Nuclear Safety: Unresolved Issues Could Impair DOE's Oversight Effectiveness (Letter Report, 06/07/94, GAO/RCED-94-129). In April 1993, the Energy Department (DOE) announced the transfer of the oversight functions of its Office of Nuclear Safety to the Office of Environment, Safety and Health as part of a broader streamlining of the entire agency. This report reviews DOE's restructuring of nuclear safety oversight and evaluates whether the proposed changes would improve or detract from DOE's ability to ensure nuclear safety. GAO (1) determines the process DOE used in deciding to consolidate the two offices and (2) identifies issues that could influence the effectiveness of the nuclear safety oversight carried out by the Office of Environment, Safety and Health. --------------------------- Indexing Terms ----------------------------- REPORTNUM: RCED-94-129 TITLE: Nuclear Safety: Unresolved Issues Could Impair DOE's Oversight Effectiveness DATE: 06/07/94 SUBJECT: Safety standards Federal agency reorganization Nuclear facility safety Environmental monitoring Safety regulation Health hazards Agency missions Internal controls Interagency relations Centralization ************************************************************************ We regret that the full text of this item is presently unavailable. See the GAO FAQ - Section 2.0 for printed copy ordering information. The FAQ is automatically retrieved with all WAIS search results or can be obtained by sending e-mail to: [email protected]