Activities of the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Perspectives on Selected Technical Issues
Publication: Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management
Volume 9, Issue 1
Abstract
The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste advises the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on public health and safety issues in relation to nuclear materials and nuclear wastes. The advice includes safety and environmental protection issues in low- and high-level waste, decontamination and decommissioning of facilities, transportation of nuclear materials, and safeguards and security. High-level waste issues have been principally related to a potential repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Other issues include decommissioning, public outreach, low-level waste, and methods of safety analysis. A principal activity of the Committee has been assisting the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in its transition to a risk-informed regulatory practice.
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The writer wishes to acknowledge the excellent critical review of this paper by ACNW colleagues and staff.
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Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management
Volume 9 • Issue 1 • January 2005
Pages: 33 - 44
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Received: Aug 24, 2004
Accepted: Aug 24, 2004
Published online: Jan 1, 2005
Published in print: Jan 2005
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