NUCLEAR WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP) OVERSIGHT HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON NUCLEAR WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP) 56-096 HEARINGS HELD IN CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO, AUGUST 8, 1979 COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MORRIS K. UDALL, Arizona, Chairman PHILLIP BURTON, California ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin GEORGE MILLER, California EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts PAT WILLIAMS, Montana DON H. CLAUSEN, California Ranking Minority Member MANUEL LUJAN, JR., New Mexico KEITH G. SEBELIUS, Kansas DON YOUNG, Alaska STEVEN D. SYMMS, Idaho JAMES P. (JIM) JOHNSON, Colorado RON MARLENEE, Montana JAMES C. ROGERS, Jr., Minority Counsel on Oversight and Investigations NOTE. The first listed minority member is counterpart to the subcommittee chairman. CONTENTS August 8, 1979, Carlsbad, N. Mex.. August 10, 1979, Albuquerque, N. Mex.. WEDNESDAY, August 8, 1979, Carlsbad, N. MEX. 71 20, 244 Gerrells, Walter, mayor, city of Carlsbad, N. Mex.. Hensley, Harold L., Jr., attorney, on behalf of Bass Enterprises Production Co., Fort Worth, Tex... Light, Robert S., commissioner, district I, Eddy County, N. Mex. Mairson, Raymond C., WIPP project manager, Westinghouse 40 Murray, Anne, on behalf of Joseph Gant, New Mexico State senator 14, 221 Robert D. Brown, vice president and general manager, Amax Nadine Rosenberg, president, Carlsbad Citizens for Energy Bingaman, Jeff, attorney general, State of New Mexico, presented by Steven Asher, assistant attorney general..- Chandler, Hon. Rolla E., Acting Assistant Director for Lands and Rights-of-Way, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department Clausen, Hon. Don, a U.S. Representative from the State of Cali- fornia; and ranking minority member, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, presented by James C. Rogers, Jr----- Domenici, Hon. Peter V., a U.S. Senator from the State of New Gervers, John H., coordinator, Radioactive Waste Consultation Task Force, on behalf of Gov. Bruce King and the State of New Le Gassie, Hon. Roger, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Martin, Hon. John B., Director, Division of Waste Management, 164, 724 Don Hancock, representing Southwest Research and Information Stewart, Hon. David B., Coordinator for Radioactive Waste Manage- 110 95, 497 130, 678 2. Letter from Joan Davenport, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Depart- ment of the Interior, to Hon. Harold Runnels, chairman, Sub- committee on Oversight and Investigations, dated August 1, 1979, concerning the Department's views regarding the waste isolation pilot plant (WIPP) project...---- 2. Excerpt from New Mexico laws of 1979, chapter 380, entitled, "Radioactive Waste Consultation Act", creating the Radio- active Waste Consultation Committee. Harold L. Hensley, Jr., on behalf of Bass Enterprises Production Co., 1. Prepared statement (with exhibits) -- 2. Exhibit 1: Graph showing total acreage involved in condemnation 3. Exhibit 2: Graph entitled, "Stratigraphic Intervals Studied in Developing Production Forecasts". 4. Exhibit 3: Land commission report to the court, filed September 18, 1978, in the matter of Unitel States of America v. 6,243.9 Acres 5. Exhibit 4: Summary of testimony of Dr. Wayne A. Chestnut-- 6. Exhibit 5: Summary of testimony of John Jay Keesey. 7. Legal brief entitled, "Stipulation for Entry of Judgment", filed October 10, 1978, in the matter of United States of America v. 6,243.9 Acres of Land More or Less... 8. Legal brief entitled, "Final Judgment", filed November 9, 1978, in the matter of United States of America v. 6,243.9 Acres of Land 3. Exhibit B: Excerpt from contract with the Department of Energy |