NRC SPECIAL STUDIES — A STATUS REPORT

It is a pleasure to participate once again in the annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management. Being with you in this manner is getting to be a habit that I find enjoyable. Today, it is my privilege to talk with you about a new study being undertaken by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the mandate of Congress. This mandate appears as Section 207 of the new Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-438). This section, entitled Nuclear Energy Center Site Survey, authorizes and directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to conduct a nationwide survey to identify potential land areas for location of nuclear energy centers and, most importantly, to assess the feasibility and practicality of locating nuclear power reactors and/or other nuclear fuel cycle facilities on such sites. The Act calls for a presentation of our findings and recommendations in a report to Congress and the CEQ by October 11, 1975.