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RCED-95-121R 1 (1995-03-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacktq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AO) United States (AO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-260582 March 1, 1995 The Honorable Paul David Wellstone United States Senate Dear Senator Wellstone: Your January 30, 1995, letter asked us to comment on a proposal to the President by you and other Senators for an independent review of the management of all nuclear waste. You requested, however, that we limit our comments to a potential review of the management of highly radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. You asked if we agree that a review such as that proposed to the President is needed and, if not, how your proposal should be changed. You also requested that we provide detailed suggestions for the makeup of a potential independent review entity and the scope of such a review. Because of the limited time available to respond to your request, we are relying primarily on our past work to answer your questions. In summary, for some time it has been our view that an independent review of the Department of Energy's (DOE) civilian radioactive waste program is needed. Such a review could ensure that the Congress has the best possible information as a basis for evaluating the performance of the program, making future funding decisions, and making changes to the program, such as the changes proposed in several recently introduced bills. The body conducting the review should have the requisite expertise, clear access to DOE's records, and a mechanism to provide public access to the body's findings and recommendations. Also, such a review could be most effective if the review body was truly independent of DOE. Given the limitations of the Secretary of Energy's initiatives made in response to calls for an independent review, the review may need to be chartered at a very high level, perhaps by the Congress. Appropriate entities that might be considered to perform such a review could include a special congressional committee, a presidential commission, or the National Academy of Public Administration. GAOIRCED-95-121R Independent Review Characteristics

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