NRC Preparing to Issue New Rule on Yucca Mountain. First Info; We will be Providing More in Coming Weeks
For your information -
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has elected to
make available, to the public, recommendations of its staff regarding draft regulations for disposal of high-level radioactive wastes at a proposed geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The
Commission is currently reviewing these staff recommendations for site-specific regulations and has not yet approved their publication as a proposed rule. The Commission is making the staff
recommendations available now to enable all stakeholders to have preliminary access to the document. Once the Commission approves a proposed rule, it will be published in the Federal
Register for formal public comment.
Copies of the staff recommendations can be obtained from the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20555; telephone: 202/634-3273.
A copy of the recommendations may also be obtained electronically at the following Website address: http://techconf.llnl.gov/cgi-bin/topics. To view the
recommendations at that site, !QS! A Draft Proposed Rule for Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste at a Proposed Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
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