U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and, to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex. The legal authority for cleanup of DOE facilities is delegated to the DOE by the Atomic Energy Act (AEA). This authority allows DOE to set cleanup criteria for radiological materials and set radiological protection standards at its facilities.
As a cleanup and closure site, the Energy Technology Engineering Center's (ETEC) activities are funded through the DOE's Office of Environmental Management (EM). The EM Program has adopted the concept of an end state vision for site cleanups. The end state for ETEC is the removal of residual radioactive materials, demolition of facilities, removal of unnecessary utilities, completion of work required under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action program.
The DOE’s radiological materials authority is explained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a January 2003 fact sheet.
