United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2008-01-31 monographic deposited born digital 47 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-403 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-403 P0b002ee180382e96 f:d08403 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-403 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-403 GAO-08-403 Emergency response Emergency response plans Emergency response procedures Energy conversion Hazardous materials emergency response Licenses Nuclear facilities Nuclear facility security Nuclear materials Nuclear reactors Physical security Radioactive materials Regulatory agencies Research programs Risk assessment Risk management Security regulations Security threats Strategic planning Terrorism Terrorists Uranium Policies and procedures Other Written Product A80340 There are 37 research reactors in the United States, mostly located on college campuses. Of these, 33 reactors are licensed and regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Four are operated by the Department of Energy (DOE) and are located at three national laboratories. Although less powerful than commercial nuclear power reactors, research reactors may still be attractive targets for terrorists. As requested, GAO examined the (1) basis on which DOE and NRC established the security and emergency response requirements for DOE and NRC-licensed research reactors and (2) progress that the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has made in converting U.S. research reactors that use highly enriched uranium (HEU) to low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel. This report summarizes the findings of GAO's classified report on the security of research reactors (GAO-08-156C). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-403/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-403.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-403/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-403.pdf GAO-08-403 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-403 Other Written Product GAO-08-403; Nuclear Security: Action May Be Needed to Reassess the Security of NRC-Licensed Research Reactors; Emergency response Emergency response plans Emergency response procedures Energy conversion Hazardous materials emergency response Licenses Nuclear facilities Nuclear facility security Nuclear materials Nuclear reactors Physical security Radioactive materials Regulatory agencies Research programs Risk assessment Risk management Security regulations Security threats Strategic planning Terrorism Terrorists Uranium Policies and procedures