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A science and technology initiative within the office of civilian radioactive waste management

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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.
Publication type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Title A science and technology initiative within the office of civilian radioactive waste management
ISBN 0894486772
Year Published 2003
Language English
Larger Work Title Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy
First page 228
Last page 230
Conference Title Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhower's Global Vision for Nuclear Energy
Conference Location New Orleans, LA
Conference Date 16 November 2003 through 20 November 2003
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