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           UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                   WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

                                   FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                   EXPECTED AT 3:00 P.M.
                                   THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1979
  109846
                        STATEMENT OF
                  J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR
                ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION
                         BEFORE THE
          SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
                             ON
                     (SENATE BILL 742,

     We welcome the opportunity to be here today to discuss

two reports we issued which relate to the issues addressed

in S. 742. One of our recent reports 1/ discusses our pro-

posals for organizing to solve the Nation's nuclear waste

program and for examining those already highly contaminated

Federal sites as locations for permanent waste repositories.

The other report 2/ discusses the Administration's policy on

handling the spentfuel from nuclear reactors.

     Let me first discuss in more detail the report on spent

fuel. The administration is proposing to accept and take

title to spent fuel from both domestic and foreign sources,

and to acquire facilities for interim storage pending final

decisions in the areas of reprocessing and waste disposal.

Given our findings reqarding the extent of the interim




i/The Nation's Nuclear Waste--Proposals for Organization
  and Siting EMD-79-77, June 21, 1979.

  2/Federal Facilities for Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel--Are
  They Needed? EMD-79-82, June 27, 1979.

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