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Waste Facility Information
Proposed High-Level Waste Repository Photo and Location of Yucca Mountain Low-Level Waste Storage Facilities Locations Compacts	Spent Fuel Storage Facilities Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities Disposal Facilities for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing Locations
Regulations, Guidance, and Communications
Current Legislation and Regulations Low-Level Waste Disposal Waste Incidental to Reprocessing (WIR) Section 3116 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) West Valley Demonstration Project Act Disposal Process for WIR High-Level Waste Disposal Spent Fuel Storage NRC-maintained 10 CFR (updated weekly)	Rulemaking Resources Find a Federal Register notice - select "Today's issue of the Federal Register, or expand a particular year and month; scroll to NRC. NRC Rulemaking page - background, how to participate Rulemaking Dockets Guidance Regulatory Guides - index, some available online NRC Publications (NUREG series)
Licensing and Certification
Licensing Activities High-Level Waste Disposal Licensing Low-Level Waste Disposal Spent Fuel Storage	Consultation Guidance and Communications Related to Waste Incidental to Reprocessing
Oversight
Inspection, Assessment, and Monitoring Low-Level Waste Disposal Spent Fuel Storage Disposal Process for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing (WIR) Waste Determination Process for WIR Monitoring of Disposal Actions for WIR	Enforcement Enforcement page Petitions for Enforcement (2.206) Spent Fuel Facility Security Orders Allegations Allegation Page Report a Safety or Security Concern
Operational Experience
Event Information Preliminary Notifications Part 21 Reports	Generic Issues A Prioritization of Generic Safety Issues (NUREG-0933)
Radiation Protection and Emergency Response
Radiation Protection Radiation Protection Regulatory Guides Related to Radiation Protection Form 3, Form 4, and Form 5 for recording and reporting occupational radiation exposure	Incident Response Emergency Preparedness and Response
Support for Decisions
Research Waste Research Computer Codes	Performance Assessment Decision Support for Low-Level Waste Disposal Waste Determination Process for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) Schedules and Agendas Meeting Transcripts Letter Reports
Administrative Information
License Fees NRC Forms Electronic Information Exchange	NRC Office Locations How to Contact Us Telephone Directory

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