Nuclear Waste Policy Act

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The Nuclear Waste Policy Act is a U.S. federal law that establishes a comprehensive framework for the safe, long-term management and disposal of the nation’s high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
amendedBy Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 ⓘ
appliesTo commercial nuclear power reactors in the United States ⓘ
federally owned high-level radioactive waste ⓘ
assignsResponsibilityTo United States Department of Energy ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defines high-level radioactive waste ⓘ
repository ⓘ
spent nuclear fuel ⓘ
designatesAgency United States Department of Energy ⓘ
effectiveDate 1983-01-07 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Nuclear Waste Fund ⓘ
establishesProcessFor consultation with affected states and Indian tribes ⓘ
licensing of nuclear waste repositories ⓘ
site selection for nuclear waste repositories ⓘ
fundedBy fees on nuclear electricity generation ⓘ
fundingMechanism Nuclear Waste Fund ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
longTermObjective permanent isolation of high-level radioactive waste from the biosphere ⓘ
originallyDesignated Yucca Mountain, Nevada as a candidate repository site ⓘ
oversightRoleAssignedTo United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
policyArea nuclear energy ⓘ
public health and safety ⓘ
radioactive waste management ⓘ
providesFor benefits agreements with host states and tribes ⓘ
state and tribal participation in repository siting ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 97-425 ⓘ
purpose to assign federal responsibility for long-term nuclear waste management ⓘ
to establish a comprehensive national program for the safe, permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel ⓘ
to provide for the development of repositories for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel ⓘ
regulatoryRoleAssignedTo United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ
relatedTo United States nuclear energy policy ⓘ
radioactive waste disposal regulations in the United States ⓘ
requires characterization of candidate repository sites ⓘ
development of a transportation system for spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste ⓘ
environmental impact statements for repository projects ⓘ
selection of sites for deep geologic repositories ⓘ
safetyFocus protection of public health and the environment over geologic time scales ⓘ
shortName NWPA ⓘ
signedBy Ronald Reagan ⓘ
signingDate 1983-01-07 ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 96 Stat. 2201 ⓘ
subjectMatter geologic disposal of radioactive waste ⓘ
high-level radioactive waste management ⓘ
spent nuclear fuel management ⓘ
title Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ⓘ
U.S.CodeSections 42 U.S.C. §10101 et seq. ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 1982 ⓘ

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United States nuclear energy program → governedByLaw → Nuclear Waste Policy Act ⓘ
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant → authorizationLaw → U.S. Nuclear Waste Policy Act ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear Waste Policy Act
Public Law 99-240 → isPartOf → United States nuclear waste policy framework ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear Waste Policy Act
Nuclear Waste Policy Act → title → Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear Waste Policy Act
Nuclear Waste Policy Act → amendedBy → Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 ⓘ
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U.S. Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management → legalBasis → Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear Waste Policy Act
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management → legalBasis → Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear Waste Policy Act