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Environmental management

Workers in protective gear operate heavy equipment at a fenced nuclear cleanup site.

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DOE Cleanup Task Orders Added More Than $500 Million in Costs, GAO Says

Auditors found inconsistent end-state definitions, weak headquarters oversight and post-award changes across the Energy Department's nuclear cleanup contracting model.

August 10, 2026, 9:47 p.m. CDT

A worker and industrial equipment stand in a broad underground salt chamber used for nuclear waste disposal.

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DOE Has Not Fully Used Overseas Nuclear-Cleanup Lessons, GAO Says

Auditors said British and Canadian approaches cut costs or decades from cleanup schedules while U.S. headquarters mostly treated international work as a teaching mission.

August 10, 2026, 10:32 p.m. CDT