Status of siting a LLRW facility in the Appalachian states compact: A generator`s perspective
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:133056
- ACURI Association, Inc., University park, PA (United States)
Appalachian Compact Users of Radioactive Isotopes (ACURI) is a non-profit trade association representing nearly 1,200 licensees and permit holders of radioactive waste in the states of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, within the Appalachian Compact. ACURI was established in November, 1988 to advance the safe, effective, and efficient disposal of low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) in the compact. ACURI provides a forum for users of radiation technology, through its members, to discuss regulatory, legislative, and technological developments with an emphasis on LLRW disposal and management issues. In 1985, Pennsylvania officially began the process of developing a LLRW facility and was designated as the host state for the Appalachian Compact. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PA DER), regulator for the Pennsylvania LLRW disposal facility, has indicated--according to the current timetable--that start-up for the facility is slated for mid-1999. ACURI has no legal authority, special interests, or desires to be a part of the compact`s site selection process. The function of siting has been mandated by federal and state laws and is currently under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the PA DER, and Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc., the designated site operator. ACURI, however, through its generator membership, does recognize the need and responsibility to interact with the public and other interested parties. Generators can best explain how and why LLRW is being generated, what forms and types, and how waste can be shipped to the selected disposal facility. This paper will discuss the status of siting a facility in the Appalachian Compact from a waste generator`s perspective. It will also review the LLRW history in Pennsylvania along with focusing on the need for access to a LLRW disposal facility by users and generators of radioactive materials.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Williams (Paul) and Associates, Medina, OH (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 133056
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR--105134; CONF-940746--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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