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# Site Map: Radioactive Waste

This page shows how the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has organized the waste-related information available through our public Web site. These links will take you directly to the indicated pages on our site.
        - Low-Level Waste
        - Waste Incidental to Reprocessing           - Disposal Process             - Guidance and Communications
            - Monitoring of Disposal Actions for WIR
            - WIR Locations               - Hanford Vitrified Low Activity Waste Disposal (VLAW)
          - National Defense Authorization Act
          - West Valley Demonstration Project Act
        - High-Level Waste
        - Uranium Mill Tailings
        - Low-Level Waste Disposal           - Low-Level Waste Disposal Regulations, Guidance, and Communications             - Low-Level Waste Reference Documents
          - Licensing             - Locations of Low-Level Waste Disposal Facilities
            - Low-Level Waste Disposal Statistics
            - Low-Level Waste Compacts
          - Oversight
          - Decision Support             - Blending of Low-Level Radioactive Waste               - Background on LLRW Blending
              - Commission Decision on LLRW Blending
              - Stakeholder Views on Blending of LLRW
            - Branch Technical Position on Concentration Averaging and Encapsulation
            - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking               - Background Information on Depleted Uranium
              - Communication Plan Key Messages
              - Frequently Asked Questions about Land Disposal of Depleted Uranium and other Unique Waste Streams
            - Greater-Than-Class C and Transuranic Waste
            - Programmatic (Strategic) Assessment of the U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Low-Level Radioactive
            - Uniform Waste Manifest               - Uniform Waste Manifest Forms (NRC Form 540, 541, and 542)  Frequently Asked Questions
          - Public Outreach
          - Low-Level Waste Disposal Under 10 CFR 20.2002
          - 10 CFR 20.2002 Process for Alternative Disposals
          - Very Low Level Waste
          - Transfer of Very Low-Level Waste to Exempt Persons for Disposal
        - High-Level Waste Disposal           - What We Regulate
          - How We Regulate
          - Key Documents             - DOE's License Application for a High-Level Waste Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain               - Location of Yucca Mountain
              - References cited by U.S. Department of Energy for Yucca Mountain License Application
              - Yucca Mountain  Repository License Application: General Information
              - Yucca Mountain  Repository License Application: Safety Analysis Report
          - Historical Information             - Review of DOE's Site Characterization Process
            - Review of DOE's Site Recommendation
            - Review of DOE's EIS for Yucca Mountain
            - Development of Licensing Criteria
          - Related Links
        - Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel           - Spent Fuel Pools
          - Dry Cask Storage             - Typical Dry Cask Storage System
          - Regulations, Guidance, and Communications             - Status of  Regulatory Guides for Spent Fuel Storage
          - Licensing             - Certification Process for Spent Fuel Storage Casks
            - General License Considerations for Spent Fuel Storage in an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installat
            - Licensing Process for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations
          - Oversight
          - Public Involvement
          - Dry Spent Fuel Storage Designs: NRC Approved for General Use
        - Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel
        - Radioactive Waste Quick Links

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Monday, July 6, 2020

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