Early site permit process

In 1989, the USNRC issued a new regulation, "Early Site Permits Standard Design Certifications and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Reactors" (lOCFR Part 52) [7] and is currently in the process of developing and issuing design certifications for two evolutionary ALWRs. 

DOE funding has recently been allocated to advanced reactor development, specifically for the exploration of govemmentAndustry cost sharing for the demonstration of early site permitting as part of new NRC licensing processes (which... 

The closure section of the original JACADS RCRA permit required significant modification a detailed and complete closure plan should be incorporated into the permit for other sites. Early permit modification requests should be processed to minimize surprises and delays near the end. 

A high premium should be placed on capturing and disseminating lessons learned from JACADS closure. To the extent possible, other disposal sites could incorporate applicable JACADS experience in their original permit applications or in early permit modifications doing so would help avert indecision and potential schedule delays and additional cost impacts associated with late permit modification development and processing. 

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