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Site Suitability Evaluation Process Development, The Situs Jurisdiction's Perspective

Malachy R. Murphy, Stan H. Sims

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This paper presents the viewpoint of Nye County, the situs jurisdiction for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository, regarding the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) site suitability evaluation. Nye County endorses the DOE process, but does not believe it can be completed to meet the target date of 1998. Difficulties in presenting the case for site suitability to the public are discussed. Nye County recommends that DOE clearly explain its process and governing definitions more clearly, and deliver a compelling technical argument to the public regarding safety at Yucca Mountain.

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Key concepts: Jurisdiction, Process (computing), Radioactive waste, Engineering, Civil engineering, Environmental planning, Environmental science, Political science