DOE reveals before SRS Citizens Advisory Board that estimated clean-up cost of SRS Cold War waste soars $23 billion to $91 to $109 billion, with site clean-up completion delayed from 2042 to 2065
Presentation to the SRS Citizen Advisory Board by Doug Hintze – January 26, New Ellenton, South Carolina (city right by main entrance to SRS)
“Environmental Management Cleanup Program Fiscal Year 2014 Integrated Lifecycle Estimate Update”
See slide 7:
Extended Environmental Management (EM) Completion Schedule 23 year [sic] from Fiscal Year 2042 to Fiscal Year 2065
Cost increase of $25.2 billion
Lifecycle Estimate Range of $91 billion to $109 billion with 8.6 year Schedule Contingency – Includes $23 billion Actual Cost through Fiscal Year 2013