Usefulness of federally funded activities at the Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant

Technical Report · Mon May 09 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5321898

Objectives, scope and methodology are detailed for this study. Historical aspects of Barnwell's project and its federal funding are reviewed. GAO found that the government officials and industry representatives were familiar with the R and D work at Barnwell and were knowledgeable about reprocessing generally believe that the R and D activities have been useful. Specifically, they believe that the R and D activities have been useful in advancing the technology to safeguard special nuclear material, furthering the understanding of various reprocessing concepts, and developing meaningful data on spent fuel handling techniques. Auditors also found that Barnwell's facilities have been adequately maintained and a majority of its key personnel have been retained.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). Resources, Community and Economic Development Div.
• OSTI ID: 5321898
• Report Number(s): GAO/RCED-83-128; ON: DE84900820
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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