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Actions: Laws & Regulations
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The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
stressed the importance of permanent remedies and innovative treatment technologies in cleaning up hazardous waste sites
required Superfund actions to consider the standards and requirements found in other State and Federal environmental laws and regulations
provided new enforcement authorities and settlement tools
increased State involvement in every phase of the Superfund program increased the focus on human health problems posed by hazardous waste sites
encouraged greater citizen participation in making decisions on how sites should be cleaned up
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TCSA)
ability to track the 75,000 industrial chemicals currently produced or imported into the United States
repeatedly screens these chemicals and can require reporting or testing of those that may pose an environmental or human-health hazard
ban the manufacturing and importing of those chemicals that pose an unreasonable risk
mechanisms in place to track the thousands of new chemicals that industry develops each year with either unknown or dangerous characteristics.
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978
provides for the cleanup and disposal of mill tailings at abandoned sites and the disposal of tailings at licensed sites after cessation of operations
implemented by DOE, NRC, and some states through agreements with NRC
combination of active and passive controls to clean up contaminated ground water as well as tailings that have been misused at off-site locations, and to dispose of tailings in a manner that will prevent misuse, limit radon emissions, and protect ground water.
WIPP Land Withdrawal Act
reviews and approves of the DOE's plans for testing and retrieving waste at the WIPP
responsibility for implementing its radioactive waste disposal standards
helps ensure that the wastes will be disposed of in a manner that limits the release of radioactive materials.
©2001, Team C0111040, ThinkQuest.
