Department of Energy: Plutonium Needs, Costs, and Management Programs
RCED-97-98
Published: Apr 17, 1997. Publicly Released: Apr 17, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) management of its plutonium inventory, focusing on: (1) how much plutonium the United States allocated for national security needs, how much it designated as excess, and how DOE determined these amounts; (2) DOE's estimates of the current and near-term costs for managing plutonium; and (3) DOE's estimates of the long-term costs for managing plutonium.
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Atomic energy defense activitiesCost analysisInventory controlNuclear facilitiesNuclear proliferationNuclear waste disposalNuclear waste managementNuclear waste storageRadioactive wastesPlutonium