Nuclear weapons, technology development efforts for the uranium processing facility : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Nuclear Security Administration--Planning.

United States.

United States. National Nuclear Security Administration--Buildings--Finance.

United States. National Nuclear Security Administration.

Uranium enrichment.

Buildings--Finance.

Planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 22 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2014.

Summary:

NNSA conducts enriched uranium activities, including producing components for nuclear warheads and processing nuclear fuel for the U.S. Navy, at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee. NNSA has identified key shortcomings in the Y-12 plant's current uranium operations, including rising costs due to the facility's age. In 2004, NNSA decided to build a more modern facility, the UPF, which will use nine new technologies that may make enriched uranium activities safer and more efficient. In November 2010, GAO reported on the UPF and identified risks associated with the use of new technologies (GAO-11-103). The Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act mandated that GAO assess the UPF quarterly. This is the third report, and it assesses (1) additional technology risks, if any, since GAO's November 2010 report and (2) NNSA's actions to address any risks. GAO reviewed NNSA and contractor documents and interviewed NNSA officials and contractor personnel. GAO is not making any new recommendations. However, NNSA should continue actions to address the two recommendations in GAO's November 2010 report related to ensuring that technologies reach optimal levels of maturity prior to critical project decisions. In commenting on a draft of this report, NNSA said its current technology maturation guidance is adequate.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 15, 2014).

"April 2014."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-14-295."

OCLC:

897737933