United States Program on Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Conference · Sun Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2004

OSTI ID:839414

Stewart, L

The President signed the Congressional Joint Resolution on July 23, 2002, that designated the Yucca Mountain site for a proposed geologic repository to dispose of the nation's spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW). The United States (U.S.) Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) is currently focusing its efforts on submitting a license application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in December 2004 for construction of the proposed repository. The legislative framework underpinning the U.S. repository program is the basis for its continuity and success. The repository development program has significantly benefited from international collaborations with other nations in the Americas.

• Research Organization: United States Department of Energy, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (RW) (US)
• OSTI ID: 839414
• Resource Relation: Conference: Americas Nuclear Energy Symposium (ANES 2004), Miami, FL (US), 10/03/2004--10/06/2004; Other Information: PBD: 3 Oct 2004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
CONSTRUCTION
FOCUSING
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
LICENSE APPLICATIONS
MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR ENERGY
NUCLEAR FUELS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RESOLUTION
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
GEOLOGIC DISPOSAL
NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT OF 1982
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS