Review Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment Richton Dome Site Mississippi

The State of Mississippi has compiled this comment document on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Richton Dome site, which is being considered by the Department of Energy for a possible nuclear waste repository. The comments in this document are based on contributions from state officials and state agencies, private contractor organizations, other state institutions and members of the public. DOE has of course received additional comments from members of the public and others in the public hearings on the subject that have been held in the State. It is the State's position that, lawfully, Richton should not be considered as a potentially acceptable site as a result of the intent of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (P.L. 97-425, 96 STAT 2201).