The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formally docketed the Department of Energy’s license application for the proposed high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nev. The agency staff has also recommended that the Commission adopt, with further supplementation, DOE’s Environmental Impact Statement for the repository project.
Sept 29th - The Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, released its final radiation standards for the nuclear waste repository that DOE wants to build at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. The regulation had been under an interagency review at the White House Office of Management and Budget since 2006. EPA releases final radiation standards for planned repository
Sept 9th - News release - NRC decides to accept for review the Department of Energy's application to build the nuclear waste handling site 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas. WASTE DISPOSAL PLAN: NRC takes on Yucca application