Show r W r io f. f V P t f or r iJ oi Public Meetings To Be Held A series of four public meetings on the progress of of studies to possibly establish establish establish es es- es- es a disposal facility for high level nuclear ear waste in n southwestern Utah will be held November November November Novem Novem- ber 10 The meetings are sponsored by the Utah Nuclear Waste Repository Task For Force e. e The t task sk force orce was appointed by Governor Gover Gover- nor Scott M. M Matheson in inJune inJune June 1980 to monitor activities activities activities ac ac- ac- ac of the Department of Energy and to r recommend recommend commend com com- mend state policy polity on nuclear nuclear nuclear nu nu- nu- nu clear waste waste- disposal The meetings will be beheld held at the following lo locations Nov 10 Monticello 10 Sa San Juan County Courthouse e. e 2nd Floor Courtroom South Main Nov 11 11 Blanding Edge of the Cedars Museum West North Nov 12 Moab 12 Moab Helen M M. M Knight Elementary School purpose multi-purpose room West Fourth North Nov 13 Salt 13 Salt Lake City South Salt Lake Library 2480 South State All meetings will begin at pm p.m. The focus of the meeting is s to review DOE location recommendations recommendations recommendations in the Paradox Paradox Paradox Para Para- dox Basin suggested for further study The Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Energy will outline the schedule in Utah for 1982 R I D 1 and 1983 discuss its National National National Na Na- Environmental Policy Policy Policy Pol Pol- icy A Act t implementation plan and address socioeconomic socioeconomic socioeconomic socio e concerns Following Following Following Fol Fol- Fol- Fol lowing presentations by bythe bythe bythe the Department Department- of energy the meetings will be opened for que questions from the audience The proceedings proceedings pro pro- of each meeting will be transcribed A copy of the transcript will be provided to the Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Energy as input fr from m- m the cit citizens z ris of Utah Written and oral comments comments comments com com- ments on the propos proposal 1 of of the Department of Energy are encouraged for those unable to attend any 01 ol the scheduled meetings or if they do not wish tc make an oral presentation n written comments may be mailed to The Utah Nu Nuclear Nuclear clear Waste Repository Task Force Department o 0 Health PO P.O. Box 2500 Salt Lake City Ut a aThe The focus of the meetings meetings meet ings will be the recommendation recommendation of locations foi fat further study which is expected expected ex expected to be made later ir it November The Department Depart ment of Energy will outline the schedule of activities activities ac in Utah for 1981 and 1983 discuss its Na National National Environmental Policy Pol icy Act implementation r. r j A plan and nd address addre s so socioeconomic socioeconomic socio- socio io- io economic concerns The Department of Energy Energy Energy En En- ergy is is' studying geologic formations and nd evaluating existing geologic and environmental environmental environmental en en- data in in more than 20 states in the process of selecting sites ites for terminal isolation of high level nuclear nuclear- waste Evaluation of the Paradox Basin in Utah began in 1973 Bedded salt studies were narrowed in 1979 to the Gibson Dome Elk ElkRidge ElkRidge Ridge Lisbon Valley and Salt Valley areas A draft Location Recommendation tion Report ing one or more mor locations for more detailed study will be distributed by bL the Department of Energy in in in- November A draft site characterization plan describing describing de de- de- de scribing geologic and environmental environmental en en- to be conducted Mn yin the location studies will wilt also be released released re re- released leased in November |