Radioactive Waste Repository Licensing Synopsis of a Symposium (1992) / Chapter Skim
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. Despite this consensus, many in the radioactive waste community are concerned that current federal regulations, by virtue of the prescriptive nature of the Standard's assurance requirements and the expected contentious licensing process, may ultimately prevent identification and licensing of a site technically suitable for a repository in the United States.
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The Board encouraged the involved federal agencies to see that the choice is not between an "ideal" underground facility and a less than perfect one, but rather between disposal underground with reasonable assurance of safety versus on-site storage at each nuclear power plant where there is greater chance of disturbance. The inherent variability of the geologic environment, the Board suggested, necessitates allowing flexibility and iteration in the design, construction, and scheduling of a repository.
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The EPA maintained that the current release limits are supported by recent radiation research demonstrating increased estimates of health effects from low doses of radiation. The state of Nevada and the NRDC asserted that this new research called for lower release limits.
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