Receiving nuclear
waste is the formal process of taking
title to and physical possession of
waste from commercial and government-owned
sites.
Receiving nuclear waste activities
at the Office of Civilian Radioactive
Waste Management concentrate primarily
on the acceptance of spent nuclear
fuel and high-level radioactive
waste from commercial and government-owned
sites to the planned geologic
repository at the Yucca Mountain
Site in Nevada.
Receiving nuclear waste is the formal process of taking
title to and physical possession of waste from
commercial and government-owned sites. The process
includes establishing annual acceptance allocations,
verification of waste data, and managing contractual
and legal issues associated with waste acceptance.
Last reviewed: 11/07
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