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Watershed Management Program - Duncan Creek Channel Rehabilitation Project

I am pleased to submit the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Semiannual report to Congress. The report summarizes significant OIG activities and accomplishments during the 6-month period ending September 30, 2001. The Inspector General Act, as amended, requires you to forward the report to the appropriate congressional oversight committees within 30 days of your receipt of this report. This report reflects our continuing commitment to focus OIG efforts on the issues and concerns most critical to the Administration, the Department, and the Congress. In particular, it describes OIG accomplishments in identifying the most significant management challenges facing the Department."}a//130936

Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2001 - September 30, 2001

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing three ground water compliance strategies for the Shiprock, New Mexico, Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project site. These proposed strategies were derived through consultation with representatives of the Navajo UMTRA Program, the Navajo Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies. The strategies are designed to minimize risk to human health and the environment that result from mill-related constituents in ground water and surface water.

Groundwater Compliance at the Shiprock Uranium Mill Tailings Site

Beginning in the 1950s, the Department of Energy (Department) and its predecessor agencies provided certain nuclear materials -- including plutonium and uranium -- to other government agencies, academic institutions, and commercial facilities. These materials, provided via loan or lease under authority granted by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, were to be used for research, medical purposes, or projects consistent with the Department's mission. As of September 30, 2000, the Department had nuclear materials at over 300 non- Department domestic facilities. The Department and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) share responsibility for nuclear materials provided to licensees, including accounting for the material and tracking its location. The Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS) is an electronic database used by these organizations to assist them in carrying out their respective responsibilities. During our audit of the Department's Fiscal Year 2000 Financial Statements, the Office of Inspector General identified apparent inaccuracies in NMMSS. Moreover, problems with the validity of NMMSS records associated with materials held by domestic licensees were highlighted in prior internal reports. Based on these concerns, we initiated this audit to determine whether the Department can account for nuclear materials provided to domestic licensees.rat

Accounting for Government-Owned Nuclear Materials Provided to NonDepartment Domestic Facilities

Watershed Management Program - Yakima Basin Side Channels Project, Scatter Creek/Plum Creek Land Acquisition Phase I

Special Report Order issued to CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc., related to Multiple Nuclear Safety Issues at the Hanford Site