NRC Extends Public Comment Period for LLW Strategic Assessment

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the deadline to submit public comments for the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Program’s Strategic Assessment. The NRC is soliciting public comment on its Strategic Assessment to address developments in the national program for LLRW disposal as well as changes in the regulatory environment since it originally formed its assessment, according to a notice this week. The original 2007 Strategic Assessment included 20 activities with various priority levels that would respond to changes in the regulatory environment, including updating guidance for LLRW storage, and evaluating the disposal of depleted uranium and the measures needed to ensure its safe disposal. The deadline had originally been scheduled for July 14, but it has been extended until Sept. 15, in order to “allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments,” the NRC said.