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Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is proposing to fund the White Sturgeon Mitigation and Restoration in the Columbia and Snake Rivers Upstream from Bonneville Dam Project. The project proposes to continue to carry out harvest monitoring and stock status updates coordinated with fisheries management planning, annual young-of-the year recruitment indexing, research, experimental artificial propagation, and transport of white sturgeon to less densely populated areas of the river(s). Additionally, release of hatchery-reared juveniles is proposed to evaluate release strategies. Actions will take place in the following Columbia River mainstem reaches: Bonneville, The Dalles, John Day, and McNary Reservoirs; Hanford Reach, as well as the Wanapum and Rock Island Reservoirs; and the following Snake River mainstem reaches: Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental and Little Goose Reservoirs. Spawning and rearing are undertaken at established hatcheries at McNary Dam and also the Abernathy Fish Technology Center.

White Sturgeon Mitigation and Restoration in the Columbia and Snake Rivers Upstream from Bonneville Dam, Washington

Audit of Performance Measures in the Office of Science

Transmission System Vegetation Management Program

Audit of the Weatherization Assistance Program

Changes Needed to the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program

Audit of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's (EE) Grants, Subsidies, and Cost Sharing Arrangements

Much of the manufacturing equipment and facilities used for beryllium oxide operations were spread across the Y-12 site and, in some cases, co-located with other Y-12 operations. This situation led to increased manufacturing time and costs, and exacerbated the health hazards associated with the use of beryllium. For example, when material is moved from one location to another, laboratory samples are taken to ensure that a contaminated item is not carried outside of the contained area. However, our review showed that if beryllium oxide operations were consolidated, Y-12 could reduce the number of laboratory samples by over 50 percent. Also, exposure to beryllium hazards for workers in other Y-12 operations could be reduced if beryllium oxide activities were isolated, rather than commingled with the other operations.

Beryllium Oxide Operations at the Y-12 National Security Complex

The University of California (University) has operated the Los Alamos National Laboratory (Laboratory) under contract with the Department of Energy (Department) and its predecessor agencies since 1943. The Laboratory's financial accounts are integrated with the Department's, and the results of financial transactions are reported monthly according to a uniform set of accounts. Now part of the Department's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Laboratory has critical national security responsibilities, including helping to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile.