Department of Energy's Initial Efforts to Implement the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982: Report to the CongressU.S. General Accounting Office, 1985 - 85 pages |
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... annual audit of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management ( DOE Waste Office ) -- a new office charged with the responsibility of carrying out the Secretary of Energy's functions under the act . Although the DOE Waste Office ...
... annual audit of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management ( DOE Waste Office ) -- a new office charged with the responsibility of carrying out the Secretary of Energy's functions under the act . Although the DOE Waste Office ...
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... annual audit of the DOE Waste Office . GAO reviewed DOE's initial efforts to imple- ment the act in three key areas : ( 1 ) iden- tifying waste disposal sites ( repository siting ) , ( 2 ) financing the waste disposal program through ...
... annual audit of the DOE Waste Office . GAO reviewed DOE's initial efforts to imple- ment the act in three key areas : ( 1 ) iden- tifying waste disposal sites ( repository siting ) , ( 2 ) financing the waste disposal program through ...
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... annual inflation . The report noted that the Fund could accumulate deficits through the year 2040 ranging between $ 9 billion and $ 16 billion at a 5 - percent sus- tained annual inflation rate . Given the present substantial ...
... annual inflation . The report noted that the Fund could accumulate deficits through the year 2040 ranging between $ 9 billion and $ 16 billion at a 5 - percent sus- tained annual inflation rate . Given the present substantial ...
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... Ways to accelerate payments to the Nuclear Waste Fund 43 Illustrative effect of the use of commercial interest rates for deferred payments of one - time fees 48 Estimated annual cost for disposal of defense high - level.
... Ways to accelerate payments to the Nuclear Waste Fund 43 Illustrative effect of the use of commercial interest rates for deferred payments of one - time fees 48 Estimated annual cost for disposal of defense high - level.
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Report to the Congress United States. General Accounting Office. Estimated annual cost for disposal of defense high - level waste in a geologic repository , June 1983 50 DOE organizational chart for OCRWM , Oct. 3 , 1983 , to June 13 ...
Report to the Congress United States. General Accounting Office. Estimated annual cost for disposal of defense high - level waste in a geologic repository , June 1983 50 DOE organizational chart for OCRWM , Oct. 3 , 1983 , to June 13 ...
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Page 70 - The presence of the restricted area or the repository support facilities would conflict irreconcilably with the previously designated resourcepreservation use of a component of the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, the National Wilderness Preservation System, the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, or National Forest Lands, or any comparably significant State protected resource that was dedicated to resource preservation at the time of the enactment of the Act.
Page 74 - Act to provide for the development of repositories for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel...
Page 70 - Potential for major disruptions of primary sectors of the economy of the affected area. (d) Disqualifying condition. A site shall be disqualified if repository construction, operation, or closure would significantly degrade the quality, or significantly reduce the quantity, of water from major sources of offsite supplies presently suitable for human consumption or crop irrigation and such impacts cannot be compensated for, or mitigated by, reasonable measures.
Page 71 - ... (d) Disqualifying Condition. A site shall be disqualified if, based on the expected nature and rates of fault movement or other ground motion, it is likely that engineering measures that are beyond reasonably available technology will be required for exploratoryshaft construction or for repository construction, operation, or closure.
Page 7 - State and public participation in the planning and development of repositories is essential in order to promote public confidence in the safety of disposal of such waste and spent fuel...
Page 71 - ... (d) Disqualifying condition. A site shall be disqualified if, based on expected ground-water conditions, it is likely that engineering measures that are beyond reasonably available technology will be required for exploratoryshaft construction or for repository construction, operation, or closure.
Page 70 - During repository siting, construction, operation, closure, or decommissioning the quality of the environment in the affected area could not be adequately protected or projected environmental impacts in the affected area could not be mitigated to an acceptable degree, taking into account programmatic, technical, social, economic, and environmental factors. (2) Any part of the restricted area or repository support facilities would be located within the boundaries of a component of the National Park...
Page 3 - Federal efforts during the past 30 years to devise a permanent solution to the problems of civilian radioactive waste disposal have not been adequate...
Page 71 - ... during repository operation. (5) Existing faults, shear zones, pressurized brine pockets, dissolution effects, or other stratigraphic or structural features that could compromise the safety of repository personnel because of water inflow or construction problems. (d) Disqualifying Condition.
Page 70 - ... Projected major conflict with applicable Federal, State, or local environmental requirements. (2) Projected significant adverse environmental impacts that cannot be avoided or mitigated. (3) Proximity to, or projected significant adverse environmental impacts of the repository or its support facilities on, a component of the National Park System...