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OAS 2000 Low-Level Radioactive Waster Disposal Issues Alice Rogers
	ML23062A695
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Issue date:	10/02/2000
From:	Rogers A; Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Issues Alice Rogers

TNRCC Jurisdiction

< Air, Water, and Waste

Jurisdiction over Radioactive Waste Disposal

< Licensing agency for LLRW disposal

< Licensee for LLRW disposal

Legislative Issues for 2001

< Assured Isolation or Near Surface Disposal

< State or Private Licensee

< Where should siting agency be housed

Assured Isolation or Disposal?

Legislature Mandated Study of Options

< Waste characterization

< What is assured isolation?

< Does it meet the requirements of the Compact?

< Technical requirements

< Costs

Major Findings

< 5% of waste would decay within 300 yrs

< Cost of Assured Isolation = Cost of Disposal

< Assured Isolation meets current obligations of compact

< Copy at www.tnrcc.state.tx.us

Legislative Issues, continued

< State or Private Licensee?

< Where should siting agency be housed?

Next steps

< Sunset recommendations

< House and Senate Committee interim charges

< 2001 Legislature

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