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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 9, 2001
Contact:
Bill Sinclair, Executive Secretary, Utah Radiation Control Board, (801) 536-4250
The Executive Secretary of the Utah Radiation Control Board has made a final decision to approve Envirocare's request for a license to accept and dispose of containerized Class A, B and C low-level radioactive waste. This technical decision is based on an exhaustive review by the Utah Division of Radiation Control (DRC) and its contractor, URS Corporation, of Envirocare's application, supporting technical documents and public comments. It has been determined that the proposed facility can be safely operated in accordance with state laws.
The license is conditional on the following actions:
Envirocare will not be allowed to construct the new facility or receive Class B and C low-level radioactive waste until these conditions are met.
"The focus now shifts from a technical decision that the facility can operate safely to consideration of the broader public policy questions by the Legislature and the Governor," said Bill Sinclair, Executive Secretary of the Utah Radiation Control Board.
Interested parties have 30 days to appeal the Executive Secretary's technical decision. If there is no appeal, the approval process continues to the Legislature and Governor. However, if the technical decision is appealed, an administrative hearing process will occur before the Utah Radiation Control Board. Once the Board renders a final agency decision, the approval process continues to the Legislature and Governor, is terminated or continues under appeal to the Courts.
The documents supporting the Executive Secretary's decision are a license application submitted by Envirocare to DRC, a Safety Evaluation Report and a Radioactive Materials License prepared by URS Corporation and a modified Groundwater Discharge Permit prepared by DRC. A copy of each of these documents is available for public review and for copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Utah Division of Radiation Control, 168 N. 1950 West, Room 212, Salt Lake City. These documents are also available for review and downloading at DRC's website at www.deq.state.ut.us/eqrad/drc_hmpg.htm.
In addition, the Executive Secretary reviewed the public comments before making a final decision. DRC prepared a public participation document that summarizes the public's comments and the Executive Secretary's response to those comments. This document is available for review at the DRC office or on the DRC website as listed above. During the 60-day public comment period and five public hearings, the Executive Secretary received more than 750 individual comments regarding the licensing action.
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