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US dept of Energy did not follow “best practices” at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

GAO: DOE fails in cost, schedule best practices Maddy Hayden, Carlsbad Current-Argus August 5, 2016 The U.S. Government Accountability Office says the Department of Energy did not meet initial cost and schedule estimates for restarting waste emplacement at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in part because it did not follow “best practices.”

A report by the office released Thursday said that by not meeting the original anticipated reopening date of March 2016, an operational cost increase of about $64 million, a $2 million increase in recovery costs and a delay of nearly nine months were incurred.

“In particular, DOE’s schedule did not include extra time, or contingency, to account for known project risks,” the report says.

WIPP had “less than a 1 percent chance” of meeting the March 2016 restart date, the report says…….http://www.currentargus.com/story/news/special-reports/wipp/2016/08/05/gao-doe-fails-cost-schedule-best-practices/88304014/

August 8, 2016 - Posted by | general

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