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 2006-03-17 monographic deposited born digital 59 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-313 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-313 P0b002ee180371634 f:d06313 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-313 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-313 GAO-06-313 Accountability Licenses Nuclear waste disposal Nuclear waste management Nuclear waste storage Performance measures Program evaluation Quality assurance Schedule slippages DOE Yucca Mountain Project (NV) Yucca Mountain (NV) Other Written Product A49318 The Department of Energy (DOE) is working to obtain a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to construct a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. The project, which began in the 1980s, has been beset by delays. In a 2004 report, GAO raised concerns that persistent quality assurance problems could further delay the project. Then, in 2005, DOE announced the discovery of employee e-mails suggesting quality assurance problems, including possible falsification of records. Quality assurance, which establishes requirements for work to be performed under controlled conditions that ensure quality, is critical to making sure the project meets standards for protecting public health and the environment. GAO was asked to examine (1) the history of the project's quality assurance problems, (2) DOE's tracking of these problems and efforts to address them since GAO's 2004 report, and (3) challenges facing DOE as it continues to address quality assurance issues within the project. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-313/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-313.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-313/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-313.pdf GAO-06-313 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-313 Other Written Product GAO-06-313; Yucca Mountain: Quality Assurance at DOE's Planned Nuclear Waste Repository Needs Increased Management Attention; Accountability Licenses Nuclear waste disposal Nuclear waste management Nuclear waste storage Performance measures Program evaluation Quality assurance Schedule slippages DOE Yucca Mountain Project (NV) Yucca Mountain (NV) Title 10 Part 60 10 CFR Part 60 Title 10 Part 63 10 CFR Part 63