HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT PLANT

DOE Needs to Take Further Actions to Address Weaknesses in Its Quality Assurance Program

DOE and its contractor are building the WTP—which consists of multiple facilities—to treat a large portion of nuclear waste at Hanford. The project has faced persistent challenges, including quality assurance problems that have delayed it by decades and more than tripled its costs, to nearly $17 billion. DOE’s quality assurance framework aims to ensure that all problems are identified and do not recur...