Chinese Institute for Radiation Protection European Commission UAE Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation US Department of Energy US Environmental Protection Agency

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-203
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
European Commission ◽  
Radiation Protection ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
Federal Authority

Amendments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Public Health and Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada (40 CFR Part 197)

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond L. Clark ◽  
Kenneth Czyscinski ◽  
Reid J. Rosnick ◽  
Daniel Schultheisz
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Radiation Protection ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
The United States ◽  
Yucca Mountain ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Environmental Radiation

In 2001, as directed by the Energy Policy Act of 1992, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued public health and environmental radiation protection standards for the proposed repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Several parties sued the Agency on numerous aspects of the rule. A Federal Court upheld EPA on all counts except for the compliance period associated with the individual-protection standard, which the Agency had limited to 10,000 years for a number of technical and policy reasons. However, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) had recommended that the standard be set for the time of peak risk, within the limits imposed by the long-term stability of the geologic environment, which NAS estimated at 1 million years. EPA’s standards required that the Department of Energy (DOE) project doses to the time of peak dose but did not apply a compliance standard to these longer term projections. The Court ruled that EPA’s 10,000-year compliance period was inconsistent with the NAS recommendation. This aspect of the rule was vacated and remanded to the Agency for revision. In 2005, EPA proposed amendments to the standards. Following public hearings and a public review period, the final amendments were issued in September 2008. This paper discusses the new requirements.

scholarly journals The Radioactive Dirt: An Analysis of the Role Information has Played Throughout Hanford’s History

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Spencer Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Government Agency ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
Hanford Site ◽  
News Reports ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
Insight Into

This paper will explore how information played an important role in the history of the Hanford site. Looking closely at Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Energy (DOE), and other government agency publications and documents will bring more insight into the effects on the environment and how the government has handled the situation throughout its operations. This paper will also add non-governmental perspectives on the issues presenting news reports and evidence that call attention to the problems.

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