"Accelerated" Department of Energy cleanup plan draws criticism

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The Department of Energy (DOE) has disclosed its plans to facilitate a faster cleanup of former nuclear weapons sites in its national discussion draft entitled, "2006 Plan." The DOE's Office of Environmental Management (EM) states that site managers must produce and implement cleanup projects by the year 2006 due to rising costs of cleanup of as much as $200 billion. The EM's proposed cleanup strategy, which is based on a continuous funding of some $5.5 billion a year, expects a 12% improvement in productivity.

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities, All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS, Nuclear Wastes, Nuclear Facility Regulation, Maintenance and repair, United States. Department of Energy, Government regulations, Radioactive wastes, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons plants

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Fox River sediment study to produce cleanup strategies

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The EPA and the state of Wisconsin has funded the Green Bay/Fox River Mass Balance Study, a program designed to generate cleanup strategies through mass balance models for an entire river system. The program began in 1988 and involved source measurements for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) congeners, atmospheric and water column data. The survey showed that contaminated Fox River sediments were the primary agents of Green Bay PCBs due to accumulated discharges from area paper mills.

Surveys, Pollution, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Wisconsin, Fox River, Green Bay, Wisconsin

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EPA using more innovative cleanup technologies, says GAO

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A recent General Accounting Office report revealed that the EPA has stepped up its use of innovative technologies in Superfund site cleanups. The report stated that approximately 20% of EPA Superfund cleanup decisions in 1994 involved innovative environmental technologies, a significant increase over the 6% seen in 1986. However, the same report stated that greater use of these technologies will depend on factors outside the EPA's control.

Usage, Reports, Science and technology policy, Technological innovations, United States. Government Accountability Office, Superfund

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