Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Yucca Mountain Site, Nevada Research and Development Area, Nevada, Volume 1
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| YM_EA_Part_1.pdf (6.35 MB) | 6.35 MB |
| YM_EA_Part_2.pdf (5.87 MB) | 5.87 MB |
| YM_EA_Part_3.pdf (6.85 MB) | 6.85 MB |
| YM_EA_Part_4.pdf (5.69 MB) | 5.69 MB |
| YM_EA_Part_5.pdf (6.29 MB) | 6.29 MB |
| YM_EA_Part_6.pdf (6.43 MB) | 6.43 MB |
| YM_EA_Part_7.pdf (2.75 MB) | 2.75 MB |
By the end of this century, the United States plans to begin operating the first geologic repository for the permanent disposal of commercial spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive Waste. Public Law 97-425, the Nuclear waste Policy Act of 1982 (the Act), specifies the process for selecting a repository site, and constructing, operating, closing, and decommissioning the repository. Congress approved geologic disposal by declaring that one of the key purposes of the Act is "to establish a schedule for the siting, construction, and operation of repositories that will provide reasonable assurance that the public and the environment will be adequately protected from the hazards posed by high-level radioactive waste and such spent nuclear fuel as may be disposed of in a repository."
