| Abstract: | In 2002, by following a national decision-making process that had been specified in the 1982 Nuclear Waste Policy Act, Yucca Mountain (YM) was designated as the site for the nation‘s geologic repository for commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF). The U.S. Department of Energy‘s (DOE‘s) Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) must now obtain regulatory approval to construct and operate a repository there, and to develop transportation and infrastructure needed to support operations. The OCRWM has also recently begun a separate Science and Technology (S&T) initiative, whose purposes, beginnings, current projects, and future plans are described here. |
| Genre: | Conference Paper |
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| Citation Author: | Budnitz, R. J.; Kiess, T. E.; Peters, M.; Duncan, D. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | A science and technology initiative within the office of civilian radioactive waste management; 2003; Conference Paper; Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy; Budnitz, R. J.; Kiess, T. E.; Peters, M.; Duncan, D. |
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| Text: | A science and technology initiative within the office of civilian radioactive waste management; 2003; Conference Paper; Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy; Budnitz, R. J.; Kiess, T. E.; Peters, M.; Duncan, D. |
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| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 2003 00:00 -0600 |
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