Site characterization and its role in repository licensing

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA)

OSTI ID:5694544

Stein, R

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 and the recently enacted Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 (the Acts) specify a schedule and a process for the siting of a repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. A key step is the collection of geotechnical information as described in a site characterization plan (SCP). The information to be secured should fully support the technical data needs for a license application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for authorization to construct a repository. Although the Acts only require a general plan for site characterization, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has, as a matter of policy, prepared a comprehensive and detailed draft SCP that includes available geotechnical information about the site, a description of the conceptual design of the repository, a description of the waste package, and a detailed discussion of the plans for characterizing the site.

• OSTI ID: 5694544
• Report Number(s): CONF-880601-; CODEN: TANSA; TRN: 89-027855
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA), Vol. 56; Conference: American Nuclear Society annual meeting, San Diego, CA (USA), 12-16 Jun 1988; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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