Nuclear commerce
Subtitle: governmentwide strategy could help increase commercial benefits from U.S. nuclear cooperation agreements with other countries : report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives
Contributors: Aloise, Gene; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: Rules and practice; Evaluation; Nuclear industry; International cooperation; Export sales contracts; Export controls; Commerce; United States. Department of Commerce; United States
Other titles: Governmentwide strategy could help increase commercial benefits from U.S. nuclear cooperation agreements with other countries
Description: The United States has 26 agreements in force for peaceful nuclear cooperation. Under the U.S. Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, these agreements are a prerequisite to certain aspects of U.S. nuclear cooperation with other cooperating partners. GAO was asked to (1) quantify the amount and value of U.S. nuclear exports facilitated by these agreements, (2) assess U.S. efforts to support the U.S. nuclear industry's ability to compete for sales, and (3) examine U.S. nuclear industry challenges to exporting. To conduct this work, GAO reviewed and assessed data collection efforts by U.S. agencies from 1994 through 2008, analyzed available data, and interviewed U.S. industry representatives and U.S. and foreign government officials. GAO recommends that Commerce (1) identify additional nuclear data that may better quantify the export benefits of nuclear cooperation agreements, (2) review its strategy document to identify markets and include benchmarks for evaluating progress, and (3) consider ways the interagency trade promotion committee may obtain a comprehensive range of U.S. industry views.
Notes: Title from cover screen (GAO, viewed on Nov. 6, 2010).

"November 2010."

"GAO-11-36."

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