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STATE OF WISCONSIN<br />

S T OSi TI<br />

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR<br />

am confident that our comments will prove useful in preparing a final<br />

document which will be considered adequate within the spirit and intent<br />

i STATE CAPITOL <strong>of</strong> the National Environmental Policy Act, case law and the guidelines <strong>of</strong><br />

,.. MADISON. 53702 the President's Council on Environmental Quality.<br />

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. I H i(608) TeIrph.ne Nu- er-<br />

Te 26ephone 1Numer We are prepared to assist in any way possible to fulfill our obligations<br />

July 27, 1979 (608) 2661212 in this matter.<br />

Sincrely,<br />

Dr. Colin A. Heath<br />

Division <strong>of</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> Isolation ee Sherman Dreyfus<br />

Mail Stop B-107 GOVERNOR<br />

U. S. Department <strong>of</strong> Energy Attach.<br />

Washington, D.C. 20545<br />

cc: Honorable Jimmy Carter, President<br />

Harold R. Denton, Director, Nuclear Regulatory Commission<br />

Dear Dr. Heath: Honorable Albert Quie, Governor <strong>of</strong> Minnesota<br />

Members <strong>of</strong> National Governors Association<br />

Re: DOE/EIS-0046-D-<strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Commercially</strong> Douglas Costle - EPA, Washington<br />

<strong>Generated</strong> <strong>Radioactive</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> John McGuire - EPA, Region V, Chicago<br />

Honorable Gaylord Nelson<br />

The State <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin is aware <strong>of</strong> the sometimes conflicting, but urgent, Honorable William Proxmire<br />

issues related to the nuclear industry since we rely on nuclear power Members, Wisconsin State Legislature<br />

plants to provide 30 percent <strong>of</strong> our electrical energy. Stanley York - PSC<br />

Donald C. Percy - H&SS<br />

While we recognize the primary Federal role in these issues, the problem Robert Durkin - H&SS C<br />

<strong>of</strong> nuclear power and radioactive waste disposal are also state concerns Lowell Jackson - DOT<br />

and we will accept our responsibilities in these matters. Mike Early - DLAD O<br />

Ken Lindner - DOA<br />

Wisconsin has a long history <strong>of</strong> accountable government involvement in M. E. Ostrom - Geo. & Natural History<br />

proposals affecting the welfare <strong>of</strong> its citizens. I intend to maintain Honorable Bronson LaFollette - Attorney General<br />

and improve this trust especially for nuclear waste disposal because <strong>of</strong> John Stolzenberg - Leg. Council Office<br />

its serious implications to the energy and environmental future <strong>of</strong> Anthony Earl - DNR<br />

Wisconsin and the Nation.<br />

The responsibility over nuclear power and disposal <strong>of</strong> radioactive wastes<br />

must be a state and federal partnership. The Federal Government must<br />

make a special effort to recognize and comprehensively involve the<br />

states, local units <strong>of</strong> government and citizenry in all phases <strong>of</strong> the<br />

nuclear decision-making process.<br />

The information contained in this Draft Environmental Impact Statement<br />

has serious overtones toward the future <strong>of</strong> our state, region and the<br />

Nation. The attendant problems will require our full and thorough<br />

attention. In order to begin a partnership approach <strong>of</strong> resolving these<br />

problems, I have directed several state agencies to provide my <strong>of</strong>fice<br />

with an interdisciplinary review <strong>of</strong> this Draft Environmental Impact<br />

Statement. These comments are attached.<br />

Our review <strong>of</strong> the DEIS identified several serious inadequacies.<br />

I feel the objectives to provide evidence supporting a specific program<br />

have not been substantiated by the information provided in this text.

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