Decommissioning Retired Nuclear Reactors at Hanford Reservation

RCED-83-104 Published: Apr 15, 1983. Publicly Released: Apr 15, 1983.

Highlights

GAO reported on its concerns about the Department of Energy's (DOE) ongoing effort to develop a strategy for decommissioning eight retired plutonium production reactors at its Hanford Reservation.

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Economic Development

Cost controlNuclear facilitiesNuclear reactorsNuclear waste disposalNuclear waste managementPlutoniumRadioactive wastesEconomic developmentPublic health and safetyNuclear fuel