What will happen to the underground laboratory after it is no longer necessary for neutrino research? Could the government convert it from a research facility into a repository for waste?
A35: Following a thorough environmental review through an Environmental Impact Statement, permit decisions will be made by a variety of federal, state, and local governmental entities. Each of these may condition their permit (permission) on the proposal as put forward in the original application and as addressed in the Environmental Impact Statement. The environmental review and permit decisions will be based on the use specified in the applications. Changing the purpose of use requires changing the underlying permits. In particular, the Forest Service will evaluate these concerns when it decides whether to grant a lease or special use permit for the underground laboratory. The permit, if granted, will specify all of the allowed activities. The use permit will also require, at the conclusion of all experiments, the permit holder to remove all materials from underground, to physically close off the tunnels, and to return the site to as natural a condition as possible. The Forest Servic
Related Questions
- Is OUR high security nuclear weapons research facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, a Nuclear Accident Waiting To Happen?
- What is longitudinal cohort research and why is CPCHE recommending increased government support for it?
- May a research group at a national laboratory and within the federal government apply?
