Information on DOE's costing and pricing of uranium enrichment services
The Department of Energy (DOE) provides domestic and foreign customers with enriched uranium for use as commercial nuclear power reactor fuel. Competition from foreign enrichment suppliers and from a secondary market of surplus enriched uranium has led to a significant decline in DOE's enrichment sales. During a March 1, 1984, hearing before the subcommittee, GAO commented on a number of DOE initiatives and proposals designed to improve the uranium enrichment program's viability. This report addresses topics raised during that hearing and presents information on (1) DOE's historic pricing policy and practices associated with providing uranium enrichment services, (2) the historical annual enrichment costs and prices, (3) the accumulated profit or loss reported in the enrichment program's financial statements, (4) the implications for recovering DOE's cost of providing enrichment services at the $135 ceiling price provision contained in the new enrichment services contract, and (5) details on GAO's efforts to obtain information from DOE on the ceiling price provision.
- Research Organization:
- General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). Resources, Community and Economic Development Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 6481569
- Report Number(s):
- GAO/RCED-84-156; ON: TI84901487
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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