Analysis of Studies on Alternative Financing for the Clinch River Breeder Reactor

This report discusses: objectives, scope, and methodology for review of financing alternatives; why private financing is being sought; and the impact on the federal government of certain issues raised by changing the existing CRBR arrangements.

Over the past decade and a half, the Department of Energy (DoE) has spent tens of0 billions of dollars on projects, many of which experienced significant cost overruns and schedule delays, and some have never been completed. Reviews DoE's ability to complete its largest and most significant projects, called major system acquisitions. Specifically: it assesses DoE's performance in completing its major system acquisitions; identifies any key factors that hinder the timely, cost-effective completion of the acquisitions; and determines what DoE is doing to improve its performance. Charts and tables.