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Advisory board opposes SRS as nuclear waste dump
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-07-23/advisory-board-opposes-srs-nuclear-waste-venue
Advisory board opposes SRS as nuclear waste venue
By Rob Pavey
Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 1:05 PM
Last updated Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:31 AM
Savannah River Site’s Citizens Advisory Board adopted a position paper Tuesday opposing SRS’ future use as a storage site for spent nuclear fuel.
“Future generations of South Carolinians and Georgians will not be well served by having the Savannah River Site become an interim storage site for commercial nuclear waste, and for what will be an undetermined length of time,” the position paper stated.
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The advisory board’s position paper, however, stated that there are no data supporting an assumption that a repository superior to Yucca Mountain will ever be identified.
“In addition, the $13 billion … already spent to build the Yucca Mountain facility will be totally lost if a different site is selected,” the group said. “Considering the current national debt and budget deficit, it is unlikely that adequate funding will be available.”
Clements said the advisory board’s position is politically important, in part because a proposed law that would create a federal Nuclear Waste Administration calls for “consent-based siting” in which communities affected by waste storage would have a high level of influence.
Advisory board opposes SRS as nuclear waste venue
By Rob Pavey
Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 1:05 PM
Last updated Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:31 AM
Savannah River Site’s Citizens Advisory Board adopted a position paper Tuesday opposing SRS’ future use as a storage site for spent nuclear fuel.
“Future generations of South Carolinians and Georgians will not be well served by having the Savannah River Site become an interim storage site for commercial nuclear waste, and for what will be an undetermined length of time,” the position paper stated.
<snip>
The advisory board’s position paper, however, stated that there are no data supporting an assumption that a repository superior to Yucca Mountain will ever be identified.
“In addition, the $13 billion … already spent to build the Yucca Mountain facility will be totally lost if a different site is selected,” the group said. “Considering the current national debt and budget deficit, it is unlikely that adequate funding will be available.”
Clements said the advisory board’s position is politically important, in part because a proposed law that would create a federal Nuclear Waste Administration calls for “consent-based siting” in which communities affected by waste storage would have a high level of influence.
