Use of modeling in repository licensing
Conference
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OSTI ID:127198
- Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC (United States)
A review of the regulatory history of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations applicable to the licensing of a geologic repository, as well as a review of NRC administrative (licensing) decisions and federal case law, support the NRC`s use of simplified models, in appropriate circumstances, which provide well-documented and reasonably conservative bounding assumptions, together with the use of expert judgement, natural analogues, and other aids to supplement available information, in reaching its reasonable assurance determination whether the public health and safety will be adequately protected if the Yucca Mountain, Nevada site should be licensed for development as a geologic repository. Specific examples are provided to assist the reader to better understand how such qualitative concepts as {open_quote}reasonable assurance{close_quote}, {open_quote}reasonably conservative{close_quote}, and {open_quote}adequate{close_quote} protection are used in an administrative context to resolve technical issues.
- OSTI ID:
- 127198
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9504179--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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