Summary of West Valley Full-Cost Accounting Study Proposal

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Proposal for a West Valley Full-Cost Accounting Study. Goal: The purpose of the study is to provide an analysis of the long-term …

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Proposal for a West Valley Full-Cost Accounting Study
Goal: The purpose of the study is to provide an analysis of the long-term economic and environmental consequences of the West Valley nuclear waste site final cleanup options.
Objectives: The study will assess the economic and environmental impacts and provide cost estimates for each remedial option with a special focus on three remedial options: 1) Exhumation and long-term on-site above ground storage; 2) Exhumation and temporary on-site above ground storage and long-term storage at a federal facility; and 3) Long-term monitoring and maintenance of the buried waste. The study will investigate the following issues.
? Evaluate the adequacy of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed site-wide erosion controls, timetable and their estimated costs.
? Analyze the government’s 1996 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on long-term remediation of the West Valley site, and studies on remediation costs and long term costs.
? Evaluate the costs, risk and impacts of credible risk scenarios. Include assessment of economic benefits of having the remediated land available for development with job creation estimates.
Why does Western New York need this study?
? We are at a…

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