Program Achievements in the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program

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AbstractThe Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) initiated a survey program in 1974 that led to the creation of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) under authorities granted by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) managed FUSRAP from 1981 to 1997, after assuming the responsibilities of the Atomic Energy Commission. On October 13, 1997, Congress transferred FUSRAP management to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) under the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 1998. Congress tasked the Corps to review and assess the program and complete it quickly and efficiently. The Corps executes about $1.3 billion annually in environmental remediation work. In addition to FUSRAP, the Corps' environmental remediation program consists of the Formerly Used Defense Sites Program as well as work for a number of federal clients, including the Army, Air Force, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and others. FUSRAP makes up approximately 11 percent of the Corps' environmental remediation program. The Corps has encountered many challenges and achieved many successes since the program was transferred. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.*