Press Release-03-098, NRC Releases Final Version of Yucca Mountain Review Plan
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| Issue date: | 07/22/2003 |
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NRC NEWS U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone 301/415-8200 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: www.nrc.gov No.03-098 July 22, 2003 NRC RELEASES FINAL VERSION OF YUCCA MOUNTAIN REVIEW PLAN The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is issuing the final version of the plan it would use to review an expected application from the Department of Energy (DOE) to construct a high-level nuclear waste geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
The principal purpose of the Yucca Mountain Review Plan is to ensure the quality and uniformity of the NRC staffs reviews. The plan has separate sections for potential reviews of repository safety before permanent closure, safety after permanent closure, the research and development program to resolve safety questions, the performance confirmation program and administrative and programmatic requirements. Each section defines how NRC will review DOEs compliance with NRC regulations.
A copy is available on the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1804. Hard copies may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402-0001; telephone: 202-512-1800.
A draft version of the plan was released in March 2002, and public comments were invited during a 5-month public comment period that ended August 12 of last year. The staff also conducted three public meetings in Nevada on the draft plan to solicit comments.
Approximately 1000 comments were received.
A Federal Register notice to be published shortly describes the comments, NRC responses and changes to the Review Plan.