The focus of DOE’s repository project in fiscal 2009 willnshift from its current emphasis on preparing a license applicationnfor submittal to NRC to “vigorously” defending onenduring a licensing proceeding, according to DOE budgetndocuments.nDOE’s request for $494.7 million in FY-09 spendingnauthority for the deep-geologic repository planned for YuccanMountain, Nevada is near level with its FY-08 request andnassumes that a license application will be sent to NRC inn2008.
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