Updates to SECY-24-0045 Proposed Rule – Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal

June 13, 2024: The documents below have been sent to the Commission with regard to the Integrated Rulemaking, aka, 10 CFR Part 61. The proposed rule is now with the Commission and they will vote on whether or not the rule can go out for public comment.

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NRC staff to hold a second virtual public meeting on its Integrated Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal rulemaking on January 23, 2024 from 2-4pm EDT

The following is an update on the NRC’s plans for a public meeting on its Integrated Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal rulemaking: On May 17, 2023, the NRC staff held a public meeting on its Integrated Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal rulemaking that will integrate disposal criteria for the near-surface disposal of Greater-than-Class C waste and the…

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NRC Staff to present update on Integrated Rule Making to the ARCS

There will be a Review of Proposed 10 CFR Part 61: “Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal” December 5, 20231:00 pm EDTRoom T2-B1Two White Flint Plaza11545 Rockville Pike The Subcommittee is meeting in a hybrid format with both in-person and remote capability. Members of the public may observe the meeting by using the MSTeams link here…

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NRC to hold a second public meeting on Greater-than-Class C waste and the ongoing Part 61 rulemaking in mid-January 2024

On May 17, 2023, the NRC staff held a public meeting on its Integrated Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal rulemaking that will integrate disposal criteria for the near-surface disposal of Greater-than-Class C waste and the ongoing Part 61 rulemaking. In that meeting, staff described the rulemaking background and preliminary direction on the key technical topics and answered…

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NRC Announces 6-month Extension to its schedule for the Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking

The NRC is announcing a 6-month extension to its schedule for the Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking. The schedule to deliver a proposed rule to the Commission has been extended from November 2023 to May 2024, and the schedule for delivering a final rule to the Commission has been extended from May 2025 to…

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