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Department of Energy: External Regulation Savings in Safety and Health Activities at DOE Science Laboratories.
General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony, June, 2003
GAO-03-633R May 14, 2003
The Department of Energy (DOE) is unusual among federal agencies in that it regulates and inspects its own facilities to protect the safety and health of its workers and of the communities surrounding its vast complex of research laboratories. With few exceptions, all other federal facilities must comply with national standards set by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for nuclear safety and by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for worker safety and health. DOE asserts that, for the most part, its safety and health standards meet or exceed those promulgated for facilities ...