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Languages : en
Pages : 19
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Unlike other governmental, educational, and private sector research and development facilities in the United States, DOE's science laboratories are not regulated or licensed by external regulators, such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to help ensure safe operations. Instead, DOE and its predecessor agencies1 have, since 1946, been granted legislative authority to self-regulate nuclear and worker safety at all of their facilities, including the science laboratories. The merits of using external agencies to oversee safety in DOE facilities have been studied by the department and the Congress for nearly a decade. In 1999, we testified before this Subcommittee that DOE's changing positions and its inability to reach consensus with its likely regulators had left an uncertain future for the external regulation of the department's facilities. In this context, the conference report accompanying the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2002 directed DOE to prepare an implementation plan for shifting regulatory responsibilities for nuclear and worker safety at its 10 science laboratories to NRC and OSHA. 2 DOE submitted its plan in July 2002.2.
Department of Energy: Observations on Using External Agencies to Regulate Nuclear and Worker Safety in DOE's Science Laboratories
Department of Energy
Author: United States Accounting Office (GAO)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781720374657
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Department of Energy: Observations on Using External Agencies to Regulate Nuclear and Worker Safety in DOE's Science Laboratories
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781720374657
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Department of Energy: Observations on Using External Agencies to Regulate Nuclear and Worker Safety in DOE's Science Laboratories
Department of Energy
Author: Gary Jones
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Category : Nuclear facilities
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : Nuclear facilities
Languages : en
Pages :
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Department of Energy external regulation savings in safety and health activities at DOE science laboratories
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428939709
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 45
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428939709
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 45
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Department of Energy
External Regulation of DOE Labs
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
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Future Direction of the Department of Energy's Office of Science
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Nuclear Safety
Author: Gene L. Dodaro
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437911625
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
The Dept. of Energy (DoE) oversees contractors that operate more than 200 "high-hazard" nuclear facilities, where an accident could have serious consequences for workers and the public. DoE is charged with regulating the safety of these facilities. A key part of DoE's self-regulation is the Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS), which develops, oversees, and helps enforce nuclear safety policies. This is the only DoE safety office intended to be independent of the program offices, which carry out mission responsibilities. This report examines: (1) the extent to which HSS meets elements of effective independent nuclear safety oversight; and (2) the factors contributing to any identified shortcomings with respect to these elements. Illustrations.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437911625
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
The Dept. of Energy (DoE) oversees contractors that operate more than 200 "high-hazard" nuclear facilities, where an accident could have serious consequences for workers and the public. DoE is charged with regulating the safety of these facilities. A key part of DoE's self-regulation is the Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS), which develops, oversees, and helps enforce nuclear safety policies. This is the only DoE safety office intended to be independent of the program offices, which carry out mission responsibilities. This report examines: (1) the extent to which HSS meets elements of effective independent nuclear safety oversight; and (2) the factors contributing to any identified shortcomings with respect to these elements. Illustrations.
Report of Committee Activities
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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External Regulation of DOE Facilities
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
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Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
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