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Nuclear Materials: Plutonium Processing in the Nuclear Weapons Complex

RCED-92-109FS Published: Aug 20, 1992. Publicly Released: Sep 10, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) methods and facilities for plutonium processing.

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Atomic energy defense activitiesChemical engineeringEnergy researchEnvironmental policiesNuclear fuel plantsNuclear fuel reprocessingNuclear materialsNuclear weaponsNuclear weapons plantsRadioactive waste disposalPlutonium