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The voluntary siting process, a case study in New Jersey.

Joseph R Stencel1, Kenneth Y Lee

  • 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Piscataway, NJ 08854-8014, USA. jstencel@rci.rutgers.edu

Health Physics
|January 28, 2004
PubMed
Summary

The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act has not created new disposal sites, but a voluntary siting process, like Canada's, may offer solutions for hazardous waste facilities.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Policy Studies
  • Nuclear Engineering

Background:

  • The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980 and 1985 Amendments failed to establish new US disposal capacity.
  • Political challenges, public opposition, and mistrust hinder the development of new disposal facilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To detail the siting process for a low-level radioactive waste facility in New Jersey.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of deterministic versus voluntary siting methods.

Main Methods:

  • Formation of the New Jersey Siting Board in 1987.
  • Initial use of deterministic criteria, shifting to a voluntary process in 1992.
  • Formation of the Atlantic Compact in 2000, including New Jersey, Connecticut, and South Carolina.

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Main Results:

  • New Jersey's siting efforts shifted from deterministic to voluntary methods.
  • The Atlantic Compact provided guaranteed disposal for New Jersey and Connecticut for 50 years.
  • The active siting process in New Jersey ended in 1998 due to perceived adequate capacity.

Conclusions:

  • The Atlantic Compact offered an out-of-state solution for New Jersey's low-level radioactive waste disposal needs.
  • Voluntary siting processes, successful in Canada, present a potential model for hazardous material facility siting.
  • Other states face uncertainty regarding disposal capacity after 2008.