NRC Releases Staff Recommendations for Yucca Mountain Radioactive Waste Disposal Regulations

Summary

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is releasing its staff recommendations for draft regulations on disposing of high-level radioactive waste at a proposed Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada. The NRC is currently reviewing these recommendations before publishing them for public comment.

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