On December 8, 2008, the Department of Energy (Department) named Savannah River Remediation, LLC (SRR) as the contractor to manage the radioactive liquid waste operations at the Savannah River Site (SRS). SRR was to take action to treat and dispose of waste stored in 49 underground storage tanks and operate and maintain the equipment and facilities that make up the liquid waste management system. The mission of the SRS Tank Farms is to receive, store, transfer and manage high-level radioactive liquid waste generated at SRS. Currently, approximately 36 million gallons of liquid radioactive waste are stored in the 49 underground tanks. The Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF), which is being designed and constructed by a different contractor, is a new SRS facility designed to utilize advanced technologies to treat the salt portion of the liquid radioactive waste inventory. This will allow the resulting waste streams to be disposed of through vitrification at the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) and by incorporation into grout at the Saltstone Processing Facility, both onsite facilities. However, recent documents show that the SWPF may not begin radioactive operations until December 2015.
The Department of Energy's Program to Assist Federal Buyers in the Purchasing of Energy Efficient Products
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) established a series of
energy-related goals, one of which was to make Federal facilities more energy efficient. The
Department of Energy (Department) plays an integral part in this process. The Department's
Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), established in 1973, helps Federal agencies
achieve energy efficiency and conservation goals by developing and publishing energy
efficiency specifications. According to FEMP, Federal agencies spend approximately $10
billion a year to purchase energy consuming products and have the opportunity to save well over
$200 million annually by choosing best-in-class, energy efficient products.
energy-related goals, one of which was to make Federal facilities more energy efficient. The
Department of Energy (Department) plays an integral part in this process. The Department's
Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), established in 1973, helps Federal agencies
achieve energy efficiency and conservation goals by developing and publishing energy
efficiency specifications. According to FEMP, Federal agencies spend approximately $10
billion a year to purchase energy consuming products and have the opportunity to save well over
$200 million annually by choosing best-in-class, energy efficient products.
Progress in Implementing the Advanced Batteries and Hybrid Components Program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was enacted to stimulate the U.S. economy, create jobs and make infrastructure investments in energy and other areas. The Department of Energy's (Department) Advanced Battery and Hybrid Components Program (Program) received almost $2 billion to support the construction of U.S. based manufacturing plants to produce batteries and electric drive components. While the Department had funded some vehicle battery research in the past, this Program adds a new manufacturing component that the Department must administer. The Program is managed by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's (EERE) Vehicle Technologies Program and is being implemented and monitored primarily by the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). As of March 17, 2010, NETL had made 20 grant awards from the 30 selections made from its Advanced Batteries and Hybrid Components Funding Announcement. The 20 awards represent almost $1.7 billion of the planned $2 billion allotted to the Program.
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.
Audit of Moab Mill Tailings Cleanup Project
Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund's Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Statement Audit
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) 2009 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) 2009 balance sheet and the
related statements of net cost, changes in net position, and budgetary resources.
Audit of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory's NOvA Project