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handle is hein.gao/gaobadxzw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUE 062-36 - [917067231 Three Senate Bills Introduced To Refore the Regulatory framework for Nuclear Naste management (S. 3146# S. 2761g and S. 2104). June 14, 1978. 13 pp. # enclosure (1 pF.). Testimony before the., Sonata Committee con Environment and Public Vorks: Nuclear Regulation Subcommittee; by monte Canfield* 4r., Directojr, Energy and inerals Div. Contact: Energy and minerals Div. Orqanizatiov Concerned: Department of Energy; Nuclear Regulatory Co mm.ssion. Congressional Relevance: Senate Committee cn Environment and Public works: Nuclear Regulation Subcommittee. Authority: Residual Radioactive aterials Act of 197t; i.R. 12535 (95th Conq.). Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. S. 3146 (95th Cong.). S. 2804 (95th Cong.). S. 2761 (9Sth Conq.). S. 3146, S. 28040 and S. 27tl seek to reform the regulatory framework for nuclear waste management. S. 3146 would direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NBC) to requlate the storage and disposal ci radioactive haste with certain national security exemptions and would establish standards for disposal and storage of uranium mill tailings and low level radioactive waste which may be regulated by the States. S. 2804 is similar except for certain Department of Energy (DOE) exemptions and the lack of standards for uranium sill tailings. S. 2761 would allow participation of States in the site selection process for storaqe and disposal facilities. GAO has Freviously identified factors which can hinder nuclear waste management, including fraqmentation of responsibility betweer DOE and NBC and questions co~cerninq proper Federal/Stata roles. Public acceptance of radioactive waste storage and disposal locations is also critical to the success of nuclear waste management pioqrams. The extent and role of Federal agencies* State Governments, and private industry in nuclear waste management need to be clarified. The stringent State standards proposed in S. 2761 may not be needed if effective federal standards and a sound rogulatory framework are deve'oped and if an effective system is implemented for public involvement. S. 3146 and S. 2804 are steps toward resolving some pxoblcns of the nuclear waste manaqeent proqram. (HTV)

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