Laws and Regulations

We have included on this page several documents that you may find useful in learning about EPA's Yucca Mountain standards and the basis for them.  They include the following kinds of information:

• Information on how environmental laws and regulations are made and implemented
• Yucca Mountain regulatory documents
• Public Hearings Transcript
• General Yucca Mountain Information

How Can I Learn More About Environmental Laws and Regulations?

To learn about how environmental laws and regulations are created and implemented, visit the EPA Laws and Regulations Page.

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Regulatory Documents

• EPA's Public Health and Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada - requirements DOE's facility must meet before it opens
     
• Background Information Document (BID) for 40CFR Part 197: Public Health and Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada [EPA 402-R-01-004]
  information used to develop radiation protection standards for Yucca Mtn., such as geology, hydrology, population
    
• Evaluation of Potential Economic Impacts of 40 CFR Part 197: Public Health and Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada [EPA 402-R-01-005]  [about pdf format]
  analysis of economic effect of various radiation protection option
  
  • Typographical changes to version of EIA in Docket [about pdf format]
     
• Response to Comments Document [EPA 402-R-01-009]
  EPA's reply to comments on the proposed standards received from the public during the comment period
   
• Energy Policy Act of 1992, Section 801. Nuclear Waste Disposal  
   
  
• Technical Bases for Yucca Mountain Standards  
  Link to the National Academy Press to learn how you can order a copy of the Report.

	Obtaining Document Copies
	Dockets
	Docket Hotline 1.800.331.9477

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Public Hearing Transcripts

EPA conducted public hearings on the Agency's proposed standards for Yucca Mountain, NV, in October, 1999. You can view transcripts of each hearing in pdf format below:

• Washington, DC (October 13)
• Amargosa Valley, NV (October 19)
• Las Vegas, NV
  • October 20
  • October 21
• Kansas City, MO (October 27)
  

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General Yucca Mountain Information

This paper was presented in March at the 1998 Waste Management Conference in Tucson, AZ.

• Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain: Considerations on Issues. [about pdf format]
  

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