A New Concept: Use of Negotiations in the Hazardous Waste Facility Permitting Process in New Mexico
- Washington TRU Solutions, LLC, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico (United States)
- U.S. Department of Energy, Carlsbad Field Office, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico (United States)
- Domenici Law Firm PC, Albuquerque, New Mexico (United States)
This paper describes a unique negotiation process leading to authorization of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage and dispose remote-handled (RH) transuranic (TRU) mixed wastes at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The negotiation process involved multiple entities and individuals brought together under authority of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) to discuss and resolve technical and facility operational issues flowing from an NMED-issued hazardous waste facility Draft Permit. The novel negotiation process resulted in numerous substantive changes to the Draft Permit, which were ultimately memorialised in a 'Draft Permit as Changed'. This paper discusses various aspects of the negotiation process, including events leading to the negotiations, regulatory basis for the negotiations, negotiation participants, and benefits of the process. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- WM Symposia, 1628 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 9 - 332, Tempe, AZ 85282 (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 21305426
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US-09-WM-07502; TRN: US10V0329049618
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: WM'07: Waste Management Symposium 2007 - Global Accomplishments in Environmental and Radioactive Waste Management: Education and Opportunity for the Next Generation of Waste Management Professionals, Tucson, AZ (United States), 25 Feb - 1 Mar 2007; Other Information: Country of input: France; 5 refs
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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