NUCLEAR WASTE: Schedule, Cost, and Management Issues at DOE's Hanford Tank Waste Project

摘要

In view of the billions of dollars that the government will spend treating this waste, you requested that we assess the implications of DOE'S revised approach. Our testimony today discusses (1) how DOE's current approach has changed from its original privatization strategy; (2) how this change has affected the project's schedule, cost, and estimated savings over conventional DOE approaches; (3) what risks DOE is now assuming with this change in approach; and (4) what steps DOE is taking to carry out its responsibilities for overseeing the project.