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DOE To Eliminate ‘Low-Value’ Safety, Security Requirements

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Monday, March 22nd, 2010

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By George Lobsenz Without any prior public review or comment, the Energy Department has launched a safety and security "reform" plan that seeks to improve operational productivity by eliminating "low-value, burdensome" rules and giving its contractors more flexibility to "tailor" requirements to their liking without "excessive" federal oversight. The plan is outlined in a March 16 memo from Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman to top DoE officials that says the department's Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS)- -the office…

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