EPA's Final Health and Safety Standard for Yucca Mountain.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law.

Actions and defenses.

Radioactive waste disposal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examine issues surrounding 2008 EPA revision to its 2001 Public Health and Safety Standard for proposed Yucca Mountain deep geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Reviews background on initial 2001 standards, judicial challenges, 2005 proposed final rule, and 2008 final rule, and key regulatory issues.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. EPA's Final Health and Safety Standard for Yucca Mountain

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.