PROPOSED PROGRAM FOR SITING HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES - TVA'S EXPERIENCE.

It is imperative that approved hazardous waste disposal sites be sited and constructed in relatively convenient areas if further problems associated with hazardous waste disposal are to be prevented. However, siting problems will continue until the lay public can be convinced that the facilities sited, designed and constructed will protect public health and the environment. The phased approach to the siting process proposed in this paper emphasizes public participation as well as a logical process to obtain needed environmental data. Local acceptance of a site also seems to facilitate the regulatory permitting process.