Process for license application development for the geologic repository

Conference · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 UTC 1998

OSTI ID:663356

Franks, D M ^[1]; Henderson, N C

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1. Duke Engineering and Services, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

The Department of Energy (DOE), specifically the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) has been charged by the US Congress, through the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA), with the responsibility for obtaining a license to develop a geologic repository. The NRC is the licensing authority for geologic disposal, and its regulations pertinent to construction authorization and license application are specified in 10 CFR Part 60, Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in Geologic Repositories, {section}60.21ff and {section}60.31ff. This paper discusses the process the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project (YMP) will use to identify and apply regulatory and industry guidance to development of the license application (LA) for a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. This guidance will be implemented by the Technical Guidance Document for Preparation of the License Application (TGD), currently in development.

• Research Organization: TRW Inc., Fairfax, VA (United States); Duke Engineering and Services, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-91RW00134
• OSTI ID: 663356
• Report Number(s): CONF-980516--3; ON: DE98005763
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
LICENSE APPLICATIONS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
YUCCA MOUNTAIN