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Facility Maintenance at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

The INEEL CAB provides recommendations regarding the Wildfire Management Plan Environmental Assessment

In December 1997, the Oak Ridge Operations Office entered into a $2.5 billion management and integration contract with Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC (Bechtel Jacobs) for environmental remediation activities at Department of Energy (Department) sites in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Portsmouth, Ohio; and Puducah, Kentucky. A primary objective was to accelerate cleanup activities and maximize cost effectiveness. To this end, the Department chose a strategy in which the contractor was to rely on competitively-awarded, fixed-price subcontracts for much of the work. The Department, based on its experience, anticipated that the use of competitive, fixed-price subcontracts would result in improved performance and cost savings. In response to the request for proposals, Bechtel Jacobs stated that it would subcontract just over 90 percent of the work to be performed and reduce staffing by about 80 percent, through transitioning staff to subcontracts. This was to be achieved within two years of the contract award. These factors were, in large part, the basis of the award to Bechtel Jacobs. The objective of this audit was to determine whether Bechtel Jacobs met these commitments.

Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC's Management and Integration Contract at Oak Ridge

Section 1402(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 requires the President to submit to Congress an annual report by the Inspectors General of the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Energy, and State of the policies and procedures of the U.S. Government with respect to the export of technologies and technical information with potential military applications to countries and entities of concern. Section 1075 of the NDAA for FY 2001 requires the Inspectors General to include in their annual report the status or disposition of recommendations that have been set forth in previous annual reports under Section 1402(b).

Inspection of the Department of Energy’s Role in the Commerce Control List and the U.S. Munitions List

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has decided to offer terms for integrating power from the Goldendale Energy Project (GEP) into the Federal Columbia River Transmission System (FCRTS). BPA will offer contracts integrating power from GEP into the FCRTS for delivery to the wholesale power market. BPA will distribute this Record of Decision (ROD) to all known interested and affected persons, Tribes, and agencies and will publish a notice of its availability in the Federal Register.

Electrical Interconnection of Goldendale Energy Project

Issued to BNFL, Inc., related to Quality Assurance and Nuclear Safety Issues with the Converter Tube Bundle Fire at the K-33 Decontamination and Decommissioning Workshop at the East Tennessee Technology Park, (EA-2001-02)