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After the license application is docketed,
the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) will
conduct a detailed technical review
of the Safety Analysis Report and
general information. The NRC will:
- Evaluate the extent to which
it can adopt the Department of
Energy’s Final Environmental
Impact Statement
- Prepare a Safety Evaluation Report
- Hold hearings during which it
will consider the scientific and
design information on the repository
As required by law, the hearings
will be open to the public. A hearing
panel appointed by the NRC, referred
to as the Atomic Safety and Licensing
Board (ASLB), will conduct the licensing
proceeding. After completion of the
proceeding, the ASLB will forward
its initial decision to the NRC commissioners
for their review.
The NRC will grant a construction
authorization only if it concludes
from its investigations that the
radioactive material described in
the application can be received and
disposed of without unreasonable
risk to the health and safety of
the public.
If construction authorization is
granted, DOE will begin construction
of the initial phase of the repository.
Before receipt of a license to
receive and possess waste, the license
application will be amended for NRC
review in accordance with the requirements
of 10 CFR 63.24: Final NRC Rule for
Disposal of High-Level Radioactive
Wastes in a Proposed Geologic Repository
at Yucca Mountain (10 CFR 63). If
significant new circumstances or
information relevant to environmental
concerns are identified, DOE will
also supplement its environmental
impact statement in accordance with
10 CFR 63.24 requirements.
Last reviewed: 06/08
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