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Nuclear fuel reprocessing and the problems of safeguarding against the spread of nuclear weapons. Report to the congress

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6780880
This report discusses the problems of safeguarding nuclear spent fuel reprocessing facilities and concludes that the administration's policy of indefinitely deferring commercial reprocessing within the United States has hampered research and development efforts to improve safeguards technology.
Research Organization:
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). Energy and Minerals Div.
OSTI ID:
6780880
Report Number(s):
PB-80-156185
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

050800 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Spent Fuels Reprocessing
055001* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Safeguards
Inspection
& Accountability-- Technical Aspects
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
ENERGY SOURCES
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
FUELS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR FUELS
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
REACTOR MATERIALS
RECOMMENDATIONS
REPROCESSING
SAFEGUARDS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPENT FUELS