United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-05-05 monographic deposited born digital 78 p. GA 1.13:RCED-95-67 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-67 P0b002ee18039358e f:rc95067 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-67 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-67 RCED-95-67 Hazardous substances Nuclear waste disposal Environmental monitoring Facility construction Site selection Federal/state relations Nuclear facilities Radioactive wastes State-administered programs Nuclear waste management Beatty (NV) Richland (WA) Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant (SC) Illinois Connecticut Nebraska Wake County (NC) California Michigan Cortland County (NY) Allegany County (NY) Mojave Desert AIDS Texas Maine Vermont New Hampshire Puerto Rico Rhode Island Pennsylvania Massachusetts Chapter Report RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed state efforts to dispose of the low-level radioactive waste that is generated commercially within their borders.<p/>GAO found that: (1) 11 states plan to develop commercially generated low-level waste disposal facilities and the state of Washington plans to continue operating its existing disposal facility; (2) 4 states plan to complete facilities between 1997 and 2002, but the remaining states have yet to develop plans for their disposal facilities; (3) the slow progress of development is due to the controversial nature of nuclear waste disposal; (4) a smaller number of larger new facilities could accommodate the current volume of waste at less cost than a greater number of smaller facilities, but the volume of low-level waste could increase in the near future; (5) although new facilities will be necessary to store the waste in 33 states, the environmental effects of having 11 new facilities are unclear; and (6) shifting disposal responsibility from the states to the federal government could present significant challenges, and could undermine state progress in implementing the existing state approach. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-67/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-67.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-67/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-67.pdf GAO/RCED-95-67 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-67 Chapter Report GAO/RCED-95-67; Radioactive Waste: Status of Commercial Low-Level Waste Facilities; Hazardous substances Nuclear waste disposal Environmental monitoring Facility construction Site selection Federal/state relations Nuclear facilities Radioactive wastes State-administered programs Nuclear waste management Beatty (NV) Richland (WA) Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant (SC) Illinois Connecticut Nebraska Wake County (NC) California Michigan Cortland County (NY) Allegany County (NY) Mojave Desert AIDS Texas Maine Vermont New Hampshire Puerto Rico Rhode Island Pennsylvania Massachusetts Public Law 96-573 Public Law 99-240