Status of the NRC's high-level waste repository licensing program

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA)

OSTI ID:5533138

Bell, M J

Under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982, as amended, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has the responsibility of licensing the repository to be constructed and operated by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to dispose of the nation's radioactive high-level waste (HLW). At the present stage of the program, where a single site has now been identified for detailed site characterization prior to developing an application for construction authorization, the interactions between NRC and DOE consist of informal prelicensing consultation. The NRC's prelicensing activities consist of two major components: (a) development of the body of regulations, guidance, staff positions, and review plans that document for DOE and other interested parties the requirements, procedures, and policies that NRC will apply in reviewing a license application; and (b) review of DOE's site-specific plans, data, and analyses developed as part of its site characterization program and providing comments on their adequacy to support a license application.

• OSTI ID: 5533138
• Report Number(s): CONF-880601--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA) Journal Volume: 56
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
LAWS
LICENSING
MANAGEMENT
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