DOE Yucca Mountain correction action program must improve: DOE IG

Washington (Platts)--18Aug2006

The US Department of Energy's correction action program for Yucca
Mountain needs to be improved, DOE Inspector General Gregory Friedman said in
a report Friday.

According to the report, the CAP is "not effectively managing and
resolving conditions adverse to quality" at Yucca Mountain, the site of DOE's
planned repository for civilian and defense nuclear waste.

The report faulted the timeliness and thoroughness of DOE's corrective
actions and continued weaknesses in the CAP "could ultimately delay issuance
of the license to begin construction and operation of the repository," it
said.

DOE should ensure managers are held accountable for the quality of the
CAP and should conduct effectiveness reviews to validate corrective actions,
the report said.

DOE management is responding to the recommendations, the report said. The
report is available on DOE's web site at www.ig.doe.gov/igreports.htm#cal2006.

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