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The purpose of this DOE Standard is to establish guidance for the preparation and review of hazard categorization and accident analysis techniques as required in DOE Order 5480.23, Nuclear Safety Analysis Reports.

This report is the second in a series from the Performance Assessment Peer Review Panel.

The Department of Energy (Department) is responsible for protecting human health and the environment by providing an effective and efficient system that treats, stores, and disposes of Departmental waste. The Department disposes of some of its waste at Envirocare of Utah, Inc., (Envirocare) a commercial treatment and disposal facility in Clive, Utah. The audit objective was to determine whether the Department and its contractors were using the most favorable rates available for the disposal of waste at Envirocare.

Audit Of The Department Of Energy's Contracts With Envirocare Of Utah, Inc

Guidance to assist Federal agencies with their NEPA procedures so that environmental justice concerns are effectively identified and addressed.

Issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company, related to an Unplanned Radioactive Material Intake at the Savannah River Site, (EA-97-12)

The Department of Energy (Department) has spent at least $76 million annually for field contractor employee support in Headquarters and other Federal agencies. The employees were to provide technical expertise and experience critical to Department operations and programs. Overall, the audit was performed to determine if the Department was managing the use of field contractor employees assigned to Headquarters and other Federal agencies. Specifically, it was to determine whether the Department reviews and evaluates the costs for the use of contractor employees, is reimbursed for contractors working at other Federal agencies, and had implemented corrective actions proposed as the result of a prior audit report on this subject.

Audit of the Department of Energy's Management of Field Contractor Employees Assigned to Headquarters and Other Federal Agencies

The Department, as of July 15, 1996, administered 7,452 grants. The Government's share or contribution for these grants was about $8 billion. Grants are used in those situations where the award is intended to serve a public purpose and where limited Federal involvement is anticipated. Departmental personnel have a responsibility to monitor the activities of a grantee to ensure that the intended programmatic goal is achieved and that funds are expended in accordance with the terms of the grant award. This is accomplished, in part, through the review and analysis of technical and financial reports prepared by the grant recipient. The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Department received final deliverables, detailing grantee accomplishments and expenditure of funds, in accordance with Federal and Departmental policies and procedures.

Audit of Departmental Receipt of Final Deliverables for Grant Awards