DOE's Yucca Mountain program to restructure

Washington (Platts)--13Jan2006

DOE's Yucca Mountain program will be divided into 13 program offices that will
report directly to waste program acting director Paul Golan. Golan announced
the major reorganization this week in meetings with the program's federal
employees. He told Platts yesterday that the reorganization is aimed at
increased accountability, noting that DOE's naval nuclear propulsion program
has a similar structure. Initial reaction by some sources outside the
department, however, was skepticism. Some questioned whether a highly
technical program with 13 offices reporting to one individual would be
effective, saying they believed such a structure could become cumbersome. The
reorganization is expected to go into effect in one or two months, said DOE
spokesman Allen Benson.

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