Nuclear waste repository program oversight; Strategies of the situs jurisdiction
- Nye County Policy and Technical Support, Governmental Dynamics, Inc., Fairfax, VA (US)
- Nye County Policy and Technical Support, Herndon, VA (US)
Written as a limited case description of Nye County, Nevada`s initiative to engage in oversight and impact monitoring of one of the United State`s most complex, expensive, and controversial public works projects, this paper will be valuable for those insights it offers on how a rural local government is confronting the challenges of having the designated repository candidate site for high-level nuclear waste in its jurisdiction. The paper will describe the operating structure of the County`s Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office (RPO), and its mission and functions. Repository-related risks and concerns confronting the County will also be discussed. Finally, the basic strategies the RPO has undertaken to ensure that its voice is heard on matters of public health and safety, preservation of the County`s environmental and natural resources, and protection from social and economic impacts will be offered.
- OSTI ID:
- 140832
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-920430--; ISBN 0-87262-891-4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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