Workshops for State Review Site Suitability Criteria for High-level Radioactive Waste Repositories: Discussion group reports

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Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of State Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1977 - Radioactive waste disposal

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Page iii - Secretary" means the Secretary of the Army. (i) "Dredged material" means any material excavated or dredged from the navigable waters of the United States. (j) "High-level radioactive waste...
Page iii - In order to describe what this role might be, the NRC Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards and the Office of State Programs held three regional workshops to solicit ideas from States on the siting and licensing procedures for high-level waste repositories and to solicit comments on the NRC preliminary site suitability criteria. The workshops were held in Denver, Colorado; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the last two weeks in September.
Page iii - In the fall of 1977, the NRC Waste Management Program and the Office of State Programs held three regional workshops to solicit ideas from State executives and legislators on the siting and licensing procedures for high-level waste repositories and to solicit comments on the NRC preliminary site suitability criteria. The workshops were held in Denver, Colorado; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the period September 19-30, 1977.
Page 3 - The Honorable Mills E. Godwin, Jr. Governor of Virginia State Capitol Richmond, Virginia Dear Governor Godwin...
Page 3 - Electric Power Research Institute 3412 Hillview Avenue PO Box 10412 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Dr.
Page iii - The US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), now the Department of Energy, has been authorized by the Congress to develop repositories for commercial high level wastes (HLW)*.
Page iii - NUREG-0353. The workshops were attended by 170 State executives and legislators from 46 States In addition, there were over 80 observers from diverse backgrounds including the general public, government, industry, professional consultants and university faculties. NRC Invited interested State officials to serve as discussion group chairmen and, in a meeting with then in advance of the workshops, developed a set of issues for discussion.
Page 16 - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12233; 518-457-2480.
Page 4 - Honorable Brendan T. Byrne Governor of New Jersey State House Trenton, New Jersey 08625 (609) 292-2121 Honorable Michael S.

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