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RCED-85-100 1 (1985-09-30)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL



Report To The Congress


OF THE UNITED STATES




The Nuclear Waste Policy Act:

1984 Implementation Status,

Progress, And Problems


The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
established federal responsibility and pol-
icy for the permanent disposal of highly
radioactive materials. The Department of
Energy's (DOE's) Office of Civilian Radio-
active Waste Management has responsibil-
ity for implementing the act.

During 1984 DOE made progress in com-
pleting important actions required by the
act. However, actions are generally taking
longer than envisioned by the Congress or
planned by DOE. GAO recommends that
the Secretary of Energy improve the pro-
gram's planning. In addition, to avoid un-
necessary program costs, delays, and poten-
tial litigation, DOE will need (1) congres-
sional direction on how many sites should
be found suitable for a final repository and
(2) continued authority to compensate vic-
tims of a nuclear waste accident.









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Z              -GAO/RCED-85-100
                                                       SEPTEMBER 30. 1985


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