Military radioactive emissions. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session on H. R. 2593, August 14, 1985

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OSTI ID:5833652

Seven witnesses representing state health officials from Oregon and Washington, environmental organizations, and DOE testified at a hearing on H.R. 2593, which requires DOE to meet the same environmental standards at its facilities as commercial nuclear facilities. At issue was alleged poor response to contamination under self regulation and increased hazards for working at or living near the facilities. The result was public unease because of DOE secrecy about its role as the largest domestic producer to radioactive wastes. The hearing record includes the text of the Military Radioactive Emissions Control Act of 1985, which sets standards for releases of low-level radioactive wastes and water pollution as well as establishing procedures for monitoring by the Environmental Protection Agency and reporting once a year to Congress.

• OSTI ID: 5833652
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Serial No. 99-51
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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