Waste Rulemaking/10 CFR 61

The presentation will provide an update status on the 10 CFR Part 61: “Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste,” proposed rulemaking effort current underway. Over the last several years there have been a number of developments that have called into question some of the key assumptions made in connection with the earlier Part 61 draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS.) The staff plans to conduct a series of public workshops to obtain stakeholder input on the possible risk informed and performance based (RI/PB) options presented by the staff or to suggest alternative regulatory strategies for the management of commercial Low Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW.)