DOE Tells Senators Stimulus Funds Paying Off at Waste Cleanup Sites

摘要

The Energy Department program responsible for cleaning up former nuclear weapons sites is on track to exceed its goals for the current and coming fiscal years, Assistant Energy Secretary Ines Triay told a Senate subcommittee April 21.rnTriay, who directs the Office of Environment Management, told the Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee that "stimulus funding" for the program, which the department calls the world's largest environmental cleanup program, has provided a good return on investment for the American taxpayer, putting the program ahead of its overall goal for fiscal year 2010 and on track to exceed fiscal year 2011 goals.