Veterans' Benefits: Independent Review Could Improve Credibility of Radiation Exposure Estimates (open access)

Veterans' Benefits: Independent Review Could Improve Credibility of Radiation Exposure Estimates

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) use of "radiation dose reconstruction" as a tool for determining veterans' eligibility for benefits, focusing on: (1) studies that assessed the validity of dose reconstruction for estimating veterans' radiation exposure and discussing the issue with experts in the field and other knowledgeable individuals; (2) what activities are in place to oversee the dose reconstruction process; and (3) alternatives for deciding veterans' claims for compensation related to radiation exposure."
Date: January 28, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons: Challenges Remain for Successful Implementation of DOE's Tritium Supply Decision (open access)

Nuclear Weapons: Challenges Remain for Successful Implementation of DOE's Tritium Supply Decision

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Energy's (DOE) decision to select a commercial reactor for the production of tritium and to designate an accelerator to function as a backup, focusing on: (1) whether the cost estimates used by the Secretary of Energy during the process of selecting between the tritium production technology options were comparable and adequately supported; (2) what management, technological, and legal activities could affect the completion of the commercial reactor option on schedule and within budget; and (3) whether DOE's current plan for the development and design of the accelerator option is an effective backup that DOE could construct and operate within cost and schedule estimates."
Date: January 28, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Superfund: Analysis of Costs at Five Superfund Sites (open access)

Superfund: Analysis of Costs at Five Superfund Sites

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO analyzed the costs of operating five Superfund cleanup sites, focusing on: (1) what portion of the total funds the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) spent on each site was used to pay contractors for remedial actions as opposed to other activities and how the contractors spent these funds; and (2) whether the actual cost for remedial actions differed from the estimated costs and if so, why."
Date: January 28, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library