Nuclear Waste: Better Performance Reporting Needed to Assess DOE's Ability to Achieve the Goals of the Accelerated Cleanup Program

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-07-29 monographic deposited born digital 53 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-764 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-764 P0b002ee1803813bd f:d05764 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-764 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-764 GAO-05-764 Cost control Environmental monitoring Nuclear waste disposal Nuclear waste management Performance measures Program evaluation Radioactive waste disposal Schedule slippages Strategic planning Tanks (containers) Toxic substances Environmental cleanups Other Written Product A31558 Nuclear Waste: Better Performance Reporting Needed to Assess DOE's Ability to Achieve the Goals of the Accelerated Cleanup Program In February 2002, following years of rising costs to its nuclear waste cleanup program, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new initiative--the accelerated cleanup plan--and committed to reduce costs of cleanup by $50 billion, shorten the cleanup schedule by 35 years, and reduce risks to human health and the environment. GAO reviewed (1) the progress DOE has made under its accelerated cleanup plan, (2) the likelihood DOE will achieve its estimated $50 billion in cost reductions, and (3) whether DOE's performance reporting allows for a full understanding of progress toward achieving the accelerated plan goals. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-764/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-764.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-764/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-764.pdf GAO-05-764 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-764 Other Written Product GAO-05-764; Nuclear Waste: Better Performance Reporting Needed to Assess DOE's Ability to Achieve the Goals of the Accelerated Cleanup Program; Cost control Environmental monitoring Nuclear waste disposal Nuclear waste management Performance measures Program evaluation Radioactive waste disposal Schedule slippages Strategic planning Tanks (containers) Toxic substances Environmental cleanups