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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL    '



Report To The Congress


OF THE UNITED STATES


Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing And The

Problems Of Safeguarding Against

The Spread Of Nuclear Weapons



In 1977 the executive branch reversed its long-
standing support for nuclear fuel reprocessing,
primarily because of the risk of spreading nu-
clear weapons. GAO reviewed safeguards
technology designed to reduce such risks in
Federal reprocessing facilities and found that
concerns are warranted. Material in sufficient
quantities to construct a nuclear weapon could
be diverted and go undetected for a long time.


Effective international control and safeguards
over the production, storage, and use of sepa-
rated plutonium are lacking.

The United States should increase its efforts to

     --develop and ensure the use of effective
     safeguards for reprocessing facilities
     and

     --establish, in conjunction with major
     nuclear fuel users, suppliers, and re-
     processors, an international system to
     control the storage and use of excess
     plutonium.


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    EMD-80-38
MARCH 18, 1980

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