Better Oversight Needed for Safety and Health Activities at DOE's Nuclear Facilities.

Abstract

Major changes are required in the safety and health oversight program at the Department of Energy's (DOE's) contractor-operated nuclear facilities to ensure that safety, health, and environmental standards are met. This responsibility falls to the operating contractors, which are also responsible for meeting production or program objectives. As a result, safety and health concerns must often compete with program goals. GAO recommends a major reorganization of DOE's safety and health program as well as other actions to correct program deficiencies. GAO also suggests that the Congress consider legislation to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to review the safety of several DOE nuclear facilities. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 04, 1981
Accession Number
ADA106668

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Emergency Response
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Environmental Protection
  • Governments
  • Hazards
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Occupational Safety And Health
  • Organizational Structure
  • Radioactive Contamination
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security