Post on 23-Dec-2015
Nuclear Waste and Indian Country
Mr. Ian ZabarteMoapa 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
Cumulative Fallout
Important Lifestyle Differences
Yucca Mountain – On Track
• US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)Atomic Safety Licensing Board Panel (ASLBP)Construction Authorization Board (CAB)
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
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.
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• The Nuclear Waste Policy Act is the law!...unless amended or repealed.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).
Where are Tribes?
• Tribal concerns/recommendations:
• Location, location, location…NIMBY.• Public involvement.• Consultation• Transportation• Advocate
Conclusion
• More information• http://www.moapapaiutes.com
• http://www.trackhearings.com
• http://www.nrc.gov