United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-06-28 monographic deposited born digital 37 p. GA 1.13:RCED-95-157 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-157 P0b002ee180372ec4 f:rc95157 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-157 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-157 RCED-95-157 Nuclear reactors Technical assistance Government guaranteed loans Nuclear powerplant safety Technology transfer Foreign loans Government liability (legal) Off-budget federal entities Exporting Financial analysis Temelin Nuclear Power Plant (Czech Republic) Czech Federal Republic Letter Report RCED GAO provided information on: (1) the reasons the Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) guaranteed a loan for the Temelin nuclear power plant in the Czech Federal Republic; (2) actions Eximbank took to ensure the project's soundness and safety; and (3) issues involving the U.S. government's potential liability as a result of the loan guarantee.<p/>GAO found that: (1) U.S. government officials believe that Western technology can make the Soviet-designed Temelin reactors safer, provide more than $330 million in U.S. export earnings, and contribute to international economic goals; (2) U.S. experts concluded that the least safe Soviet-designed reactors should be shut down as soon as possible and that other reactors should be upgraded to acceptable safety standards; (3) Eximbank evaluated the project's technical and commercial feasibility, capital cost and schedule estimates for the project, and the project's environmental effects; (4) the National Security Council confirmed for Eximbank that the Czech nuclear regulatory body met applicable criteria for regulatory competence; and (5) Eximbank concluded that there was only a remote chance that it would be held liable for damages in the event of a nuclear accident at Temelin. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-157/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-157.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-157/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-157.pdf GAO/RCED-95-157 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-157 Letter Report GAO/RCED-95-157; Nuclear Safety: U.S. Assistance to Upgrade Soviet-Designed Nuclear Reactors in the Czech Republic; Nuclear reactors Technical assistance Government guaranteed loans Nuclear powerplant safety Technology transfer Foreign loans Government liability (legal) Off-budget federal entities Exporting Financial analysis Temelin Nuclear Power Plant (Czech Republic) Czech Federal Republic