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Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE's Cleanup Plan for the Paducah, Kentucky Site Faces Uncertainties and Excludes Costly Activities

T-RCED-00-225 Published: Jun 27, 2000. Publicly Released: Jun 27, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Energy's (DOE) efforts to clean up its Paducah, Kentucky, uranium enrichment plant, focusing on: (1) DOE's planned activities, cost, and schedule for cleaning up the site; (2) the challenges in accomplishing the cleanup plan; and (3) whether the cleanup plan includes all areas at the site requiring cleanup.

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Cost controlstate relationsIndustrial facilitiesNuclear waste managementRadioactive pollutionRadioactive waste disposalStrategic planningUraniumWater pollution controlGroundwater