The politics of radioactive waste disposal site development
- Southeast Compact Commission for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, Raleigh, NC (United States)
When the Southeast Compact Commission was established in 1983, it was expected that its regional facility in Barnwell, South Carolina, would close in December of 1991, by which time a new disposal facility would be built in another member state. Neither of these events came to pass. South Carolina allowed the Barnwell facility to operate as a regional facility until July of 1995, when it withdrew from the Southeast Compact. The State of North Carolina, selected in 1986 to site the second regional facility, has not yet fulfilled its obligation. The presenter will provide an overview of past events and current activities. As the Executive Director of the Southeast Compact Commission since 1988, K.Y. Haynes shares her views on how state and national politics has and does influence the process of site development, citing specific examples. She explores possible future scenarios and concludes by suggesting methods for influencing the site development process in the Southeast and other regions.
- OSTI ID:
- 393986
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9607135--
- Journal Information:
- Health Physics, Journal Name: Health Physics Journal Issue: Suppl.6 Vol. 70; ISSN HLTPAO; ISSN 0017-9078
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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