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103415 1 (1977-09-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxvn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUME 03415 - [A25937263 Cost Factcrs of Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities. September 13, 1S77. 11 pp. Testimony before the Hcuse Comuittee on Government Operations: Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee; by nonte Canfield, Jr., Director, Energy and Minerals Div. Issue Area: Envircnmental Protection Programs (2200). Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budget Functicn: Natural Resources, Environment, and Enerqy: Energy (305). Crganizaticn Concerned: Energy Research and Development Administration; Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Congressicnal Relevance: House Ccmmittee on Government Cperations: Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee. When nuclear facilities are shut down, cleaning up the remains presents special problems because of radioactivity. Responsibility in this area rests primarily with the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Ccmmission NRC). ERDA hds not given enough attention to its cbsclete facilities which have been accumulating. ERDA estimated the cost for decommissioning (disposing of) present excess facilities at $25 to $30 million a year for the next 100 years, but there are not sufficient data to support this estimate. NEC has done little to provide guidance for decoma~issicring ccmmercial nuclear facilities. It dnrcs not require owners to cover costs of future decommissioning; costs could have to be assumed by Federal or State governments. Questions that have not been answered by Federal agencies involve: how much it will cost to decommission facilities, who will pay costs, and how many facilities are involved. Other questions which must be answered relate to methods for decommissioning, possible changes in radiation standards, and the future rcle of nuclear power. Congress should designate one lead Federal agency to approve and monitor overall decommissioning strategy. ERDA should continue research and develcpment efforts, but NRC is uniquely suited for the lead role. (HTW)

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