Transition Series
Energy Issues Gao ID: OCG-89-16TR November 1, 1988GAO summarized the major issues facing the Department of Energy (DOE).
GAO found that DOE will need to: (1) implement the modernization and safe operation of its nuclear weapons complex; (2) reduce the nation's vulnerability to oil supply disruptions; (3) develop a nuclear waste program; (4) commercialize clean coal technologies; (5) respond to changes in the electric utility industry; (6) improve controls over the export of sensitive nuclear data; and (7) revitalize the uranium enrichment program.