Intergovernmental
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Energy Communities Alliance
(ECA)
- established in 1992, ECA brings together elected and appointed local
government officials in energy communities, to share and exchange information,
establish policy positions, and advocate community interests in the DOE arena.
The Department of Energy supports the ECA Newsletter and the Peer Exchange
Program.
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Environmental Council of the
States (ECOS)
- The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) is the national non-profit,
non-partisan association of state and territorial environmental agency leaders.
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National Association of Attorneys
General (NAAG)
- NAAG and DOE have established a working group of Assistant Attorneys General
and key DOE staff to discuss current regulatory and statutory
enforcement/compliance issues. As the parties work towards their common
goals of ensuring the protection of human health and the environment through
the clean-up and the proper management of DOE activities, the continuation of
this productive workgroup is of importance to state Attorneys General and has
also been found to be mutually beneficial to the state and to DOE.
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National Conference of State
Legislatures (NCSL)
- The Department of Energy funds a cooperative agreement with NCSL that
provides both logistical and staff support for the State and Tribal Government
Working Group (STGWG) as well as meeting with elected legislatures from states
with particular interests in EM activities. With the support of this
agreement, the NCSL serves as a conduit for informational exchange regarding
the cleanup of the nuclear weapons complex between the Department, state
legislatures, legislative staff, state executive branch staff, and tribal
government representatives.
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National Governors Association/Federal Facilities Task Force
- The NGA/DOE Task Force, which is supported by the Department of Energy,
consists of Department officials and representatives from Governors' offices
from states which host DOE facilities. The purpose of the task force is to
assist the Department of Energy in improving coordination of its major program
decisions with Governors' offices and state regulators and to ensure such
decisions reflect input from these key state officials and stakeholders.
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The State and Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG)
- helps ensure that the Department of Energy (DOE) facilities and sites are
operated and cleaned up in compliance with all applicable federal and state
laws and regulations, and Tribal rights including those retained by treaty, and
conferred by statute and the trust responsibility; as well as in a manner that
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International
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The Office of Environmental
Management (EM) International Program seeks out international technical
experts to support EM’s mission of accelerated risk reduction and cleanup of the
environmental legacy of the nation's nuclear weapons program and government-sponsored
nuclear energy research. To achieve this, EM pursues collaborations with foreign
government organizations, educational institutions, and private industry to identify
technologies that can address the site cleanup needs of the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Statement of Intent between the Department
of Energy of the United States and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Exchange of Information
Concerning Management of Radioactive Waste.
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Joint Convention Activities - Following the accident at
the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a need arose for formal international
agreements to promote a global culture for the safe use of nuclear
materials. During the drafting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety,
directed at the safety of Nuclear Power Plant operations, it became apparent
that another agreement was needed to cover facilities other than Nuclear Power
Plants - specifically those used to manage spent fuel and radioactive
waste. To meet this need the Joint Convention was drafted and adopted at
a Diplomatic Conference in September 1997. It went into force on June 18,
2001, when 25 countries ratified and deposited articles with the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The United States ratified the Joint
Convention and became a formal party on July 14, 2003. More information on
the Joint Convention is available from
IAEA
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International Program Annual Report 2007
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