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Market-Based Environmental Management: Issues in Implementation

Description: Increasingly, efforts to protect integral features of the natural environment that are essential to human well being face a double challenge. First, the magnitude of some conventional and emerging threats to environmental quality is growing, despite solid progress in controlling some causes. This is particularly the concern on a global scale in terms of atmospheric changes and loss of biological diversity. Second, easily-implemented uniform control methods using feasible technologies or other d… more
Date: March 7, 1994
Creator: Moore, John L.; Blodgett, John E.; Copeland, Claudia; Gushee, David E.; Mayer, Susan L.; McCarthy, James E. et al.
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Keeping the peace green: Integrating arms control and environmental protection

Description: This talk is about how to avoid turning swords into Superfund sites. The problem we address is the potential conflict between the desire to take advantage of the greater international security brought by the end of the Cold War by entering arms control agreements requiring various military weapons to be dismantled, and the desire to avoid further degrading the environment in the process of destroying them. We will use as an illustration of these issues the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), whi… more
Date: October 21, 1994
Creator: Tanzman, E. A. & Kellman, B.
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Reassessment of the NRC`s program for protecting allegers against retaliation

Description: On July 6, 1993, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission`s (NRC`s) Executive Director for Operations established a review team to reassess the NRC`s program for protecting allegers against retaliation. The team evaluated the current system, and solicited comments from various NRC offices, other Federal agencies, licensees, former allegers, and the public. This report is subject to agency review. The report summarizes current processes and gives an overview of current problems. It discusses: (1) ways … more
Date: January 1, 1994
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A model for determining when an analysis contains sufficient detail to provide adequate NEPA coverage for a proposed action

Description: Neither the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) nor its subsequent regulations provide substantive guidance for determining the Level of detail, discussion, and analysis that is sufficient to adequately cover a proposed action. Yet, decisionmakers are routinely confronted with the problem of making such determinations. Experience has shown that no two decisionmakers are Likely to completely agree on the amount of discussion that is sufficient to adequately cover a proposed action. one deci… more
Date: November 1, 1994
Creator: Eccleston, C. H.
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Summary of comments received from workshops on radiological criteria for decommissioning

Description: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an enhanced participatory rulemaking to establish radiological criteria for site cleanup and decommissioning of NRC-licensed facilities. Open public meetings were held during 1993 in Chicago, IL, San Francisco, CA, Boston, MA, Dallas, TX, Philadelphia, PA, Atlanta, GA, and Washington, DC. Interested parties were invited to provide input on the rulemaking issues before the NRC staff develops a draft proposed rule. This report summarizes 3,635… more
Date: January 1, 1994
Creator: Caplin, J.; Page, G.; Smith, D. & Wiblin, C.
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Factors affecting expanded electricity trade in North America

Description: The authors explore factors that affect electricity trade between enterprises in the US and Canada and the US and Mexico. They look to those underlying policy and institutional factors that affect the relative costs of producing electricity in the three countries. In particular, they consider six factors that appear to have a significant impact on electricity trade in North America: differences in the types of economic regulation of power leading to differences in cost recovery for wholesale an… more
Date: January 1, 1994
Creator: Hill, L. J.
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Regulatory Facility Guide for Tennessee

Description: This guide provides detailed compilations of international, federal, and state transportation related regulations applicable to shipments originating at or destined to Tennessee facilities. Information on preferred routes is also given.
Date: February 28, 1994
Creator: Anderson, S. S.; Bock, R. E.; Francis, M. W.; Gove, R. M.; Johnson, P. E.; Kovac, F. M. et al.
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A comparison of the RCRA Corrective Action and CERCLA Remedial Action Processes

Description: This document provides a comprehensive side-by-side comparison of the RCRA corrective action and the CERCLA remedial action processes. On the even-numbered pages a discussion of the RCRA corrective action process is presented and on the odd-numbered pages a comparative discussion of the CERCLA remedial action process can be found. Because the two programs have a difference structure, there is not always a direct correlation between the two throughout the document. This document serves as an inf… more
Date: February 1, 1994
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Analysis of environmental regulatory proposals: Its your chance to influence policy

Description: As part of the regulatory development process, the US Envirorunental Protection Agency (EPA) collects data, makes various assumptions about the data, and analyzes the data. Although EPA acts in good faith, the agency cannot always be aware of all relevant data, make only appropriate assumptions, and use applicable analytical methods. Regulated industries must carefully must carefully review every component of the regulatory decision-making process to identify misunderstandings and errors and to… more
Date: March 2, 1994
Creator: Veil, J. A.
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Title list of documents made publicly available: October 1--31, 1994. Volume 16, Number 10

Description: The Title List of Documents Made Publicly Available is a monthly publication. It contains descriptions of the information received and generated by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This information includes (1) docketed material associated with civilian nuclear power plants and other uses of radioactive materials and (2) nondocketed material received and generated by NRC pertinent to its role as a regulatory agency. As used here, docketed does not refer to Court dockets; it refers to… more
Date: December 1, 1994
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Legal Aspects of National Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention

Description: The author discusses some legal aspects of measures at the national level to implement the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). These implementing measures are universal, applying not only to the few States Parties that will declare and destroy chemical weapons, but also to the many States Parties that have never had a chemical weapons program. This new need for national measures to implement multilateral arms control agreements has generated unease due to a perception that implementation may be … more
Date: November 28, 1994
Creator: Tanzman, Edward A.; Zeuli, Anthony R. & Kellman, Barry
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Summary proceedings

Description: A public meeting was convened by the Department of Energy (DOE) on February 10 and 11, 1994 in order to discuss government plans for the export of clean coal technologies -- The ``Clean Coal International Technology Transfer Program.`` In the sections that follow, brief descriptions are provided of the background to the solicitation and the public meeting, and how the meeting was conducted. Subsequent chapters of this report present the discussions that ensued at the meeting, and the views, rec… more
Date: March 1, 1994
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Questions and answers based on revised 10 CFR Part 20

Description: NUREG/CR-6204 is a collection of questions and answers that were originally issued in seven sets and which pertain to revised 10 CFR Part 20. The questions came from both outside and within the NRC. The answers were compiled and provided by NRC staff within the offices of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Research, the Office of State Programs, and the five regional offices. Although all of the questions and answers have been reviewed by atto… more
Date: May 1, 1994
Creator: Borges, T.; Stafford, R. S.; Lu, P. Y. & Carter, D.
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The Nuclear Waste Policy Act, as amended with appropriations acts appended

Description: The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 provides for the development of repositories for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, to establish a program of research, development and demonstration regarding the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Titles 1 and 2 cover these subjects. Also included in this Act are: Title 3: Other provisions relating to radioactive waste; Title 4: Nuclear waste negotiation; Title 5: Nuclear waste technical revie… more
Date: March 1, 1994
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The history of NATO TNF policy: The role of studies, analysis and exercises conference proceedings. Volume 2: Papers and presentations

Description: This conference was organized to study and analyze the role of simulation, analysis, modeling, and exercises in the history of NATO policy. The premise was not that the results of past studies will apply to future policy, but rather that understanding what influenced the decision process -- and how -- would be of value. The structure of the conference was built around discussion panels. The panels were augmented by a series of papers and presentations focusing on particular TNF events, issues, … more
Date: February 1994
Creator: Rinne, R. L.
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Wetland mitigation banking for the oil and gas industry: Assessment, conclusions, and recommendations

Description: Wetland mitigation banks are already in existence in the United States, and the number is increasing. To date, most of these banks have been created and operated for mitigation of impacts arising from highway or commercial development and have not been associated with the oil and gas industry. Argonne National Laboratory evaluated the positive and negative aspects of wetland mitigation banking for the oil and gas industry by examining banks already created for other uses by federal, state, and … more
Date: January 1994
Creator: Wilkey, P. L.; Sundell, R. C.; Bailey, K. A. & Hayes, D. C.
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The Hazard Ranking System (HRS)

Description: In 1990, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised procedures for evaluating uncontrolled releases of hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). These revised procedures include substantial changes to the Hazard Ranking System (HRS), the scoring system EPA uses to assess a site`s relative threat to public health and the environment. This informati… more
Date: February 1, 1994
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Use a Preliminary Requirements Identification Document (PRID) data base to identify facility documents and components and to establish an operating envelope

Description: A challenge that arises consistently throughout the US Department of Energy (DOE) arena is difficulty in identifying the regulatory requirements for the unique operations of a given facility in a cost-effective and consistent manner. This challenge is further compounded by the hundreds of regulatory documents/statutes that must be assessed, as mandated by specific DOE Orders or facility components. As the missions of selected DOE facilities evolve or change, it is becoming of paramount importan… more
Date: March 1, 1994
Creator: Kinney, M. D. & Woodworth, L. A.
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Small business report to Congress for fiscal year 1992

Description: This report describes the various programs of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization designed to ensure small businesses have an equitable opportunity to do business with the Department of Energy. In addition, this report covers 33 organizational components of the Department and details the extent to which small business firms are participating in the procurement process as well as efforts taken to ensure continued involvement. During fiscal year 1992, the Department met or … more
Date: February 1, 1994
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Indexes to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances, July--December 1993. Volume 38, Index 2

Description: Digests and indexes for issuances of the Commission (CLI), the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel (LBP), the Administrative Law Judges (ALJ), the Directors` Decisions (DD), and the Denials of Petitions for Rulemaking (DPRM) are presented in this document. These digests and indexes are intended to serve as a guide to the issuances. These information elements are displayed in one or more of five separate formats arranged as follows: Case Name Index; Digests and Headers; Legal Citations Index… more
Date: April 1, 1994
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Energy efficiency in new buildings: Implementing the Energy Policy Act of 1992

Description: The Building Energy Standards Program (Program) is conducted for the Department of Energy`s (DOE) Office of Codes and Standards, within the Office of Building Technologies. The Program seeks to facilitate the construction of energy efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally sound new buildings through the application of energy efficiency codes and standards. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) requires that the Department of Energy support the voluntary energy standards development proces… more
Date: March 1, 1994
Creator: Stockmeyer, M. K.
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Making contracting work better and cost less: Report of the Contract Reform Team

Description: In June 1993, Secretary of Energy Hazel O`Leary formed a Contract Reform Team, chaired by Deputy Secretary Bill White, to evaluate the contracting practices of the Department of Energy and to formulate specific proposals for improving those practices. This report summarizes the results of the work of the Contract Reform Team. It recommends actions for implementation that will significantly improve the Department`s contracting practices and will enable the Department to help create a government … more
Date: February 1, 1994
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