Halted DOE Plant Prompts Project Management Scrutiny GAO report cites MOX plutonium project shortfalls in sharing PM lessons learned
Summary
Article Name
MOX plutonium project shortfalls
Description
Federal auditors point to project management inexperience at the U.S. Energy Dept. and its National Nuclear Security Administration as a key reason that caused the estimated final cost of the Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) Fabrication facility in South Carolina rose to $17.2 billion from its original $4.8-billion estimate, and its completion date extended by 32 years.
The facility, intended as a central plutonium disposal site, was scrapped in October.
DOE began the MOX project at its Savannah River former weapons site in 1997 to manage disposition of highly radioactive surplus plutonium.
Author
Mary B. Powers
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ENR