The responsibilities and duties of the committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
To advise the Department of Environmental Quality on all technical matters related to high-level nuclear waste activities within the state.
To assist and advise in formulating studies, plans and other implementations of the state nuclear waste program.
To assist in the implementation of directives of the state nuclear waste program.
To perform a critical review of all data and documents produced by the federal Department of Energy which related to any phase of high-level nuclear waste activities and submit comments on same to the Department of Environmental Quality.
To provide technical information to the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi and the State Legislature which will assist their efforts to assure the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the State of Mississippi.
To perform initial review of all applications for permits to conduct nuclear waste related activities within the state. Such review, to be completed within ninety (90) days, would determine if the application is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Upon completion of such review, the committee shall either:
File the application with the Department of Environmental Quality for its consideration, and thereafter, the department will deny, grant, or grant with certain conditions, requirements and stipulations a permit to conduct the applied for nuclear waste activities; or
Notify the applicant that the requirements of this chapter have not been met or satisfactorily completed and return the application for resubmittal. Such notification to applicants shall include a listing of deficiencies in complying with application procedures. Provided, however, the applicant may reapply by submitting the original application with amendments listing provisions which satisfy previous deficiencies in the application.