Department of Energy Mission Plan for the civilian radioactive waste management program

Conference · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:59853

Isaacs, T H

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Pub. L. 97-425, was signed by the President on January 7, 1983. Section 301 of this Act requires the Secretary of Energy to prepare a comprehensive report known as the Mission Plan. The purpose of this report is to "provide an informational basis sufficient to permit informed decisions to be made in carrying out the repository program and the research, development, and demonstration programs required under the Act." Section 301 of the Act further requires the Secretary to submit a draft Mission Plan to the states, the affected Indian Tribes, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and other Government agencies as the Secretary deems appropriate for their comments. The draft Mission Plan was completed in April 1984. About 3000 copies were distributed for review and comment. The Department of Energy received sets of comments from over 100 organizations and individuals totalling nearly 2500 individual comments. Many differing positions and viewpoints have been strongly expressed. The major topics covered in the comments include: the consultation and cooperation process with the states; plans for disposing of defense waste; the repository schedule; the preliminary determination that sites are suitable for development as repositories; the need for a second exploratory shaft; DOE taking title to spent fuel by 1998; the need for strong, centralized management; transportation concerns; monitored retrievable storage criteria; integration of the first and second repository schedules; need for strong quality assurance; the need and timing for a second repository; socioeconomic and institutional concerns; and the repository site recommendation methodology. The Department is expanding and adding discussions of various topics in the Mission Plan as requested. In addition, the Department is addressing all areas of concern in the comments in a separate Comment Response Document to be published as a companion to the Mission Plan.

• Research Organization: Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (United States). Coll. of Engineering
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 59853
• Report Number(s): CONF-850314--Vol.1; ON: TI85015356
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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