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Nuclear Weapons Complex: GAO's Views on Reconfiguring the Complex - GAO Report
| Date: | April 1, 1992 |
| Report No.: | T-RCED-92-49 |
| Pages: | 10 |
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Summary: Atomic energy defense activities Environmental policies Future budget projections Hazardous substances Interagency relations Nuclear waste disposal Nuclear weapons Nuclear weapons plant safety Nuclear weapons plants Occupational safety In addition to long-standing safety and environmental problems plaguing the nuclear weapons complex, the Department of Energy (DOE) faces a major new challenge--how to reconfigure the weapons complex to meet the nation's defense needs in the 21st century. Key decisions still need to be made about the size of the complex; where, if necessary, to relocate various operations; what technologies to use for new tritium production; and what to do with excess weapons-grade material. The choices confronting DOE and Congress are difficult given the conflicting demands for limited resources. |
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