Nuclear Science: DOE Richland Role in the Proposal to Convert Washington Nuclear Plant No. 1

In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) possible acquisition and conversion of a partially completed commercial nuclear power plant to a defense production reactor that would produce material for use in nuclear weapons, focusing on the: (1) DOE Richland Office's authority to commission a study of plant conversion; and (2) study's validity.