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Safety evaluation review of the prototype license application safety analysis report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5113084

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and consultants reviewed a Prototype License Application Safety Analysis Report (PLASAR) submitted by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for the belowground vault (BGV) alternative method of low-level radioactive waste disposal. In Volume 1 of NUREG-1375, the NRC staff provided the safety review results for an earth-mounded concrete bunker PLASAR. In the current report, the staff focused its review on the design, construction, and operational aspects of the BGV PLASAR. The staff developed review comments and questions using the Standard Review Plan (SRP), Rev. 1 (NUREG-1200) as the basis for evaluating the acceptability of the information provided in the BGV PLASAR. The detailed review comments provided in this report are intended to be useful guidance to facility developers and State regulators in addressing issues likely to be encountered in the review of a license application for a low-level-waste disposal facility. 44 refs.

Research Organization:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
Sponsoring Organization:
NRC; Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
5113084
Report Number(s):
NUREG-1375-Vol.2; ON: TI92000594
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English