#Protective shelter 3 letters full#
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#Protective shelter 3 letters full#

To view the full product, including the scope and methodology, click on We strongly believe that benchmarks could encourage timely project Of benchmarks could lead to further project delays or increase costs. State generallyĪgreed with our recommendations.

Making additional pledges of funds in the future. GAO recommends, among other things, that the Secretary of StateĬonsider, in consultation with other donor governments and the EBRD,Įstablishing benchmarks for the project that need to be met before Source: Chernobyl Shelter Project Management Unit Progress toward project completion on its contributions to the States has not placed conditions or benchmarks tied to tangible Longer be willing to provide additional funds. Likely be requested to provide funds beyond the $203 million pledgedīecause some donor governments may not have the resources or may no $203 million for the project but still has to provide $49 million to Government, relies on the EBRD to directly manage the project, The Department of State, which has the lead role for the U.S. Radioactive reactor fuel, could raise costs further. Such as expanding the project’s scope to include the removal of the However, a higher cost estimate is likely due to, among other things,Įscalating prices for labor and materials. To complete the Chernobyl Shelter Project is currently $1.2 billion. Slippages and threaten to further delay the project. In addition, technical uncertainties associated with theĬonstruction of the new shelter have also contributed to schedule These problems contributed toĭonors’ concerns about when and at what cost the project will beĬompleted. Should not make any additional contributions to the project untilĬontracting issues were resolved. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant director told GAO that the donors Is partly the result of a lengthy disagreement between Ukraine and theĮuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The failure to award a construction contract. Past couple of years, the main reason for schedule slippage has been Of the new shelter has fallen about 7 years behind schedule. Stabilization of the existing shelter-are nearly finished, construction International program officials, and visited the Chernobyl nuclearĪlthough two of three construction components-site preparation and Work, GAO analyzed program documents, interviewed U.S. role in overseeing and funding the project. Review the cost estimates to complete the project, and (3) assess the

To (1) assess the progress toward completing the new shelter, (2) Replace the existing one, which is badly deteriorating. The United States isĪ major donor to an international project to build a new shelter to A temporary shelter was built over theĭamaged reactor to prevent further contamination. In 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraineĭestroyed the reactor building and released massive amounts of Government Reform, House of Representatives On National Security and Foreign Affairs, Committee on Oversight and Highlights of GAO-07-923, a report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee Reactor Faces Schedule Delays, Potential Cost Increases, and Technical United States Government Accountability Office:Ĭonstruction of the Protective Shelter for the Chernobyl Nuclear Report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on National Security andįoreign Affairs, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of May contain copyrighted images or other material, permission from theĬopyright holder may be necessary if you wish to reproduce this In its entirety without further permission from GAO. government and is not subject to copyright Your comments regarding the contents or accessibility features of thisĭocument to is a work of the U.S.

#Protective shelter 3 letters portable#

The portable document format (PDF) file is an exact electronic Accessibility features, such as textĭescriptions of tables, consecutively numbered footnotes placed at theĮnd of the file, and the text of agency comment letters, are providedīut may not exactly duplicate the presentation or format of the printed EveryĪttempt has been made to maintain the structural and data integrity of Of a longer term project to improve GAO products' accessibility. Office (GAO) to be accessible to users with visual impairments, as part Increases, and Technical Uncertainties' which was released on July 27, The Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Faces Schedule Delays, Potential Cost This is the accessible text file for GAO report number GAO-07-923Įntitled 'Nuclear Safety: Construction of the Protective Shelter for

GAO-07-923, Nuclear Safety: Construction of the Protective Shelter for the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Faces Schedule Delays, Potential Cost Increases, and Technical Uncertainties