Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future (Blue Ribbon Commission, 2012)
The full text of the Blue Ribbon Commission report that supported the development of initiatives like Consent-Based Siting (CBS). This report was commissioned after the pause on Yucca Mountain.
Blue Ribbon Commission Final Report: Status of Relevant Nuclear Regulatory Commission Activities (Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, 2012)
A document written by the Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards detailing the NRC-specific recommendations that stemmed from the Blue Ribbon Commission report on America’s Nuclear Future.
Risk-Informed Regulation Implementation Plan (Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2000)
A document written by the NRC detailing a risk-informed approach for executing its Strategic Plan. It describes the development of the risk-informed activities and lays out implementation plans related to rulemaking, safety procedures, and licensing. It highlights accomplishments related to this plan.
Nuclear Waste Policy Act, as amended (DOE, 2004)
The full text of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA), including all amendments to date. The NWPA is the guiding Congressional Act that guides the development of long-term spent nuclear fuel storage.
Nuclear Power Plant Infrastructure Evaluations for Removal of Spent Nuclear Fuel (DOE, 2021)
The DOE landing page that contains each revision of the Infrastructure Evaluation report and briefly describes the content of the report. The Site Evaluation Report evaluates a subset of the US fleet of nuclear sites on a set of criteria focused on the abilities and logistics of transporting spent fuel off the site.
