2010 RICHARD S. HODES HONOR LECTURE AWARD PROGRAMThe Southeast Compact Commission has selected Larry Camper of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as the recipient of the 2010 Richard S. Hodes, M.D. Honor Lecture Award—a program that recognizes an individual, company, or organization that contributed in a significant way to improving the technology, policy, or practices of low-level radioactive waste management in the United States.
Mr. Camper is being recognized for his leadership and innovative efforts to implement substantial regulatory and management improvements in several key NRC regulatory programs, which have enhanced public safety, as well as the efficiency and transparency of those programs.
Camper is the Director of NRC’s Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection. He has over 36 years of experience within the nuclear industry having served in a number of important management positions within both the private and public sectors. He currently serves as the U.S. Representative to the Waste Safety Standards Advisory Committee (WASSC) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and as a member of the Board of Directors and the Program Advisory Committee for the Waste Management Symposia.
As the award recipient, Camper will present a lecture during the Waste Management ’10 Symposium in Phoenix, Arizona. The symposium is sponsored by the University of Arizona and will be held from March 7-11, 2010. A special time is reserved during the Symposium for the lecture and the award presentation. The Commission would like to thank those individuals and organizations that participated in the 2010 awards program. Their participation has helped to assure the success of the Richard S. Hodes, M.D. Honor Lecture Award this year and in future years. Nominations for the 2011 Hodes Honor Lecture Award are now being accepted. Details are on the Commission website at www.secompact.org or you may contact Ted Buckner at 919/821-0500 or (tedb (at) secompact (dot) org) tedb (at) secompact (dot) org. LIAISONS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICEMany organizations in the United States share common interests with the Southeast Compact Commission, such as the safe management of radioactive waste and the protection of public health and the environment. The Commission endeavors to stay abreast of the activities of organizations sharing common goals and interests through the use of volunteer liaisons. |
SECC and Member States Present Oral Arguments Before U.S. Supreme Court In Lawsuit Over Radioactive Waste Disposal Responsibilities
On January 11, 2010 the United States Supreme Court held oral arguments in the pending lawsuit, Alabama et al v. North Carolina. Attorneys for the plaintiffs and defendant, as well as the Solicitor General of the United States, presented their arguments before the Court and responded to questions from the Justices. The States of Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia and the Southeast Compact Commission for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court in June of 2002 to enforce $90 million in sanctions against the State of North Carolina. The suit alleges that North Carolina failed to comply with the provisions of North Carolina and the Southeast Compact laws and did not meet its obligations as a member of the Compact.
Carter Phillips of the law firm Sidley Austin represented the member states and the Commission. He argued that North Carolina breached the terms of its agreement with other member states when it failed to take the appropriate steps to develop a new disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste. “It is, of course, impossible to predict how the Court will decide the case based on the oral argument, but it was clear that the Justices were engaged with the issues that the Plaintiffs presented and recognized the importance of the case,” said Mr. Phillips. “The Court’s decision to grant the parties 90 minutes for the argument, by itself, reflects the significance the Court attaches to this litigation.” “We were particularly heartened by the support as amici curiae of the other Compact Commissions that are dealing with the problems of the proper disposal of low-level radioactive waste,” said Michael Mobley, Chairman of the Commission. “It is clear that they recognize that the future of the compacting process is very much at stake in the outcome of this case.” For more information, contact Ted Buckner at 919/821-0500 or <tedb@secompact.org>.
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