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Nuclear Science: Issues Associated With Completing WNP-1 as a Defense Materials Production Reactor

RCED-88-222 Published: Sep 21, 1988. Publicly Released: Sep 21, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed safety, cost, scheduling, and legal issues associated with the Department of Energy's (DOE) proposed acquisition and completion of Washington Nuclear Plant 1 (WNP-1), a partially completed commercial nuclear power plant, to serve as a nuclear weapons materials production facility.

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