Procedures Applicable to Proceedings for the Issuance of Licenses for the Receipt of High-Level Radioactive Waste at a Geologic Repository

Resumo

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to amend its Rules of Practice for the licensing proceeding on the disposal of high- level radioactive waste at a geologic repository (HLW proceeding). The proposed amendments are intended to allow application of technological developments that have occurred since the original rule was adopted in 1989, while achieving the original goals of facilitating the Commission's ability to comply with the schedule for decision on the construction authorization for the repository contained in Section 114(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, and providing for a thorough technical review of the license application and equitable access to information for the parties to the hearing.