Chapter 108. Nuclear Waste Policy

• 10101Definitions
• 10102Separability
• 10103Territories and possessions
• 10104Ocean disposal
• 10105Limitation on spending authority
• 10106Protection of classified national security information
• 10107Applicability to atomic energy defense activities
• 10108Applicability to transportation
• 10109Biennial report on the spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste inventory in the United States

Subchapter I — Disposal and Storage of High-Level Radioactive Waste, Spent Nuclear Fuel, and Low-Level Radioactive Waste

• 10121State and affected Indian tribe participation in development of proposed repositories for defense waste

Part A — Repositories for Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nu­clear Fuel

• 10131Findings and purposes
• 10132Recommendation of candidate sites for site characterization
• 10133Site characterization
• 10134Site approval and construction authorization
• 10135Review of repository site selection
• 10136Participation of States
• 10137Consultation with States and affected Indian tribes
• 10138Participation of Indian tribes
• 10139Judicial review of agency actions
• 10140Expedited authorizations
• 10141Certain standards and criteria
• 10142Disposal of spent nuclear fuel
• 10143Title to material
• 10144Consideration of effect of acquisition of water rights
• 10145Termination of certain provisions

Part B — Interim Storage Program

• 10151Findings and purposes
• 10152Available capacity for interim storage of spent nuclear fuel
• 10153Interim at-reactor storage
• 10154Licensing of facility expansions and transshipments
• 10155Storage of spent nuclear fuel
• 10156Interim Storage Fund
• 10157Transportation

Part C — Monitored Retrievable Storage

• 10161Monitored retrievable storage
• 10162Authorization of monitored retrievable storage
• 10163Monitored Retrievable Storage Commission
• 10164Survey
• 10165Site selection
• 10166Notice of disapproval
• 10167Benefits agreement
• 10168Construction authorization
• 10169Financial assistance

Part D — Low-Level Radioactive Waste

• 10171Financial arrangements for low-level radioactive waste site closure

Part E — Redirection of Nuclear Waste Program

• 10172Selection of Yucca Mountain site
• 10172aSiting a second repository

Part F — Benefits

• 10173Benefits agreements
• 10173aContent of agreements
• 10173bReview Panel
• 10173cTermination

Part G — Other Benefits

• 10174Consideration in siting facilities
• 10174aReport

Part H — Transportation

• 10175Transportation

Subchapter II — Research, Development, and Demonstration Regarding Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel

• 10191Purpose
• 10192Applicability
• 10193Identification of sites
• 10194Siting research and related activities
• 10195Test and evaluation facility siting review and reports
• 10196Federal agency actions
• 10197Research and development on disposal of high-level radioactive waste
• 10198Research and development on spent nuclear fuel
• 10199Payments to States and Indian tribes
• 10200Study of research and development needs for monitored retrievable storage proposal
• 10201Judicial review
• 10202Research on alternatives for permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste
• 10203Technical assistance to non-nuclear weapon states in field of spent fuel storage and disposal
• 10204Subseabed disposal

Subchapter III — Other Provisions Relating to Radioactive Waste

• 10221Mission plan
• 10222Nuclear Waste Fund
• 10223Alternative means of financing
• 10224Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
• 10225Location of test and evaluation facility
• 10226Nuclear Regulatory Commission training authorization

Subchapter IV — Nuclear Waste Negotiator

• 10241“State” defined
• 10242Office of Nuclear Waste Negotiator
• 10243Duties of Negotiator
• 10244Environmental assessment of sites
• 10245Site characterization; licensing
• 10246Monitored retrievable storage
• 10247Environmental impact statement
• 10248Administrative powers of Negotiator
• 10249Cooperation of other departments and agencies
• 10250Termination of Office
• 10251Authorization of appropriations

Subchapter V — Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

• 10261Definitions
• 10262Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
• 10263Functions
• 10264Investigatory powers
• 10265Compensation of members
• 10266Staff
• 10267Support services
• 10268Report
• 10269Authorization of appropriations
• 10270Termination of Board