Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments Act of 1987. Introduced in the United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, September 1, 1987
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OSTI ID:60415
The purpose of the bill is to redirect the program for the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) to provide for: (1) sequential characterization of candidate sites for a geologic repository for disposal of nuclear waste; (2) construction of a monitored retrievable storage facility for spent nuclear fuel as part of an integrated nuclear waste management system; and (3) benefits payments with respect to a repository or a monitored retrievable storage facility to States, Indian tribes and units of local government as appropriate. Section-by-section changes are noted in the Summary of major provisions. The following statements are included: John S. Herrington, Secretary of Energy, January 29, 1987; Ben C. Rusche, Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, DOE, April 28, 1987; Donald L. Vieth, Waste Management Project Office, Nevada Operations Office, DOE, June 29, 1987; John H. Anttonen, Basalt Waste Isolation Project, Richland Operations Office, DOE, June 29, 1987; Ben C. Rusche, July 16, 1987; Hugh L. Thompson, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, US NRC, April 28, 1987; and Robert Borneo, same office, US NRC, June 29, 1987. Also included is a report by Elizabeth Peelle, Energy Division, Oak Ridge National Lab., The MRS Task Force: Economic and Non-economic Incentives for Local Public Acceptance of a Proposed Nuclear Waste Packaging and Storage Facility.
- OSTI ID:
- 60415
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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