CONTENTS

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OPENING STATEMENTS

Bennett, Hon. Robert F., U.S. Senator from the State of Utah

Boxer, Hon. Barbara, U.S. Senator from the State of California

Crapo, Hon. Michael D., U.S. Senator from the State of Idaho

Inhofe, Hon. James M., U.S. Senator from the State of Oklahoma

WITNESSES

Adelman, David E., staff attorney, Nuclear Program, Natural Resources De-
fense Council

Prepared statement and attachments

Brief, Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206

Paperiello, Carl, Deputy Executive Director for Materials, Research and State

Programs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Prepared statement

Shapiro, Michael, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and

Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency

Prepared statement

Responses to questions from:

Senators Baucus and Graham

Senator Boxer

Senator Smith

Slesinger, Scott, vice president, Governmental Affairs, Environmental Tech-

nology Council

Prepared statement

Responses to questions from Senator Smith

Statement, Envirosafe Services

Thompson, Anthony J., attorney, Uranium Recovery Industry

Prepared statement

Westphal, Hon. Joseph W., Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works),

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Comments on the Proposed Plan for the Linde Site

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Responses:

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165

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Department of Energy to additional questions from Senators Smith and
Baucus

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Hatch, Hon. Orrin, U.S. Senator from the State of Utah, prepared state

ment

Peus, Eric C., president, Waste Control Specialists LLC

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