Federal/State regulatory permitting actions in selected nuclear power station licensing cases

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:5241884

The Federal/State regulatory permitting actions are documented in 13 case histories of nuclear power station licensing in nine different states. General observations regarding Federal/State siting roles in the siting process include: new regulations, with the exceptions of those imposed by NEPA, were not found to be the source of significant delay, rather several factors often combined to cause delay; it is still too early to assess the influence of State power plant siting laws on the licensing process; clarification of the word 'delay' is needed; water related issues predominate in State permitting requirements associated with delay; generalizations on the sources and nature of delay in the licensing process are difficult to make because of site specific characteristics; and frequently problems outside the Federal/State realm have had, or can have, a delaying effect on the process. Each case history is illustrated with a logic network that gives the actions of the utilities in addition to the Federal/State permits.

• Research Organization: National Governors' Conference, Washington, D.C. (USA). Energy Program
• OSTI ID: 5241884
• Report Number(s): PB-272499
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Legislation
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REACTOR SITES
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