Sandia National Laboratory, New Mexico (Sandia Laboratory), is a Department of Energy (DOE) research and development facility
operated by Sandia Corporation. Located on Kirtland Air Force
Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sandia Laboratory applies
advanced science and engineering to help the U.S. and its allies
detect, repel, defeat, or mitigate national security threats.
operated by Sandia Corporation. Located on Kirtland Air Force
Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sandia Laboratory applies
advanced science and engineering to help the U.S. and its allies
detect, repel, defeat, or mitigate national security threats.
Review of the Independent Auditor's Report on The Institute for Genomic Research for the Year Ending December 31, 2004
Nuclear Material Availability (U)
This audit report is not publicly releasable
because it contains information that is
CLASSIFIED. Please contact Leon Hutton at
(202) 586-5798 for further information.
because it contains information that is
CLASSIFIED. Please contact Leon Hutton at
(202) 586-5798 for further information.
Management Controls over Technologies at the Special Nuclear Material Component Requalification Facility
Management Controls over the University of California’s Contributions to the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation
Management Controls over Meal Expenses at Management
and Operating Contractors
and Operating Contractors
In March 2005, senior Department o Energy officials were alerted to the discovery of a series of electronic mail (e-mail) messages that discussed the potential falsification of word and compromise of quality assurance requirements related to the Yucca Mountain Project.
Status of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
The audit disclosed that the cost of the Mixed Oxide Fuel
Facility (MOX) will significantly exceed the amounts reported to
Congress. As of July 2005, the National Nuclear Security
Administration's (NNSA's) unvalidated estimate for the design and
construction of the MOX Facility was about $3.5 billion, which is
$2.5 billion more than reported to Congress in 2002. NNSA's
previous estimate of $1 billion for the facility's design and
construction was reported in the February 2002 plutonium
disposition plan presented to Congress. NNSA reported that it had
a high degree of confidence in the estimate because the MOX
technology was well-established and based on proven processes
used in Europe since the 1960s, and it expected modifications to
the technology to be relatively minor. NNSA also stated that the
facility's design was about 60 percent complete at the time of the
2002 report.
Facility (MOX) will significantly exceed the amounts reported to
Congress. As of July 2005, the National Nuclear Security
Administration's (NNSA's) unvalidated estimate for the design and
construction of the MOX Facility was about $3.5 billion, which is
$2.5 billion more than reported to Congress in 2002. NNSA's
previous estimate of $1 billion for the facility's design and
construction was reported in the February 2002 plutonium
disposition plan presented to Congress. NNSA reported that it had
a high degree of confidence in the estimate because the MOX
technology was well-established and based on proven processes
used in Europe since the 1960s, and it expected modifications to
the technology to be relatively minor. NNSA also stated that the
facility's design was about 60 percent complete at the time of the
2002 report.