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

Abstract

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 08, 1998
Accession Number
ADA355144

Entities

People

  • Gary L. Jones

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Cost Overruns
  • Cost Reimbursement Contracts
  • Costs
  • Environment
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Fixed Price Contracts
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Risk
  • Waste Management
  • Waste Treatment

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Strategic Security Studies