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Reconfiguration of the Kansas City Plant

Order authorizing OGE Energy Resources Inc to export electric energy to canada.

Order authorizing OGE Energy Resources Inc to export electric energy to canada.

Special Study of the Department of Energy's Management of Suspect/Counterfeit Items

Shock sensitive chemicals, which are used throughout the Department of Energy (DOE) complex, have the potential to undergo a rapid reaction that can release relatively large amounts of energy that may be violent enough to produce an explosive detonation. Therefore, properly managing them is critical to ensuring the safety of personnel, as well as the protection of DOE assets. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board reported that reactive chemicals, which include shock sensitive chemicals, have become a significant safety problem. According to the Board, between 1980 and 2002 there were 167 incidents nationally involving these chemicals that resulted in 108 fatalities. Consequently, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review to determine the adequacy of management controls over shock sensitive chemicals at the Ames Laboratory.œj

Oversight of Shock Sensitive Chemicals at the Department’s Ames Laboratory

The purpose of this assessment is to verify programmatic implementation of DOE O 5480.19, "Conduct of Operations Requirements of DOE Facilities"

Order authorizing American Electric Power Service Corporation to export electric energy to Mexico.

Order authorizing American Electric Power Service Corporation to export electric energy to Mexico.

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) was established in March 2000 as a semi-autonomous agency within the Department of Energy. At NNSA's inception, management committed to implementing a Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Evaluation (PPBE) process, modeled on the system used by the Department of Defense. A PPBE process uses short-term and long-term planning to define program requirements and matches requirements with budgetary resources. NNSA's Administrator established an overall objective that the PPBE process become the core management protocol for NNSA.