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The license application consists of a letter describing its purpose, accompanied by attachments that contain general information and a safety analysis report.

• The general information portion of the application will provide an overview of the repository’s engineering design concept and will describe the natural features of the site.
• The safety analysis report (the main technical document in the licensing process) will demonstrate how the repository can be constructed, operated, and closed in a manner that protects public and worker health and safety and preserves the quality of the environment.

The NRC is the licensing and regulatory agency that will make the final decision on whether the DOE is allowed to proceed with construction and subsequent licensing to operate the repository.

• Audio: Next steps in the license application process. Highlights of Dr. William Boyle's presentation to the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, 9/24/08 [mp3]
  
  
• Publication: The Safety of a Repository at Yucca Mountain [pdf]
  
  
• NRC Licensing Support Network
  
  
• NRC's Yucca Mountain Licensing Activities
  
  
• Yucca Mountain Review Plan
  
  
• Fact Sheets
  • Contents of the License Application
  • The U.S. Department of Energy’s Role in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Licensing Process for a Repository
  • Licensing Support Network
  • Repository Licensing Overview
• FAQs: Licensing Support Network
  
  

Last reviewed: 10/08