Monitored Retrievable Storage Submission to Congress
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| Monitored Retrievable Storage Submission to Congress Volume I, The Proposal (5.03 MB) | 5.03 MB |
In response to Section 141 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the Department of Energy hereby submits a proposal for the construction of a facility for monitored retrievable storage (MRS). The approval of this proposal by the Congress would specifically --
• Approve the construction of an MRS facility at a site on the Clinch River in the Roane County portion of Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
• Limit the storage capacity at the MRS site to 15,000 metric tons of uranium.
• Preclude waste acceptance by the MRS facility until a construction authorization for the first repository is received from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
• Direct the Department of Energy to implement measures responsive to the concerns and recommendations of the State of Tennessee and local governments, as specifically outlined in Section 4 of this proposal.
• Direct the Department of Energy to implement the program plan submitted in this proposal (Volume 3).
The actions recommended herein are consistent with, and meet the requirements of, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act.
