Uranium Enrichment: U.S. Imports of Soviet Enriched Uranium
RCED-90-70BR
Published: Dec 08, 1989. Publicly Released: Jan 08, 1990.
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GAO reviewed U.S. utilities' use of Soviet uranium ore and enriched uranium, focusing on: (1) uranium imported into the United States; (2) whether utilities engaged in flag-swapping or other practices to conceal enriched uranium purchases; (3) the Soviet Union's enriched uranium trade policy and practices; (4) U.S. uranium import requirements; and (5) reasons that utilities give for cancelling Department of Energy (DOE) uranium enrichment contracts.
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Contract terminationForeign salesForeign trade agreementsForeign trade policiesImportingInternational economic relationsInternational trade regulationNuclear fuel reprocessingPublic utilitiesUranium