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ERDA authorization hearings for Fiscal Year 1978 on nuclear power: issues and choices. A report of the Nuclear Energy Policy Study Group by the Committee on Science and Technology, U. S. House of Representatives, Ninety-Fifth Congress, First Session

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OSTI ID:7309352
The issues surrounding the role of nuclear energy are discussed as part of the ERDA funding for 1978. Among the major issues discussed are: (1) the reprocessing and recycle of plutonium; (2) the breeder reactor program; (3) the management of nuclear waste; (4) the expansion of uranium enrichment capacity; (5) the export of nuclear technology and materials; and (6) the available uranium and fossil fuels. The report by the Nuclear Energy Policy Study Group, sponsored by the Ford Foundation, is presented in its entirety. (HDR)
OSTI ID:
7309352
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English