Report of the Attorney General to the Safe Growth Cabinet Council

Technical Report · Mon Sep 23 00:00:00 EDT 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10137605· OSTI ID:10137605

Cody, W J

On January 7, 1983, President Reagan signed into law the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA), 42 U.S.C. {section} 10101 et seq. As part of the Act, the Congress of the United States authorized construction of a permanent deep geologic repository in an effort to solve the nation`s problem with disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Congress also directed the Department of Energy (DOE) to study the need for and feasibility of constructing a monitored retrievable storage (MRS) facility. Also in late April of 1985, the State of Tennessee was informed that three potential sites for the MRS had been selected in Tennessee. The locations included the site of the abandoned Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project, a site on DOE`s Oak Ridge Reservation, and the site of the abandoned Hartsville nuclear power plant. This report covers the legal aspects of the potential project completed during the period September 1, 1985--November 30, 1985.

• Research Organization: Tennessee Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG05-85OR21555
• OSTI ID: 10137605
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/21555-T3; ON: DE92011924
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 23 Sep 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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