The attached report presents the results of the independent certified public accountants'
audit of the United States Department of Energy's Uranium Enrichment Decontamination
and Decommissioning Fund's (D&D Fund) Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 balance sheet and the
related statements of net cost, changes in net position, and budgetary resources.
audit of the United States Department of Energy's Uranium Enrichment Decontamination
and Decommissioning Fund's (D&D Fund) Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 balance sheet and the
related statements of net cost, changes in net position, and budgetary resources.
The Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in the State of West Virginia
The Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program (Weatherization Program)
received $5 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)
to improve the energy efficiency of residences owned or occupied by low-income persons. The
Department subsequently awarded a three-year Recovery Act Weatherization Program grant of
almost $38 million to the State of West Virginia. This grant provided nearly eight times the
$4.8 million in Departmental funds available to West Virginia for weatherization in Fiscal Year
(FY) 2009.
The West Virginia Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity administers the Recovery Act
grant through 12 local community action agencies. These agencies are responsible for
determining applicant eligibility, assessing and weatherizing homes, and conducting home
inspections. West Virginia's goal is to weatherize approximately 3,500 homes with Recovery
Act funding, providing services to qualified elderly and handicapped low-income persons on a
priority basis. As of October 2010, the State reported weatherizing almost 1,800 homes at a cost
of $16.3 million in Recovery Act funding.
received $5 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)
to improve the energy efficiency of residences owned or occupied by low-income persons. The
Department subsequently awarded a three-year Recovery Act Weatherization Program grant of
almost $38 million to the State of West Virginia. This grant provided nearly eight times the
$4.8 million in Departmental funds available to West Virginia for weatherization in Fiscal Year
(FY) 2009.
The West Virginia Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity administers the Recovery Act
grant through 12 local community action agencies. These agencies are responsible for
determining applicant eligibility, assessing and weatherizing homes, and conducting home
inspections. West Virginia's goal is to weatherize approximately 3,500 homes with Recovery
Act funding, providing services to qualified elderly and handicapped low-income persons on a
priority basis. As of October 2010, the State reported weatherizing almost 1,800 homes at a cost
of $16.3 million in Recovery Act funding.
Follow-up Audit of National Nuclear Security Administration's Nuclear Explosive Safety Study Program
One of the primary missions of the Department of Energy's (Department) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is to maintain the safety, security, and reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile. Many of the nuclear explosive operations related to this mission, including assembly, disassembly, surveillance, refurbishment, and dismantlement of nuclear weapons, are performed at the Pantex Plant (Pantex) near Amarillo, Texas. Pantex also develops and tests the high explosives used to detonate the nuclear materials. Since 2001, Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Pantex, LLC (B&W Pantex) has managed and operated Pantex under contract with the Department.
The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project (Moab Project) is located at
a former uranium-ore processing facility near Moab, Utah on the west bank of the
Colorado River. In 2005, the Department of Energy (Department) issued a Record of
Decision to relocate, by rail, approximately 16 million tons of uranium mill tailings from
that location to a disposal site 30 miles away in Crescent Junction, Utah. In June 2008,
the Department awarded a $92 million contract, with approximately $6 million in
available fee, to EnergySolutions to construct the necessary infrastructure, upgrade the
rail lines, and begin the transportation of mill tailings to Crescent Junction. Under the
terms of the contract, EnergySolutions was required to relocate about 2.5 million tons of
tailings by the end of Fiscal Year 2011. In April 2009, EnergySolutions completed the
first shipment of tailings to Crescent Junction.
a former uranium-ore processing facility near Moab, Utah on the west bank of the
Colorado River. In 2005, the Department of Energy (Department) issued a Record of
Decision to relocate, by rail, approximately 16 million tons of uranium mill tailings from
that location to a disposal site 30 miles away in Crescent Junction, Utah. In June 2008,
the Department awarded a $92 million contract, with approximately $6 million in
available fee, to EnergySolutions to construct the necessary infrastructure, upgrade the
rail lines, and begin the transportation of mill tailings to Crescent Junction. Under the
terms of the contract, EnergySolutions was required to relocate about 2.5 million tons of
tailings by the end of Fiscal Year 2011. In April 2009, EnergySolutions completed the
first shipment of tailings to Crescent Junction.
The Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program Funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the State of Wisconsin
The Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program (Weatherization Program)
received $5 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)
to improve the energy efficiency of homes, multi-family rental units and mobile homes owned or
occupied by low-income persons. Subsequently, the Department awarded a 3-year
Weatherization Program grant for $141.5 million to the State of Wisconsin (Wisconsin). This
grant provided an eight-fold increase in funds available to Wisconsin for weatherization
compared to the $15 million that was authorized in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009.
Wisconsin's Department of Administration, Division of Energy Services, administers the
Weatherization Program through 20 local agencies. These agencies are responsible for
evaluating the energy efficiency of homes, performing weatherization work, and conducting
inspections. Typical weatherization services include installing insulation, sealing ducts, tuning
and repairing furnaces, and mitigating heat loss through windows, doors, and other infiltration
points. Per Wisconsin State law, local intake agencies in each of the State's 72 counties and
8 tribes process applications for all State and Federal energy assistance. These agencies, for the
most part, are independent of the State and local weatherization agencies.
received $5 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)
to improve the energy efficiency of homes, multi-family rental units and mobile homes owned or
occupied by low-income persons. Subsequently, the Department awarded a 3-year
Weatherization Program grant for $141.5 million to the State of Wisconsin (Wisconsin). This
grant provided an eight-fold increase in funds available to Wisconsin for weatherization
compared to the $15 million that was authorized in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009.
Wisconsin's Department of Administration, Division of Energy Services, administers the
Weatherization Program through 20 local agencies. These agencies are responsible for
evaluating the energy efficiency of homes, performing weatherization work, and conducting
inspections. Typical weatherization services include installing insulation, sealing ducts, tuning
and repairing furnaces, and mitigating heat loss through windows, doors, and other infiltration
points. Per Wisconsin State law, local intake agencies in each of the State's 72 counties and
8 tribes process applications for all State and Federal energy assistance. These agencies, for the
most part, are independent of the State and local weatherization agencies.
Statement of Gregory H. Friedman, Inspector General U.S. Department of Energy Subject: Department of Energy’s Yucca Mountain Project
Testifmony on matters relating to the Department of Energy’s Yucca Mountain Project. As you know, issues surrounding the termination of the Project have been widely publicized. They directly impact the Department’s responsibilities to manage legacy waste generated from nuclear weapons production and to accept and dispose of spent nuclear fuel emanating from
commercial nuclear reactors.
commercial nuclear reactors.