Reactor Licensing & Regulation

Energy Department Weighs In on NRC Part 61 Rule Update

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The U.S. Department of Energy has thrown its support behind limiting compliance to 1,000 years in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s update to its Part 61 rule on storage of low-level radioactive waste (LLRW).
“DOE is fully supportive of moving to a single…

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