Licensing Support Network: An Electronic Discovery System
The necessary authorization for the U. S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) to submit a License Application (LA) is contingent upon the policy process defined in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, as amended (NWPA), with some steps yet to occur. In spite of this uncertainty, the DOE must take prudent and appropriate action now, and over the next several years, to prepare for submittal of an application and to facilitate the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) review of this application, if the Yucca Mountain site is recommended and approved for repository development. One of these steps the DOE has taken involves working with the NRC's Advisory Review Panel to develop Licensing Support Network (LSN) requirements and guidelines. The NRC has made a prototype of the LSN web page available at www.LSNNET.gov. The OCRWM part of the LSN currently has an indefinite life cycle and may need to remain in existence until the repository is closed, which could be as long as 325 years.
- Research Organization:
- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office P.O. Box 364629 M/S 523 North Las Vegas, NV (US); U.S. Department of Transportation 9113 Valley of Fire Las Vegas, NV; Booz Allen Hamilton 1551 Hillshire Drive Suite A Las Vegas, NV (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 829681
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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