Nuclear Materials: Removing Plutonium Residues From Rocky Flats Will Be Difficult and Costly
RCED-92-219
Published: Sep 04, 1992. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the backlog of plutonium residues at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant, focusing on: (1) the quantity of low-level plutonium residues stored at the plant; and (2) DOE plans for removing the backlog.
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Atomic energy defense activitiesDecontaminationFacility managementGOCOHazardous substancesNuclear materialsNuclear waste disposalNuclear waste storageNuclear weapons plantsObsolete facilitiesRadioactive wastesPlutonium