Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project (UMTRAP) Public Participation Plan

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/219240· OSTI ID:219240

The purpose of this Public Participation Plan is to explain the Department of Energy`s plan for involving the public in the decision-making process related to the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project. This project was authorized by Congress in the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978. The Act provides for a cooperative effort with affected states and Indian tribes for the eventual cleanup of abandoned or inactive uranium mill tailings sites, which are located in nine western states and in Pennsylvania. Section 111 of the Act states, ``in carrying out the provisions of this title, including the designation of processing sites, establishing priorities for such sites, the selection of remedial actions and the execution of cooperative agreements, the Secretary (of Energy), the Administrator (of the Environmental Protection Agency), and the (Nuclear Regulatory) Commission shall encourage public participation and, where appropriate, the Secretary shall hold public hearings relative to such matters in the States where processing sites and disposal sites are located.`` The objective of this document is to show when, where, and how the public will be involved in this project.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States); Mitre Corp., McLean, VA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 219240
• Report Number(s): UMTRA-DOE/ALO--10; ON: DE96006924
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
ABANDONED SITES
CONTAMINATION
DECONTAMINATION
FEED MATERIALS PLANTS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
LEGISLATION
MILL TAILINGS
ORE PROCESSING
PUBLIC ANXIETY
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC OPINION
PUBLIC RELATIONS
REMEDIAL ACTION
STANDARDS
US DOE
US EPA