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JJANUARYANUARY 12, 201512, 2015

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OOVERVIEWVERVIEWOOVERVIEWVERVIEW

• Welcome• Continued Storage• Yucca Mountain Safety Evaluation Report• Yucca Mountain Safety Evaluation Report• International Framework• Questions and Comments

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CCONTINUEDONTINUED SSTORAGETORAGECCONTINUEDONTINUED SSTORAGETORAGE

• Rulemaking and Environmental ImpactRulemaking and Environmental Impact Statement completed on schedule – 9/2014

• Extensive public outreach and commentExtensive public outreach and comment• Thorough consideration of issues

C i i i l d ffi ti• Commission review, approval, and affirmation

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CCOMPLETINGOMPLETING THETHE SERSERCCOMPLETINGOMPLETING THETHE SERSER• On Schedule

P bli ti• Publication – SER Volume 1 – August 2010

SER Volume 3 October 2014– SER Volume 3 – October 2014– SER Volume 4 – December 2014

• Issue SER Volumes 2 and 5 –January 2015

• Remaining Tasks– Complete the environmental supplement– Make records more accessible– Complete Construction Authorization

Decision

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SSPENTPENT FFUELUEL ININ SSTORAGETORAGESSPENTPENT FFUELUEL ININ SSTORAGETORAGE

~72 000 MT~72,000 MT

+3,000 MT in 2013

Reference: NRC Information Digest, NUREG-1350

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IINTERNATIONALNTERNATIONAL FFRAMEWORKRAMEWORKIINTERNATIONALNTERNATIONAL FFRAMEWORKRAMEWORK• Fulfilling International Norms and

Obli tiObligations– Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel

M t d th S f t fManagement and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (1997; INFCIRC/546)INFCIRC/546)

– Fundamental Safety Principles (2006; SF-1)Nuclear Security Fundamentals (2013;– Nuclear Security Fundamentals (2013; NSecS-20)

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CCONCLUSIONSONCLUSIONSCCONCLUSIONSONCLUSIONS

• NRC fulfilling its regulatory functions andNRC fulfilling its regulatory functions and ensuring safety and security

• Congress and Administration addressing• Congress and Administration addressing National policy and programNRC l t ( i )• NRC nuclear waste resources (prior year) will likely become depleted this year

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QQUESTIONSUESTIONS & C& COMMENTSOMMENTSQQUESTIONSUESTIONS & C& COMMENTSOMMENTS

Thanks for doing what you doThanks for doing what you do to accomplish nuclear safetyto accomplish nuclear safety and security!

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