IN THE MATTER OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING ON THE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF NUCLEAR WASTE (Waste Confidence Rulemaking)

摘要

The Department has performed a detailed review of all the Statements of Position filed by the other Participants. Following a brief discussion of the scope of this proceeding and the standard the Commission should apply in reassessing its "confidence" in the management of spent nuc¬lear fuel from licensed facilities, this Cross-Statement (in Part II) address¬es, issue-by-issue, each of the program and technical issues raised in the other Participants' Statements.* Some Participants have supported the Depart¬ment's position.nThe other Participants have not shown that disposal and storage facilities cannot and will not be made available when needed. The Commission therefore should determine (for the reasons described in more detail in Chap¬ter III.B) that the issue need not be considered in individual NRC licensing proceedings.