Energia i regulacje · 21/06/2002

Yucca Mountain Review Plan, NUREG-1804, Revision 2, Draft Report for Comment

On March 29, 2002 (67 FR 15257), and April 5, 2002 (67 FR 16490), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published for a 90-day public comment period the "Yucca Mountain Review Plan, NUREG- 1804, Revision 2, Draft Report for Comment." The public comment period was to have expired on June 27, 2002. The NRC conducted public meetings on the draft review plan on May 21-23, 2002. During these meetings, NRC received a request to extend the comment period by an additional 90 days and conduct additional public meetings on the draft review plan. The requester cited not having received the document in a timely manner as the reason for the extension request. The draft review plan provides guidance to the NRC staff for evaluating a potential license application for a geologic repository. After careful consideration of the request, NRC has decided to extend the public comment period for an additional 45 days. The extended comment period will now expire on August 12, 2002. The NRC believes that it has provided ample opportunity for interested individuals to comment on the draft review plan and thus does not intend to conduct additional public meetings at this time.