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04553 - [B0104990]
Probleas with Publications Belated to the Clinch River Breeder
aea,-tor Project. IRD-77-741 B-130961. January 6, 1978. 5 pp. + 7
appendices (20 pp.).
Report to Rp. Richard L. Ottinger; by Elmer B. Staats,
Cooptroller General.
Issue Area: Energy: Making Nuclear Fission a Substantiai Energy
Source (1608).
Contact: Energy and Minerals Div.
Budget Function: Natural Resources, Environmeat, and nergy:
Energy (305).
Orqanization Concerned: Energy Research and Development
Administration; Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Department of
Energy;; Breeder Reactor Corp.
Congressional Relevance: Rep. Richard L. Ottinger.
Authority: Department of Energy Organization Act (P.L. 95-91). 5
U.S.C. 3107. 13 U.S.C. 1913.
Twenty-seveA publications related to the Clinch Fiver
Breeder Reactor project were reviewed to deterrwine if they were
promotional in nature. These publications were issued by a
variety of organizations, including the Energy Research and
Develo nent Administration and the Uuclear R'igulatory
Commission, both now part of the Department of Energy (DOE), and
the Breeder Reactor Corporation (3EC) which represents the
utility Industry in the joint Government/industry project.
Pindings/Conclusiens; With the exception of 13 publicatioUD
Zzued by BC, all of the publicatious are technical and
programmatic documeputs and are not propaganda. However, ail 13
DEC publications are promotional in nature. At least 4 pasphletn
are so oversimplified and distorted ta.at they are clearly
propaganda and are questionable ior dissemination to the public.
The 4 pasphlts feil to discuss complex and contiovexsial issues
and present only the advantages and none of the disadvantages of
the breeder reactor &nd nuclear power. Even though public funds
were nct used for these publications, the DOE shculd exercise
some responsibility for the pub.Lic's receiving balanced and
objective information on these controversial iscues.
Recommendations: The Secretary of Energy should: develop
standards for fairness and objectivity governing the
dissemination of information to the public by industry
participants on joint DOE/industry projects; work with BC to
develop procedures whereby DOE can review all future DRC public
information efforts to assure that the- are reasonably fair and
objective; and to the extent possible, review all existing SC
informational material and request BEC to stop circulation of
material which is not fair and objective or put a disclaimer on
it to ab ew that the material is not approved by the Government
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