Dirk Kempthorne: “Absolutely. A key factor in improving nuclear safety at DOE defense…”

On the recordJuly 10, 1996

Absolutely. A key factor in improving nuclear safety at DOE defense nuclear facilities is line management accountability. The Secretary of Energy and Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board have repeatedly highlighted this point. In order for Congress to be assured that such accountability is occurring, we should encourage the Department of Energy to provide Congress with regular briefings on the status of its compliance with the important nuclear safety regulations which we have discussed here today.

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Dirk Kempthorne

Idaho

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Addressing nuclear safety and accountability at Department of Energy defense facilities.

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Dirk Kempthorne: “Absolutely. A key factor in improving nuclear safety at DOE defense nuclear facilities is line management…”

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