The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to release the Yucca Mountain Safety Evaluation Report Volume Four as early as this Thursday and no later than next week, WC Morning Briefing has learned. Volume Four is expected to build upon the safety case expounded by Volume Three, released in October, which said that the Yucca Mountain design met NRC regulatory requirements for post-closure. Volume Four examines administrative and programmatic requirements outlined in the license application, including plans for quality assurance programs, research and development programs to resolve safety questions, qualifications and training programs, and emergency planning, among other administrative areas. The remaining volumes, Two and Five, still need to be finalized, and are expected to be released next month. Following the NRC order re-starting the Yucca Mountain license review, the NRC has maintained that all volumes of the SER would be released by January 2015.
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