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Return of Spent Nuclear Fuel From Foreign Research Reactors to the United States

RCED-85-47 Published: Dec 13, 1984. Publicly Released: Dec 13, 1984.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel returned to the United States from foreign countries, focusing on: (1) the amount of spent fuel that has been and is projected to be received from foreign countries; (2) who has title to and responsibility for such fuel while it is in transit; (3) the agencies responsible for protecting the public from hazards related to the transportation and reprocessing of such fuel; (4) federal and local planning for accidents involving the transportation of spent fuel; and (5) the final disposition of reprocessed fuel.

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