REGULATORY VIEW OF FUTURE NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT Larry W. Camper, CEP,REP,CIPM,AMC Advoco Professional Services, LLC
Topics for Awareness Nuclear Waste Disposal Public Involvement Spent Nuclear Fuel Greater Than Class C Depleted Uranium Low-Level Waste (Decommissioning) Public Involvement Nuclear Regulatory Commission Adjudicatory Department of Energy
Spent Nuclear Fuel Geologic Repository Yucca Mountain ? Interim Storage ? Global Efforts
Greater Than Class C Federal Responsibility WCS/TCEQ Issues SECY-15-0094 Commission Direction DOE Final Environmental Impact Statement Next?
Depleted Uranium Large Quantity Unusual Characteristics SECY-08-0147 Commission Direction Ongoing Part 61 Rulemaking Other Waste Streams Role of Performance Assessment
Decommissioning Waste Low-Level Waste Large Quantities of Class A Waste Small Quantities of Class A and B Waste Minimal Quantities of GTCC Waste Use of 10 CFR 20.2002 Authorization Role of RCRA Landfills (LAW)
Public Involvement Consent Based Siting (DOE) NRC Public Meetings NRC Public Comment Gathering NRC Hearing Opportunities Technical Suitability Social Acceptability
Thinking About Siting Messy Problem Numerous parties involved Scientific uncertainties abound-may not be fully resolvable, even in principle Sharp conflicts persist over what values are important and what trade-offs should be made; and Decision making processes are often ill defined, ever changing and opaque
Advoco Professional Services, LLC Larry W. Camper E-Mail: camp1020@comcast.net Telephone: 301-452-1758