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Uranium processing costs soar

there are still “significant” issues hindering DOE from bringing projects to completion on time and within budget.

More questions about cost of UPF, Frank Munger’s Atomic City Underground | knoxnews.com, 26 July 2010, Todd Jacobson of Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor is reporting that the Government Accountability Office is raising concerns that the cost of the Uranium Processing Facility at Y-12 may reach or even exceed the top end of current estimates ($1.4 billion to $3.5 billion). Jacobson cited a July 6 letter from acting GAO chief Gene Dodaro to Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman.
The letter was part of the continuing conversation between the federal agencies as the NNSA tries to gain more credibility for its project management and get off the GAO’s high-risk list for contracting cost escalations. The GAO chief reportedly said there are still “significant” issues hindering DOE from bringing projects to completion on time and within budget.

More questions about cost of UPF | Frank Munger’s Atomic City Underground | knoxnews.com

July 27, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, Uranium, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, uranium