Nuclear+Waste+Policy+Act+(NWPA)

==**NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT (NWPA) ** == 

 Kennedy, Chuck. __Inside the Test Chamber for High Temperature Storage of Waste in__ __the Yucca Mountain Radioactive Waste Disposal Site in Yucca Mountain,__ __Nevada, June 25, 2002. The site is being developed as the nation.__ Photograph. 2002. KRT Photos. 30 June 2002. __eLibrary Curriculum Edition__. ProQuest. Hempfield High School Lib., Landisville, PA. 19 May 2008 <[|http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/ce>.  >>
 * enacted in 1982
 * this act suggests the use of deep geologic repositories for storing and disposing radioactive waste
 * includes procedures to evaluate and select geologic repository sites
 * establishes times for certain goals to be met
 * Department of Energy (DOE)
 * assigned the responsibility to site, build, and operate a deep geologic repository for the disposal of high-level waste and spent nuclear fuel (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2008)
 * EPA
 * develops standards for the protection of the general environment
 * Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
 * license DOE to operate a repository, given the requirements are met <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">