Opposition to High-Level Nuclear Waste
- State of Utah Comments on Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High -Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Ney County, Nevada (DOE/EIS-0250F-S1D)
- Copy of letter from Edward F. Sproat, III, Director, OCRWM to B. John Garrick, Ph.D., Chairman, NWTRB, dated November 6, 2007
- Dairyland Power Coop. v. United States, Ct. Cl. No. 04-106 C (filed Dec. 19, 2007)
- Salt Lake Tribune article dated October 15, 2004 (“Goshutes' waste plan hits a snag”)
- Robert Halstead, State of Nevada, testimony before the Transportation Planning Panel, NWTRB (Oct. 14, 2004 meeting in Salt Lake City)
- U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs Record of Decision for the Construction and Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) on the Reservation of Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians (Band) in Tooele County, Utah
- U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Record of Decision Addressing Right-of-Way Applications U76985 and U76986 to Transport Spent Nuclear Fuel to the Reservation of the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians
- Private Fuel Storage, LLC - Update for the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee, Utah Legislature, 05/17/06
- Governor Huntsman's Letter to the BLM regarding the opposition to the Right-of-Way Applications of PFS for High Level Nuclear Waste
- State of Utah Comments to BLM Opposing the Applications by PFS to Use Public Lands for High Level Nuclear Waste Operations
- Exhibits
- Exhibit 12, Letter from Utah Department of Public Safety, of State Comment Document to the BLM regarding the opposition to the Right-of-Way Applications of PFS for High Level Nuclear Waste
- Press Release from Governor Huntsman and Senator Hatch
- Utah Talking Points on PFS Right-of-way Applications to use Public Lands for the Transport, Storage and Transfer of High Level Nuclear Waste.
- U.S. Bureau of Land Management Notice Requesting Public Comment on PFS Right-of-Way Application
- State Concerns on PFS' Right-of-Way Application to the U.S. Bureau of land Managment use of Public Lands for the Transportation, Storage and Transfer of Spent Nuclear Fuel
- Congressman Matheson's Comments on BLM Rules About Right-of-Way Approval
- Cyberspace Blogswarm Encouraging Utahns to Write to BLM
- Map of Skull Valley: Image | PDF file
Introduction
Utah Department of Environmental Quality Executive Director Dianne R. Nielson is spearheading opposition to high level nuclear waste in Utah.
In the Executive Order, former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt created the Task Force Opposing High Level Nuclear Waste. Dr. Nielson is Chair of the Task Force. The Task Force is comprised of various State Department and Office Directors, and their staff, who have the expertise needed in this opposition.
On November 8, 2005 Utah petitioned the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeal for review of the NRC licensing proceeding.
Since 1997 Utah has been actively engaged in opposing PFS’s license application before the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Utah’s comments on whether the Commission should immediately issue PFS a license to store spent nuclear fuel provide a general overview of Utah’s criticism of the application. To date, no license has been issued.
In the licensing proceeding before the NRC, Utah’s opposition to the PFS license application has been based on serious safety concerns, including the following questions which have not been answered to Utah’s satisfaction:
Only publicly available documents are posted. Based on NRC rules, many documents in the PFS proceeding have been withheld from the public.
- Will the storage casks retain their integrity if hit by an F-16 or bomb?
- Will the Department of Energy collect fuel stored at the PFS site?
- Will the PFS site be a target for suicide mission terrorism?
- Will it be feasible for PFS to safely conduct operations based on modifications to the generic cask design?
Other Documents
NRC Licensing Process
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NRC Decision News Release (1 pg)
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