Decommissioning

Data and Policy Issues Impeding DOE Disposal of Excess Facilities, GAO Finds

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Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
2/27/2015
As the Department of Energy’s cleanup program disposes of thousands of excess facilities and properties, data and policy issues are hampering effective DOE management of those facilities, according to a Government Accountability…

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