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Costs of radioactive waste licensing

Spending debates affect nuclear agency’s operations in Arizona NEI SmartBrief | 09/28/2009 State agencies in Arizona are facing financial problems as Gov. Jan Brewer and lawmakers struggle in the aftermath of her veto of budget-related legislation.

The Radiation Regulatory Agency has been placed under heightened monitoring by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission because of the state’s budget constraints, and it may lose its federal certification

if a grant worth $500,000 is not reinstated. Without certification, the U.S. government will take over the agency, resulting in increased license fees for radioactive-material users and no say for Arizona on decisions involving disposal sites for low-level nuclear waste. Arizona Republic (Phoenix), The (09/26)

Spending debates affect nuclear agency’s operations in Arizona – Related Stories – NEI SmartBrief

September 30, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes