Golden Rule Choices for the Privatization Part of the Report

1. Cost savings from privatization of waste cleanup must be proven through rigorous financial analysis, not through comparisons with prior M&O contracts that ignore all other contractual vehicles.

2. As the entity with the lowest cost of financing, the US government should finance nuclear waste cleanup projects until contractors and stake holders are comfortable with the operation of cleanup facilities.

3. Privatization contracts must maintain competition and not established a monopoly in the cleanup industry.