Prescriptive approach - the link between the performance assessments of the US DOE projects and regulatory requirements of NRC and EPA

Conference · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6501479

Van Luik, A E; Eisenberg, N A; Alexander, D H

The US regulatory approach to high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel disposal has been called 'prescriptive'. This is because standards, requirements, and criteria that the implementing agency must follow, have been prescribed by the regulatory agencies, and are largely based on conceptual research and preliminary performance assessments performed by or for these agencies. This approach, and its resulting regulations, reflects the US institutional structure, and does not differ greatly from the regulatory goals and approaches being used within the OECD community of nations. The linkages between US performance assessment strategies and features of the US high-level waste and spent fuel disposal regulations are briefly explored. 37 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA); USDOE, Washington, DC
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6501479
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-13449; CONF-8510131-1; ON: DE86001769
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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