Economic impact of proposed regulation R82-2: atomic radiation regulations. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:6167947

This study estimates the economic impacts of the proposed Illinois Pollution Control Board regulation concerning radioactive air emissions (Docket R82-2). The proposed regulation specifies standards, record keeping, monitoring, and notification requirements that are very similar to federal regulations currently administered by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Firms and other organizations in Illinois affected by the proposed regulation were identified. These facilities include thirteen nuclear power reactors currently operating or under construction, a spent fuel repository, a uranium hexafluoride manufacturing plant, three university and training reactors, radiopharmaceutical manufacturers, and several major hospitals. The costs to government in Illinois of enforcing these regulations were estimated. On the benefit side, an increas

• Research Organization: RCF, Inc., Chicago, IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6167947
• Report Number(s): PB-85-101210/XAD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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