Title 42, Chapter 108 — Nuclear Waste Policy

Definitions

Separability

Territories and possessions

Ocean disposal

Limitation on spending authority

Protection of classified national security information

Applicability to atomic energy defense activities

Applicability to transportation

Biennial report on the spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste inventory in the United States

State and affected Indian tribe participation in development of proposed repositories for defense waste

Findings and purposes

Recommendation of candidate sites for site characterization

Site characterization

Site approval and construction authorization

Review of repository site selection

Participation of States

Consultation with States and affected Indian tribes

Participation of Indian tribes

Judicial review of agency actions

Expedited authorizations

Certain standards and criteria

Disposal of spent nuclear fuel

Title to material

Consideration of effect of acquisition of water rights

Termination of certain provisions

Findings and purposes

Available capacity for interim storage of spent nuclear fuel

Interim at-reactor storage

Licensing of facility expansions and transshipments

Storage of spent nuclear fuel

Interim Storage Fund

Transportation

Monitored retrievable storage

Authorization of monitored retrievable storage

Monitored Retrievable Storage Commission

Survey

Site selection

Notice of disapproval

Benefits agreement

Construction authorization

Financial assistance

Financial arrangements for low-level radioactive waste site closure

Selection of Yucca Mountain site

Siting a second repository

Benefits agreements

Content of agreements

Review Panel

Termination

Consideration in siting facilities

Report

Transportation

Purpose

Applicability

Identification of sites

Siting research and related activities

Test and evaluation facility siting review and reports

Federal agency actions

Research and development on disposal of high-level radioactive waste

Research and development on spent nuclear fuel

Payments to States and Indian tribes

Study of research and development needs for monitored retrievable storage proposal

Judicial review

Research on alternatives for permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste

Technical assistance to non-nuclear weapon states in field of spent fuel storage and disposal

Subseabed disposal

Mission plan

Nuclear Waste Fund

Alternative means of financing

Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management

Location of test and evaluation facility

Nuclear Regulatory Commission training authorization

“State” defined

Office of Nuclear Waste Negotiator

Duties of Negotiator

Environmental assessment of sites

Site characterization; licensing

Monitored retrievable storage

Environmental impact statement

Administrative powers of Negotiator

Cooperation of other departments and agencies

Termination of Office

Authorization of appropriations

Definitions

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

Functions

Investigatory powers

Compensation of members

Staff

Support services

Report

Authorization of appropriations

Termination of Board