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DOE Allocation of Costs for Uranium Enrichment Services

RCED-84-64 Published: Nov 15, 1983. Publicly Released: Nov 21, 1983.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined issues related to the Department of Energy's (DOE) uranium enrichment services program.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should, to more fairly price uranium enrichment, account separately for the costs of providing high and low enrichment services.
Closed – Implemented
DOE changed its accounting system to segregate costs in fiscal year 1985.
Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should, to more fairly price uranium enrichment and using such cost information, establish separate enrichment prices for customers of high and low enrichment uranium.
Closed – Implemented
DOE established separate prices which were reflected in revenue estimates for fiscal year 1986.

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Energy costsFinancial managementUraniumUranium enrichmentNuclear powerNuclear energyCost allocationEnergy researchNuclear reactorsCommerce