Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982

Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production
Publisher:
Total Pages: 676
Release: 1986
Genre: Radioactive waste disposal
ISBN:

Nuclear Waste

Nuclear Waste
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1987
Genre: Radioactive waste disposal
ISBN:

Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal

Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal
Author: Mark Holt
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2012-10-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1437989098

This report looks at the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), Yucca Mountain, and the Obama Administration's de-funding of Yucca Mountain. Federal policy is based on the premise that nuclear waste can be disposed of safely, but proposed storage and disposal facilities have frequently been challenged on safety, health, and environmental grounds. Most of the current debate surrounding civilian radioactive waste focuses on highly radioactive spent fuel from nuclear power plants.