Mescalero spent fuel storage facility regulation approach
- BDM Federal, Inc., Mclean, VA (United States)
- Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, Washington, DC (United States)
- Illinois Power, Clinton (United States)
The Mescalero Apache Tribe was the first entity to respond to the United States Government`s invitation to study the feasibility of voluntarily hosting a Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility. Through its studies, the Mescalero Apache Tribe became convinced that such a facility could be built and operated safely. When the government`s voluntary siting initiative stalled, the Mescalero Apache Tribe began discussions with Northern States Power Company and several other utilities regarding hosting a private spent fuel storage facility. It was clear that such a facility could be licensed in accordance with Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 72 (10 CFR 72). However, a broader regulatory assessment approach was necessary for two reasons. First, other than General Electric`s (GE) Morris Facility, no other away-from-reactor spent fuel storage facility had been licensed in the United States. Additionally, the effect of the Mescalero Apache Tribe`s sovereign status had to be considered and evaluated. This paper describes both the approach that the Mescalero/Utility Regulatory Planning Group used to develop the facility licensing strategy, and the preliminary assessments.
- OSTI ID:
- 127197
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9504179-; TRN: 96:004838
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 6. annual international conference on high level radioactive waste management, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 30 Apr - 5 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of High level radioactive waste management: Proceedings; PB: 811 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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