Response to Comments - Amendments to the Public Health and Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada, 40 CFR Part 197 Final Rule
Response to Comments - Amendments to the Public Health and Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada, 40 CFR Part 197 Final Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated amendments to its public health and safety standards for radioactive material stored or disposed of in the potential repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada (40 CFR Part 197). Section 801 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 [(EnPA, Public Law 102-486, 42 U.S.C. § 10141 n. (1994)] directed EPA to develop these standards.