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Use of Limited Information in a License Application to Construct a Repository

J. Michael McGarry, F. Stanley Echols

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The purpose of this paper is to provide a rationale for the proposition that the Department of Energy`s (DOE`s) submittal of a license application (LA) for the construction of a geologic repository to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) may be, and arguably must be, based on statutorily-limited site characterization data and design information. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), as amended, is the controlling statute for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel in a licensed geologic repository. Applicable NRC regulations for the licensing of such a repository are found for the most part in 10 C.F.R. Part 60.

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The purpose of this paper is to provide a rationale for the proposition that the Department of Energy`s (DOE`s) submittal of a license application (LA) for the construction of a geologic repository to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) may be, and arguably must be, based on statutorily-limited site characterization data and design information. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), as amended, is the controlling statute for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel in a licensed geologic repository. Applicable NRC regulations for the licensing of such a repository are found for the most part in 10 C.F.R. Part 60.

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The purpose of this paper is to provide a rationale for the proposition that the Department of Energy`s (DOE`s) submittal of a license application (LA) for the construction of a geologic repository to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) may be, and arguably must be, based on statutorily-limited site characterization data and design information. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), as amended, is the controlling statute for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel in a licensed geologic repository. Applicable NRC regulations for the licensing of such a repository are found for the most part in 10 C.F.R. Part 60.

Key concepts: License, Radioactive waste, Spent nuclear fuel, Commission, Statute, Waste disposal, Waste management, Engineering

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