New Jersey’s Voluntary Plan for Siting a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility. This 28-page book lays out the reasons why New Jersey needs to have a site at which generators can dependably and permanently dispose of the low-level radioactive waste they generate. It explains the philosophy and objectives-as well as the steps, or phases-of the Voluntary Siting Process. (Published March 1995)

An Introduction to the Issues: Siting a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility in New Jersey. This is a Question-&-Answer booklet that asks and answers basic questions about low-level radioactive waste. It is a general introduction, or primer, to the issues. (August 1995)

Hosting New Jersey’s Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility: Could It Be Right for Your Community? This 18-minute long video introduces the viewer to why waste is generated, how it is minimized, why New Jersey needs a facility to ensure its safe disposal, and what incentives and benefits the community that volunteers to host the facility will receive. (January 1996)

Voluntary Site Evaluation Methodology for Siting a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility in New Jersey. This technical report describes how potential sites will be characterized, or evaluated, to determine their viability and licensability as New Jersey’s disposal facility. (June 1995)

Preliminary Site Investigation Program for Evaluating a Potential Site for New Jersey’s Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility. This publication lays out the objectives and time frame for the initial phase of evaluating a potential site. (March 1996; revised September 1997)

The Site Characterization Program for Evaluating a Potential Site for New Jersey’s Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility. This publication lays out the objectives, the kinds of information to be gathered, and time frame for the full-scale site characterization, or evaluation, of a potential site. (September 1996)

Final Siting Criteria Report. This document, prepared by the Board’s environmental consultant, describes and explains the rationale behind the siting criteria adopted by the Board. (April 1990)

Final Area Screening and Candidate Site Identification Methodology Report. This document, also prepared by the Board’s environmental consultant, lists and describes how a site would be selected using statewide screening data. (September 1990)

Final Report: New Jersey Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Plan. This report, prepared by the Board’s environmental consultant, compiles demographics of the low-level waste generated in New Jersey; discusses the characteristics and management of this waste; projects waste volume; explains how the waste is transported; discusses the feasibility of disposal methods and the commercial viability of constructing a disposal facility. (May 1990)

New Jersey Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Plan: 1996 Update. This document describes the characteristics and management of the low-level radioactive waste generated in New Jersey; offers projections for waste that is likely to be generated; and discusses transportation, disposal methods, and commercial viability of the disposal facility. (April 1996; updates the first Disposal Plan published in 1990)

New Jersey Doctors, Scientists & Educators Agree: "A disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste would be a safe neighbor." is a statement signed by doctors, scientists, and educators that lists their names and affiliations. (updated periodically to include additional signers)

If Your Town Has Contaminated Land. . . . This brochure discusses under what conditions the Siting Board will consider siting the disposal facility on a contaminated property. (May 1996)

We Live in a Radioactive World. This brochure illustrates the many uses of radioactive materials today. (October 1996)

Transporting Radioactive Materials in New Jersey: Some Facts. This brochure offers some facts about the transportation of radioactive materials across the roadways of New Jersey. (November 1996)

What Have We Learned About Disposing of Low-Level Radioactive Waste? This brochure discusses the lessons learned from the failures of the early commercial disposal facilities. (November 1997)

Would a Disposal Facility for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Affect Daily Life In My Community? This brochure explains how a disposal facility would, and wouldnÕt, alter daily routines in its host community. (November 1997)

Property Value Guarantee. This pamphlet outlines the Siting Board’s commitment to guarantee the value of property when a disposal facility commences operating in a community. (January 1997)

Who Is the New Jersey Siting Board? This pamphlet lists the 11 members of the Siting Board and gives a brief curriculum vitae for each. (March 1997)

Quarterly News Update provides the dates for upcoming Siting Board meetings and offers information on newly available Board publications, reports, conferences, and relevant siting news. (Published every three months beginning in January 1996)

Annual Reports offer the accomplishments of the Siting Board during the past fiscal year and agenda for the current year. (Published every March since 1989)

The Board also published three issues of a newsletter called Insight, as well as a series of InfoBriefs on such topics as "An Open Process," "Managing Low-Level Radioactive Waste in New Jersey," and "Planning for New Jersey’s Low-Level Radioactive Waste Needs."

At the request of the Board, Thomas A. Kerr of the National Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Program, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, prepared Answers to Some Often Asked Questions about Low-Level Radioactive Waste, a question-and-answer publication that provides answers to questions, many of which are national in scope, encountered by Board staff when speaking to citizens across the New Jersey. (February 1997)

In addition, the Siting Board funded:

- The League of Women Voters of New Jersey Education Fund to compile Managing Low-Level Radioactive Waste in New Jersey: A Challenge for the Future (April 1995);

- the Environmental Sciences Training Center at Rutgers University to research, compile, write, and edit a series of Fact Sheets on radiation science and low-level radioactive waste (January 1997); and