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Information on the Cost of Plutonium Needed To Operate the Clinch River Breeder Reactor for Its 5-Year Demonstration

EMD-82-128 Published: Sep 17, 1982. Publicly Released: Sep 24, 1982.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reported on the cost of supplying the plutonium needed to fuel the Clinch River Breeder Reactor for its planned 5-year demonstration scheduled to run from 1989 through 1993.

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Energy suppliesLiquid metal fast breeder reactorsNuclear energyNuclear fuel reprocessingProjectionsPlutoniumBreeder reactorDefense programsNuclear reactorsBreeder reactors