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Title: Consultation and concurrence: workshop proceedings, September 23-26, 1979, the Orcas meeting, Eastsound, Washington. [State-federal relations]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5597239

Purpose of the workshop was to probe the concepts of consultation and concurrence and to address issues in establishing and maintaining an effective state-federal process in nuclear waste management. The workshop was a gathering of some 50 people from industry, the environmental movement, local government, executive and legislative branches of state government, US Congressional staffs, the US Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ONWI, university social science departments, and other research institutions. The workshop consisted of general sessions at which ten papers covering various aspects of consultation and concurrence were presented and of working groups which further explored issues raised by the papers. This report presents a general summary of discussions, the text of a background paper prepared for the workshop, the presented papers, and individual comments by several participants.

Research Organization:
Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH (USA). Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-06-1830
OSTI ID:
5597239
Report Number(s):
ONWI-87; TRN: 80-007776
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English