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EMD-82-89 1 (1982-05-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabdgt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: b UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054 GY AM MIN AMA May 14, 1982 DIVISION v,: tN e a enSrarI Gi sp*?~ecific a~pwvaj B-207484 ' . RELEASED The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives 118426 Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: DOE Confident It Can Fuel the Clinch River Breeder Reactor and Other Breeder Reactor Projects (GAO/EMDD-82-89) In a March 19, 1982, letter, you requested that we review certain aspects of the plutonium fuel supply for the Clinch River Breeder Reactor (CRBR) as well as for other projects within the Department of Energy's (DOE's) breeder reactor program. You expressed concern that the plutonium necessary for the Nation's defense programs might limit the availability of plutonium for the breeder reactor projects. On April 22, 1982, we briefed your staff on our work and informed them that we could not verify that ade- quate plutonium would be available for the breeder reactor projects Such verification would require that we examine classified informa- tion and your office wanted an unclassified report. In lieu of a classified report, your office requested that we provide you a written report on --the plutonium requirements for the CRER and other breeder reactor projects, --the source of plutonium for meeting these requirements, and --DOE's proposed modification to an existing DOE fuel reprocessing facility to expand its capability for supplying plutonium. In summary, DOE is confident it can provide the plutonium needed to fuel the breeder reactor projects. DOE currently esti- mates an average of about 1,000 kilograms of-plutonium would be required per year for the CRBR for a 10-year period beginning in fiscal year 1987 when the initial plutonium supply will be needed. (305180)

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