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Illuminating the Decision Path: The Yucca Mountain Site Recommendation.

DE2004827642

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Know, E.; Slothouber, L.
Page Count	14
Abstract	On February 14, 2002, U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham provided to the President the Recommendation by the Secretary of Energy Regarding the Suitability of the Yucca Mountain Site for a Repository Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. This Recommendation, along with supporting materials, complied with statutory requirements for communicating a site recommendation to the President, and it did more: in 49 pages, the Recommendation also spoke directly to the Nation, illuminating the methodology and considerations that led toward the decision to recommend the site. Addressing technical suitability, national interests, and public concerns, the Recommendation helped the public understand the potential risks and benefits of repository development and placed those risks and benefits in a meaningful national context.
Keywords	Yucca Mountain Radioactive waste facilities Risks Recommendations High-level radioactive wastes Radioactive waste disposal Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Inc., Washington, DC.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200509

Illuminating the Decision Path: The Yucca Mountain Site Recommendation.

Illuminating the Decision Path: The Yucca Mountain Site Recommendation.
DE2004827642

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Know, E.; Slothouber, L.
Page Count	14
Abstract	On February 14, 2002, U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham provided to the President the Recommendation by the Secretary of Energy Regarding the Suitability of the Yucca Mountain Site for a Repository Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. This Recommendation, along with supporting materials, complied with statutory requirements for communicating a site recommendation to the President, and it did more: in 49 pages, the Recommendation also spoke directly to the Nation, illuminating the methodology and considerations that led toward the decision to recommend the site. Addressing technical suitability, national interests, and public concerns, the Recommendation helped the public understand the potential risks and benefits of repository development and placed those risks and benefits in a meaningful national context.
Keywords	Yucca Mountain Radioactive waste facilities Risks Recommendations High-level radioactive wastes Radioactive waste disposal Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Inc., Washington, DC.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200509