Defense Low-Level Waste

NRC Extends Comment Period for GTCC Waste Disposal Regulatory Basis

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is giving stakeholders an additional 60 days to comment on a document that could lay the groundwork for an update to regulations on disposal of Greater-Than-Class C (GTCC) low-level radioactive waste.
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