Yucca Mountain License Application
10 CFR 63.2 defines the geologic repository operations area (GROA) at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as “a high-level radioactive waste facility that is part of a geologic repository, including both surface and subsurface areas, where waste handling activities are conducted.” A general description of the GROA and its location, the general nature of the activities to be performed at the GROA, and the basis for the exercise of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensing authority over a geologic repository are presented in Sections 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3, respectively. Section 1.4 identifies the materials incorporated by reference into this license application.
This section provides information that addresses specific regulatory acceptance criteria in Section 1.1.3 of NUREG-1804. The information presented in this section also addresses requirements contained in 10 CFR 63.21(b)(1) and 10 CFR 63.23. The following table lists the information provided in this section, the corresponding regulatory requirements, and applicable acceptance criteria from NUREG-1804.