Title: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's High-Level Waste Repository Licensing Program and Regulatory Strategy
Abstract: The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) High-Level Waste Repository Licensing Program during the pre-licence application phase consists of activities in the following four areas: regulatory requirements and technical guidance, technical assessment capability, quality assurance, and prelicensing and site characterization reviews. The staff has prepared a regulatory strategy to guide the refinement of the regulatory requirements and technical guidance regulatory framework. This strategy consists of approaches for identifying uncertainties in the existing regulatory framework and approaches for further refining the regulatory framework, to reduce uncertainties, using a mix of rulemakings, Technical Positions, and a Regulatory Guide. The revised regulatory framework will help ensure that the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) has the necessary guidance to prepare and submit a complete and high quality License Application and that inefficiencies do not result in the licensing process from a lack of regulatory guidance.
Publication Year: 1990
Publication Date: 1990-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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