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The NGA-DOE Grant to Examine Critical Issues Related to Radioactive Waste and Materials Disposition Involving DOE Facilities. Quarterly Report, October 1–December 31, 1997
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1997-01-01
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Abstract:Through the National Governors' Association (NGA) project "Critical Issues Related to Radioactive Waste and Materials Disposition Involving DOE Facilities" NGA brings together Governors' policy advisors, state regulators, and DOE officials to examine critical issues related to the cleanup and operation of DOE nuclear weapons and research facilities. Topics explored through this project include: ♦ Decisions involving disposal of mixed, low-level, and transuranic (TRU) waste and disposition of nuclear materials. ♦ Decisions involving DOE budget requests and their effect on environmental cleanup and compliance at DOE facilities. ♦ Strategies to treat mixed, low-level, and transuranic (TRU) waste and their effect on individual sites in the complex. ♦ Changes to the FFCA site treatment plans as a result of proposals in the EM 2006 cleanup plans and contractor integration analysis. ♦ Interstate waste and materials shipments. ♦ Reforms to existing RCRA and CERCLA regulations/guidance to address regulatory overlap and risks posed by DOE wastes. The overarching theme of this project is to help the Department improve coordination of its major program decisions with Governors' offices and state regulators and to ensure such decisions reflect input from these key state officials and stakeholders. This report summarizes activities conducted during the quarter from October 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997, under the NGA project. The work accomplished by the NGA project team during the past four months can be categorized as follows: ♦ maintained open communication with DOE on a variety of activities and issues within the DOE environmental management complex; and ♦ maintained communication with NGA Federal Facilities Compliance Task Force members regarding DOE efforts to formulate a configuration for mixed low-level waste and low-level treatment and disposal, DOE activities in the area of the Hazardous Waste Identification Rule, and DOE's proposed National Dialogue.
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