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Nuclear waste: Quarterly report on DOE`s nuclear waste program as of September 30, 1986

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:60187

This fact sheet provides the status of the Department of Energy`s nuclear waste program activities for the quarter ending September 1986. The activities include (1) the President`s approval of potential first repository sites in Nevada, Texas, and Washington for detailed studies; (2) a DOE announcement of an indefinite postponement of any site-specific work on a second repository; (3) unresolved pending court cases concerning nuclear waste and nine new actions initiated against DOE; and (4) the collection of over $84.6 million in fees and investment income and obligations of about $144 million for program activities. The fund balance as of September 1986 was about $1.4 billion.

Research Organization:
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
60187
Report Number(s):
GAO/RCED--87-48FS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English