The Yucca Mountain review plan

摘要

The Yucca Mountain Review Plan embodies guidance for the review of any licence application from the US Department of Energy (DoE) for a geologic repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has directed its staff to carry out risk-informed and performance-based regulatory programmes, based on the risk of health effects to the reasonably maximally exposed individual. It also sets out to ensure the protection of ground water and assess repository performance under conditions of human intrusion. The principal purpose of the Yucca Mountain Review Plan is to ensure the quality and uniformity of licensing reviews. An acceptance review is the first screening of the DoE licence application. The application must provide enough information to demonstrate compliance with the regulations. The acceptance review does not determine the technical adequacy of the submitted information.