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Nuclear Waste and Indian Country

Nuclear Waste and Indian Country. Mr. Ian Zabarte Moapa Band of Paiutes Department of Environmental Protection. Two Tracks. Track one: Deep Geologic Disposal Track two: Review of US nuclear policy. Yucca Mountain. Western Shoshone and Southern Paiute. Nuclear Weapons Legacy.

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Nuclear Waste and Indian Country

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  1. Nuclear Waste and Indian Country Mr. Ian Zabarte Moapa Band of Paiutes Department of Environmental Protection

  2. Two Tracks • Track one: Deep Geologic Disposal • Track two: Review of US nuclear policy

  3. Yucca Mountain

  4. Western Shoshone and Southern Paiute

  5. Nuclear Weapons Legacy

  6. Cumulative Fallout

  7. Important Lifestyle Differences

  8. Yucca Mountain – On Track • US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Atomic Safety Licensing Board Panel (ASLBP) Construction Authorization Board (CAB)

  9. Intervener/Party Status • 12 judges (3 judge panels) • 12 parties ( NV, Clark Co., Inyo, Nye, Lincoln, Esmerelda, White Pine, Eureka, Timbisha Shoshone x2, Native Community Action Council, Nuclear Energy Institute) • DOE, NRC Staff • Two counsel each

  10. DOE Funding • FY 1982-2007 approximately $300-400+ mil. • 2009 $288 mil. • 2010 $196 mil. • 2011 ? (referred to as “the out years”) The NRC has $47 mil.of its own for all nuclear facility licensing.

  11. Two Tracks • NRC proceeding continue stretched out over “the out years” • The Nuclear Waste Policy Act is the law!...unless amended or repealed. • President Obama, Secretary Chu and Senator Reid are pursuing alternatives to Yucca Mountain (Blue Ribbon Commission).

  12. Where are Tribes? • Tribal concerns/recommendations: • Location, location, location…NIMBY. • Public involvement. • Consultation • Transportation • Advocate

  13. Conclusion • More information • http://www.moapapaiutes.com • http://www.trackhearings.com • http://www.nrc.gov

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