The Nuclear Regulatory Commission`s federally funded research and development center for the high-level waste disposal program; The Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses
Conference
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OSTI ID:137910
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of High-Level Nuclear Waste Management
This paper discusses how the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has established a Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (CNWRA or Center) to perform research and provide technical assistance to support its long-term (decades) responsibilities in licensing a high-level radioactive waste repository. The Center is a special-category government contract (federally funded research and development center (FFRDC)) designed to preclude conflict-of-interest and assure continuity of services beyond the statutory five-year tenure of private-sector contracts. It is charted to work only on the high-level waste (HLW) program for the U.S. NRC. The Center`s scope includes the application of all earth sciences, engineering, legal and information management disciplines relevant to repository siting and design, transportation, QA/QC, performance assessments, regulatory requirements analyses and confirmatory research.
- OSTI ID:
- 137910
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-890207--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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