Nuclear waste management: what the states can do

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Virginia J. Natural Resources Law; (United States)

OSTI ID:6039295

Warden, D E

Although the federal government is responsible for and controls the nuclear power industry, provisions for the safe transport, storage, and disposal of radioactive wastes have been initiated largely at the state and local levels. Numerous state governments have enacted laws explicitly providing state regulatory control over radioactive waste disposal facilities within their borders. However, it is shown that many of these laws are pre-empted by federal statutes or are encroachments upon congressional power invalidated by operation of the supremacy clause of the Constitution.

• OSTI ID: 6039295
• Journal Information: Virginia J. Natural Resources Law; (United States), Vol. 1:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MANAGEMENT
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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