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Consideration of Environmental Impacts of Temporary Storage of Spent Fuel After Cessation of Reactor Operation

nuclear-licensing · Nuclear Regulatory Commission · Published 2010-12-23 · Effective 2011-01-24 · 75 FR 81032

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Document number
2010-31624
Federal Register citation
75 FR 81032
CFR reference
10 CFR 51
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
nuclear-licensing
Sub-agency
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Publication date
2010-12-23
Effective date
2011-01-24
Energy docket
NRC-2008-0404

Abstract

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is revising its generic determination on the environmental impacts of storage of spent fuel at, or away from, reactor sites after the expiration of reactor operating licenses. The revisions reflect findings that the Commission has reached in an update and supplement to the 1990 Waste Confidence rulemaking proceeding published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. The Commission now finds that, if necessary, spent fuel generated in any reactor can be stored safely and without significant environmental impacts for at least 60 years beyond the licensed life for operation (which may include the term of a revised or renewed license) of that reactor in a combination of storage in its spent fuel storage basin or at either onsite or offsite independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs). It also finds reasonable assurance that sufficient mined geologic repository capacity will be available for disposal of spent fuel when necessary.

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