Energy & environment · 11/03/2002Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Denies Petition for Rulemaking on High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has denied a petition submitted by the States of Nevada and Minnesota to adopt a regulation governing the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, citing that the NRC has already addressed the petitioners' concerns in developing site-specific standards for a proposed repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.