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Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee
Organized in 1989, CSG's Midwestern
Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee brings the Midwestern
states together to identify, prioritize and work with DOE to resolve
regional issues related to the department's transport of radioactive
waste and materials, including spent nuclear fuel.
The committee originally focused on the
future shipments planned by DOE's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste
Management (OCRWM). Since 1998, however,
the committee has also worked with DOE's Environmental Management (EM)
program to address shipments of waste resulting from the cleanup of
former defense plants. Committee members from states on the shipping
routes have worked with DOE to plan several shipping campaigns
involving transuranic waste and spent nuclear fuel traveling through
the Midwest.
In 2010, DOE withdrew its license
application to build a repository at Yucca Mountain and
eliminated funding for OCRWM.
For now, DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy has assumed
responsibility for the department’s spent nuclear fuel
activities. The administration has established the Blue
Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future to recommend a
strategy for managing the nation’s nuclear waste. The
committee now works exclusively with EM’s office at DOE
headquarters and the Carlsbad Field Office.
The committee members represent the 12 Midwestern states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,
South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Each state has an executive agency member
that is appointed by the members of the
Midwestern
Governors Association. The remaining seats are held by state
legislators from the region, who are appointed by the chair of CSG's
Midwestern
Legislative Conference.
For more information, contact:
Lisa Janairo
last updated:
August 19, 2010
