tailieunhanh - United States General Accounting Office GAO March 1998 Report to the Congress_part7

Nó cũng bao gồm chi phí cho các hoạt động liên quan như trách nhiệm của chủ nhà, quản lý chương trình và tài trợ hợp pháp theo quy định tham gia và giám sát của các bộ lạc da đỏ Mỹ, và các cơ quan quản lý. | 54 Notes to the Financial Statements Note 11. Environmental liabilities Environmental liabilities as of September 30 In billions of dollars Environmental management and legacy waste. Defense clean-up costs . . Active facilities. Pipeline facilities. High-level waste. Other environmental liabilities . Total environmental liabilities. . . . . . . During World War II and the Cold War the United States developed a massive industrial complex to research produce and test nuclear weapons. The nuclear weapons complex included nuclear reactors chemical processing buildings metal machining plants laboratories and maintenance facilities. The resulting environmental liabilities are the costs associated with removing containing and or disposing of hazardous waste from the properties. Environmental liabilities as used in this report applies only to cleanup costs from Federal operations known to result in hazardous waste which the Federal Government is required by Federal State or local statutes and or regulations that have been approved as of the balance sheet date regardless of the effective date of cleanup. The DOD is responsible for cleaning up and disposing of hazardous materials in facilities it operates or has operated and has recorded a billion liability for these costs. DOD has not currently recorded any liability for national defense assets primarily disposal of weapon systems like aircraft ships and submarines and ammunitions primarily hazardous materials . Environmental management and legacy wastes include costs for environ mental restoration nuclear material and facility stabilization and waste treatment storage and disposal activities at each installation. It also includes costs for related activities such as landlord responsibilities program management and legally prescribed grants for participation and oversight by Native American tribes and regulatory agencies. Active facilities represent anticipated remediation costs for .