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EMD-79-15 1 (1979-05-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazfw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES IA Nuclear Reactor Options To Reduce The Risk Of Proliferation And To Succeed Current Light Water Reactor Technology Nearly all commercial nuclear reactors in the United States are light water reactors. Until recently, the heir apparent to the light water reactor was the liquid metal fast breeder reactor. Primarily because of prolifer- ation concerns, the liquid metal fast breeder reactor program has been deemphasized. , In response to areu from the Vice Chair- man of the Joint Economic Committee and / widespread interest by other Members of the Congress, GAO compared a number of alter- native reactor technologies, a number of mod- ifications to reprocessing technology, and the thorium fuel cycle GAO found thatthere is no proliferation- proof reactor technology, nor is there any technology which is clearly superior when compared in terms of resource utilization, li- censability, environmental acceptability, cost, commercialization schedule, proliferation re- sistance, safeguardability, and economics;. Therefore, GAO believes that the Congress should not preclude the liquid metal fast breeder reactor option, at least at this time. LM'109445 109445 E MD-79-15 MAY 23, 1979 I qqq j-

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