| Main Title |
Nuclear waste : status of DOE's nuclear waste site characterization activities : fact sheet for the chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives / |
| CORP Author |
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power.; United States. General Accounting Office. |
| Publisher |
United States General Accounting Office, |
| Year Published |
1987 |
| Report Number |
GAO/RCED-87-103FS; B-202377 |
| OCLC Number |
15794273 |
| Subjects |
Radioactive waste disposal--Government policy--United States ;
Radioactive waste sites--Government policy--United States ;
Geology, Structural--Research--United States
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| Additional Subjects |
Radioactive wastes ;
Radioactive waste disposal ;
Radioactive waste sites
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
TD812.N8 1987 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
09/22/1990 |
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| Collation |
41 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Notes |
Title from cover. "March 1987." "GAO/RCED-87-103FS." "B-202377"--Page 1. Distributed to depository libraries in microfiche. |
| Contents Notes |
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the status of the Department of Energy's (DOE) planned site characterization activities under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. GAO found that: (1) in January 1987, DOE extended some site characterization milestones by 5 years; (2) each site had unique technical problems that DOE needed to resolve, including the potential for radioactive groundwater contamination, and unforeseen construction problems; (3) existing cost estimates were very tentative because site characterization costs were greatly affected by the amount of time needed to complete the phase; and (4) the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management developed a comprehensive quality assurance program as a viable part of its construction license application. |
