Society News Archive

20 September 2015
NRC Seeks Comments on Yucca Mountain's Environmental Impact Statement

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has requested public comment on NUREG-2184, the staff draft "Supplement to the USDOE's Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada." The public comment period has been extended to 20 November 2105. 

Two teleconferences will be held to accept public comments. The first will be held on 15 October and the second on 12 November, both from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Call-in details can be found in the meetings section of the NRC website.