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Financial Consequences of a Nuclear Power Plant Accident

RCED-86-193BR Published: Jul 16, 1986. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 1986.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the dollar consequences of off-site damages to persons and property that might result from a catastrophic nuclear power plant accident; and (2) the limit that Congress should set on the liability for accident damages.

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