Wyoming Decline of MRS
Wyoming Decline of MRS
This letter is written by Former Wyoming Governor Mike Sullivan to inform the Fremont County Commissioners of his conclusion to decline the MRC facility.
This letter is written by Former Wyoming Governor Mike Sullivan to inform the Fremont County Commissioners of his conclusion to decline the MRC facility.
U.S. efforts to site and construct a deep geologic repository for used fuel and high level radioactive waste (HLW) proceeded in fits and starts over a three decade period from the late 1950s until 1982, when the U.S. Congress enacted the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA). This legislation codified a national approach for developing a deep geologic repository. Amendment of the NWPA in 1987 resulted in a number of dramatic changes in direction for the U.S. program, most notably the selection of Yucca Mountain as the only site of the three remaining candidates for continued investigation.
This paper is DOE's response to Wyoming Governor Mike Sullivan's decision to decline moving forward with hosting an MRS.