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Prospects For Monitored Retrievable Storage Of High‐Level Nuclear Waste
Author(s) -
McCabe Amy,
Fitzgerald Michael
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1991.tb00288.x
Subject(s) - radioactive waste , commission , negotiation , opposition (politics) , high level waste , spent nuclear fuel , business , waste management , engineering , public administration , political science , finance , law , politics
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 authorized the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to evaluate monitored retrievable storage (MRS) as an option to manage spent fuel and high‐level radioactive waste. In 1987, the DOE sought Congressional approval for construction of an MRS at a site identified in Tennessee, despite adamant opposition from the State. An amendment in late 1987 nullified DOE's proposal, and established the MRS Commission and the High‐Level Nuclear Waste Negotiator, institutions created as a result of the DOE/Tennessee dispute. This article analyzes DOE's siting attempt in Tennessee, the actions of the Commission and Negotiator, and examines the prospects for implementation of nuclear waste policy.