HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

Committe

LIBRARY OF

OF CONGRESS

4

DEC 1 7 1979

EXCHANGE&GHT

COMMITTEE ON CHANGE&

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCESION

UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 594

A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR A FORMAL PROCESS OF STATE PARTICIPATION

AND CONCURRENCE REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE

OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS

S. 685

A BILL TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL STORAGE OF SPENT

FUEL FROM CIVILIAN NUCLEAR POWERPLANTS, TO SET FORTH A

FEDERAL POLICY AND INITIATE A PROGRAM FOR THE LONG-TERM

STORAGE OF NUCLEAR WASTE FROM CIVILIAN ACTIVITIES, AND FOR

OTHER PURPOSES

S. 701

A BILL TO REQUIRE THAT THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY NOTIFY ANY

STATE OF ANY INVESTIGATION OF ANY SITE IN SUCH STATE FOR

THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE FACILITY

AND ALLOW SUCH STATE TO PREVENT THE CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH

FACILITY ON SUCH SITE BY AN ACTION OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE

OR A STATEWIDE REFERENDUM

S. 797

A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE TIMELY MANAGEMENT OF THE SPENT

FUEL FROM NUCLEAR REACTORS

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CONTENTS

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THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1979

STATEMENTS

Detuch, John M., Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Technology, Depart-

ment of Energy

Evans, Hon. John V., Governor of the State of Idaho and Chairman, Nuclear

Power Subcommittee, National Governors' Association

Hendrie, Hon. Joseph M., Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Johnston, Hon. J. Bennett, a U.S. Senator from the State of Louisiana

McClure, Hon. James A., a U.S. Senator from the State of Idaho

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

Responses to committee questions from:

Dr. Hendrie

Mr. Deutch

TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1979

90, 106

STATEMENTS

Berick, David, Staff, Environmental Policy Center, Washington, D.C

Johnston, Hon. J. Bennett, a U.S. Senator from the State of Louisiana..

Lewis, Floyd W., president, Middle South Services, Inc., representing Edison

Electric Institute, accompanied by Sol Burstein, executive vice president,

Wisconsin Electric Power Co., and chairman, Executive Nuclear Energy,

Edison Electric Institute; Fox Trowbridge, counsel; and James O'Connor.

Commonwealth Co., Chicago, Ill

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Messing, Mark, representing the Environmental Policy Center, Washington,

D.C., accompanied by David Berick, staff...

Radin, Alex, executive director, American Public Power Association, accom-

panied by Larry Hobart, assistant director, American Public Power Associ-

ation..

Van Nostrand, Maurice, chairman, Iowa State Commerce Commission, repre-

senting NARUC Committee on Electricity, accompanied by Paul Rodgers,

general counsel of NARUC; and Margo James, director of

congressional relations, NARUC..

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