10.2190/J56A-BA1T-WL9K-Q3TY J56ABA1TWL9KQ3TY 2 Siting Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facilities 19 43 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 J56ABA1TWL9KQ3TY.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=J56ABA1TWL9KQ3TY 1 Joseph Di Mento William Lambert Luis Suarez-Villa James Tripodes University of California, Irvine Siting of low-level radioactive waste (LLW) facilities poses a significant planning challenge—one that must be addressed under federal law by 1986. While the public is apprehensive about LLW, it shows no indication of stopping consumption of goods and services which generate it. The siting activity, possessing some unique complicating characteristics, falls within a class of activities defined by uncertain costs and both discreet localized and pervasive societal benefits. This article describes a siting process for LLW facilities. It addresses siting as a sociopolitical as well as a technical problem. 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