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Nuclear Materials: Information on DOE's Replacement Tritium Facility

RCED-90-54 Published: Nov 22, 1989. Publicly Released: Dec 22, 1989.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) plans to complete and operate its replacement tritium facility, focusing on: (1) how the facility would correct the present facility's shortcomings; and (2) why estimated costs for construction and start-up have greatly increased since the project began in 1986.

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