Obstacles to low-level waste compacts

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · Nucl. News (La Grange Park, Ill.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5738572

Scoville, J J

In response to the 1979 closure of two of the nation's three existing commercial low-level radioactive disposal sites and to pressures from the governors in whose states those sites are located, Congress enacted the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act. The 1980 Act was intended to relieve the burden on the three states with existing LLW facilities and was fueled by fears that these states - Washington, Nevada, and South Carolina - would try to shut their borders to incoming wastes. In response, Congress, through passage of the Act, urged all the states to form interstate regional compacts to ensure the existence of sufficient facilities for the disposal of each region's LLW. The Act provides that, as of January 1, 1986, those states with compacts ratified by Congress can bar waste from outside their regions. The status of the states compliance and problem areas are discussed.

• Research Organization: US Ecology Inc., Louisville, KY
• OSTI ID: 5738572
• Journal Information: Nucl. News (La Grange Park, Ill.); (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. News (La Grange Park, Ill.); (United States) Vol. 27:11; ISSN NUNWA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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