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The Clean Air Act, a law to prevent pollution of a single environmental medium, contains an unusual provision. That provision is Section 309, which authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review certain proposed actions of other federal agencies in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and to make those reviews public. If the proposing agency (the "lead" agency) does not make sufficient revisions and the project remains environmentally unsatisfactory. EPA may refer the matter to the President's Council on Environmental Quality for mediation

Construction and Operation of the Spallation Neutron Source

On March 18, 1999, President William J. Clinton requested that the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) undertake an inquiry and issue a report on “the security threat at the Department of Energy’s weapons labs and the adequacy of the measures that have been taken to address it.”

Inspection of the Chem-Bio Facility at ORNL

From 1943 to 1970, most of the uranium ore in the Untied States was milled under contract between the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and private companies. In the 1960s and 1970s, after these contracts ended, many of the uranium mills closed down and left large quantities of waste, such as uranium mill tailings and abandoned buildings at the sites. Numerous scientific studies determined that the abandoned mill sites were a potential health hazard. In response to this health hazard, the U.S. Congress passed the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978. Subsequently, Congress determined that the Federal Government had a responsibility to pay for part of the sites reclamation costs. Consequently, a reimbursement methodology was established and codified as Reimbursement for Costs of Remedial Action at Active Uranium and Thorium Processing Sites (10 CFR 765). This regulation allowed for mining companies to submit remediation claims to Department of Energy (DOE) for review, approval, and reimbursement. However, the claims had to be supported by reasonable documentation in order to be eligible for payment. The objective of the audit was to determine if Title X--Remedial Action and Uranium Revitalization (Title X) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 remediation claims were properly supported and approved for payment.

Approval of Title X Remediation Claims

Order authorizing Electric Clearinghouse, Inc. to export electric energy to Mexico.

Order authorizing Electric Clearinghouse, Inc. to export electric energy to Mexico.