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LTR-23-0042-1 Letter Response - the NRC Review of the U.S. General Accountability Offices Report (Gao 23 105813)
ML23060A303
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Issue date: 03/21/2023
From: Dan Dorman
NRC/EDO
To: Bothwell B
US Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Jolicoeur J
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Mr. Brian Bothwell, Director Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics U.S. Government Accountability Office 441 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20548

SUBJECT:

THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REVIEW OF THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICES REPORT (GAO-23-105813)

Dear Brian Bothwell:

Thank you for providing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) with the opportunity to review and comment on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) draft report GAO-23-105813, Fusion Energy: Potentially Transformative Technology Still Faces Fundamental Challenges, which the NRC received on February 21, 2023. The NRC has reviewed the draft report and, while in general agreement with its contents, is providing comments in the enclosure to this letter to clarify the characterization of NRC responsibilities and activities discussed in the report.

If you have any questions regarding this response, please contact John Jolicoeur. Mr. Jolicoeur can be reached by telephone at (301) 415-1642 or by email to John.Jolicoeur@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Daniel H. Dorman Executive Director for Operations

Enclosure:

NRC Comments on Draft Report GAO-23-105813 cc: Matt Hunter, GAO Scott Fletcher, GAO March 21, 2023 Haney, Cathy signing on behalf of Dorman, Dan on 03/21/23

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