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EMD-82-37 1 (1982-03-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabdba0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ) 7 WASHINGTON D.C. 204 March 17, 1982 B-164105 RSTRCT;.,D- tO r'dc ',C CUd the neferal I CCoUtjIk office e~c2rA114 , ; 1 uj spcitic approval by tile Office of Coigra ios, The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight RELEASED and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: While the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Steam Generator Contract Could Not Have Been Terminated for Default, Many Aspects 9f the Cqntracting Process Are Question- able (EMD-82-3 .. Your September 2, 1981, letter asked that we review the tech- nical outlook for several components of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor (CRBR)--the Nation's first liquid metal fast breeder re- actor demonstration plant--and report the results of our review. Because of significant cost and time frame overruns for one cri- tical component--the steam generator--you also requested that we provide an interim report on whether or not the contract for the CRBR steam generator should be terminated for default. This report addresses your second concern. We will separately report on the technical outlook for the steam generator and other CRBR components. As we told your staff in a November 19, 1981, briefing, we found no basis to support terminating the steam generator con- tract for default. Furthermore, even if such a basis existed, the Department of Energy (DOE) could not terminate the contract for default because it is not a party to the contract. Instead, DOE contracted with Westinghouse Electric Company for the CRBR nuclear steam supply system. Westinghouse, in turn, contracted with General Electric for the steam generating system, and that company contracted with Atomics International for the steam gen- erator. General Electric's contract with Atomics International specifically permits DOE to direct General Electric, through Westinghouse, to terminate the contract only for the convenience of the Government. u1111111111116 I (305174) (39/117926

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