AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Department of Energy.

Mon, Dec 29 2003 11:00:00 GMT

On July 23, 2002, the President signed into law (Pub. L. 107- 200) a joint resolution of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate designating the Yucca Mountain site in Nye County, Nevada, for development as a geologic repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and highlevel radioactive waste. The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) is now responsible for planning and implementing a transportation program for the shipment of spent nuclear fuel and high level radioactive waste, in the event the Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorizes receipt and possession of spent nuclear fuel and highlevel radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain.

In the Final Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and HighLevel Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada (DOE/EIS0250F) (Final EIS), the Department evaluated various modes of transportation including mostly rail, mostly legalweight truck and mostly heavyhaul truck. The Department ide

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AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Department of Energy.