Final Decision Related to the U.S. Department of Energy's General Guidelines for the Recommendation of Sites for Nuclear Waste Repositories and its Yucca Mountain Site Suitability Guidelines

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This final decision sets forth the reasons of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC" or the "Commission") for concurring on the revised "General Guidelines for the Recommendation of Sites for Nuclear Waste Repositories" and on the "Yucca Mountain Site Suitability Guidelines," designated 10 CFR part 963, proposed by the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or the "Department"). These draft final guidelines were submitted by DOE to the Commission for review and concurrence on May 4, 2000.