action needed to improve accountability and management of DOE's major cleanup projects : report to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives

• Pubblicazione: [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2008]
• Descrizione fisica: ii, 55 pages : digital, PDF file
• Soggetto topico: Radioactive waste disposal - United States - Costs; Radioactive waste sites - United States - Costs; Hazardous waste site remediation - United States - Costs
• Note generali: Title from title screen (viewed on Sept 30, 2008).; "September 2008."; Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.; "GAO-08-1081."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Department of Energy (DOE) spends billions of dollars annually to clean up nuclear wastes at sites that produced nuclear weapons. Cleanup projects decontaminate and demolish buildings, remove and dispose of contaminated soil, treat contaminated groundwater, and stabilize and dispose of solid and liquid radioactive wastes. Ten of these projects meet or nearly meet DOE's definition of major: costs exceeding $1 billion in the near term--usually a 5-year window of the project's total estimated life cycle. GAO was asked to determine the (1) extent to which the cost and schedule for DOE's major cleanup projects have changed and key reasons for changes, and (2) factors that may hinder DOE's ability to effectively manage these projects.
• Altri titoli varianti: Nuclear waste
• Titolo autorizzato: Nuclear waste
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910697862903321
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