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Decontamination and Decommissioning of the Juggernaut Reactor at Argonne National Laboratory; East Argonne, Illinois

Site-wide Continued Operation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Stockpile Stewardship and Management, Implementation

Continued Operation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Supplement Stockpile Stewardship and Management

The subcommittee met to begin a review of the potential role of transmutation technologies in increasing the capacity of the geological repository.

The Department of Energy's enriched uranium operations recover and purify uranium for use in nuclear weapons. These operations - including wet chemistry, oxide conversion reduction, casting, machining and forming, and salvage treatment - are critical to support national security as well as other Department missions. The Y-12 National Security Complex, operated by the National Nuclear Security Administration, is the only U.S. facility that possesses these capabilities. In the early 1900's, and accidental release of other safety fluoride resulted in a shutdown of the oxide conversion process. As a result of other safety concerns, essentially all of the remaining processes at the Y-12 facility were shut down as well.

Reestablishment of Enriched Uranium Operations at the Y-12 National Security Complex

At the Department of Energy, as with all government agencies, correcting internal control weaknesses is essential to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of activities. Over the past several years, the Office of Inspector General and the U.S. General Accounting Office have issued a number of findings and recommendations addressing numerous aspects of the Department's programs, operations, and management functions. In many cases, the Department concurred with the findings and took or is in the process of taking corrective actions to resolve problems or improve the efficiency of its operations.

The Department's Audit Resolution Process

Hanford Site Solid Waste Program, Richland, Washington