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FEDERAL COMMITMENTS REGARDING USED FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL WASTES

FEDERAL COMMITMENTS REGARDING USED FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL WASTES

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Van Ness Feldman
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At the request of the Blue Ribbon Commission Staff,1 Van Ness Feldman examined the following question: What commitments has the Federal Government made to states, communities, private companies, and others related to the disposal of used fuel and high-level wastes? Spent nuclear fuel (referred to herein as “used fuel”) and high-level radioactive waste (“HLW”) are the by-products of commercial nuclear energy generation, defense production of nuclear weapons materials, and research and medical activities that utilize nuclear reactors or fission product nuclides. This paper describes the Federal
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Legal Analysis of Commission Recommendations for Near-Term Actions

Legal Analysis of Commission Recommendations for Near-Term Actions

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Van Ness Feldman
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At the request of the staff to the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future (“BRC”), we have reviewed whether certain recommendations in the BRC’s July 29, 2011 Draft Report respecting near-term actions by the Department of Energy (“DOE”) or other officers or agencies in the Executive Branch can be implemented under existing law. These recommendations relate to:
(1) Initial steps to site, license and construct consolidated interim storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel (“spent fuel”);

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Legal Background and Questions Concerning the Federal Government’s Contractual Obligations Under the “Standard Contracts” with “Utilities”

Legal Background and Questions Concerning the Federal Government’s Contractual Obligations Under the “Standard Contracts” with “Utilities”

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Van Ness Feldman
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This Memorandum analyzes issues related to the Standard Contract between the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) and the “utilities.” Beginning with a discussion of specific provisions of the Standard Contract, this Memorandum then analyzes the status of lawsuits involving the Standard Contract, reviews issues related to on-site storage of spent fuel and HLW, and assesses the prospects for modifying the current waste-disposal regime through Federal legislation or amendments to the Standard Contract.

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Attachment 1 - Memo, Reply to Letter to Mr. Tim Frazier

Attachment 1 - Memo, Reply to Letter to Mr. Tim Frazier

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Blue Ribbon Commission
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This memo sets forth the Office of Standard Contract Management's current estimate of the US Government's liability in connection with the Government's partial breach of the "standard contracts" that it executed pursuant to the NWPA of 1982. The Office of Standard Contract Management estimates that liability, as of today and based on the analysis and qualifications set forth below, to be $15.4 billion.
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Report on Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority's Activities in 2010

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Report on Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority's Activities in 2010

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Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority
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In Hungary the use of atomic energy is governed by law (Act CXVI of 1996 on atomic energy, hereafter Atomic Act). In accordance with this Act, the control and supervision of the safety of applications is in the hand of the Government. The legal frame divides the basic regulatory tasks between the director-general of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA) and the minister in charge of health.

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Identifying remaining socio-technical challenges at the national level: Hungary

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Identifying remaining socio-technical challenges at the national level: Hungary

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Anna Vari ,
Zoltan Ferencz
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This paper summarises the history of RWM in Hungary, with a special attention to changing decision making approaches, social conflicts, and socio-technical challenges. First the institutional background of RWM is outlined. Next, efforts to build facilities for the management of low- and intermediatelevel waste (L/ILRW) and high-level waste (HLW) are summarized. This is followed by the short description of remaining socio-technical challenges. Finally, changes in decision-making approaches and tools are analysed.

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Republic of Hungary National Report, Second Report, prepared in the Framework on the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

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Republic of Hungary National Report, Second Report, prepared in the Framework on the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

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Republic of Hungary
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The Republic of Hungary was among the first to sign the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (hereafter Convention), established under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on 29 September 1997, and ratified it on 2 June 1998. The Convention was promulgated in Act LXXVI of 2001. In order to fulfill the obligations of Article 32 of the Convention the present National Report has been prepared and submitted.

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Republic of Hungary National Report, Document prepared in the Framework on the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, First Report

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Republic of Hungary National Report, Document prepared in the Framework on the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, First Report

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Republic of Hungary
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The Republic of Hungary was among the first to sign the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (hereafter Convention), established under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on 29th September 1997, and ratified it on 2nd June 1998. The Convention was promulgated in Act LXXVI of 2001. In order to fulfil the obligations of Article 32 of the Convention the present National Report has been prepared and submitted.

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Republic of Hungary National Report, Third Report, prepared in the Framework on the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

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Republic of Hungary National Report, Third Report, prepared in the Framework on the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

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Republic of Hungary
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The Republic of Hungary was among the first to sign the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (hereafter Convention), established under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on 29 September 1997, and ratified it on 2 June 1998. The Convention was promulgated by Act LXXVI of 2001 [I.11].

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Republic of Hungary National Report, Fourth Report, prepared within the Framework on the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

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Republic of Hungary National Report, Fourth Report, prepared within the Framework on the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

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Republic of Hungary
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The Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (hereafter Convention) was promulgated by Act LXXVI of 2001 [I.11]. (Hereafter the references to legal instruments listed in Annex 4 are used by numbering in brackets.) In order to fulfill the obligations of Article 32 of the Convention the present National Report has been prepared and submitted.

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