Nuclear Waste: Agreement Among Agencies Responsible for the West Valley Site Is Critically Needed
Description:
A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The West Valley nuclear facility in western New York State was built in the 1960s to convert spent nuclear fuel from commercial reactors into reusable nuclear fuel. New York State, the owner of the site, and the Atomic Energy Commission--the predecessor of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Department of Energy (DOE)--jointly promoted the venture. However, the timing of the venture was poor becaus…
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Date:
May 11, 2001
Creator:
United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department