Site Map: Radioactive Waste

This page shows how the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has organized the waste-related information available through our public Web site. These links will take you directly to the indicated pages on our site.

• Low-Level Waste
• Waste Incidental to Reprocessing
  • Disposal Process
    • Guidance and Communications
    • Monitoring of Disposal Actions for WIR
    • WIR Locations
      • Hanford Vitrified Low Activity Waste Disposal (VLAW)
      • Hanford Site Disposal Facility for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing
      • Savannah River Site Disposal Facility for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing
  • National Defense Authorization Act
  • West Valley Demonstration Project Act
• High-Level Waste
• Uranium Mill Tailings
• Low-Level Waste Disposal
  • Uniform Waste Manifest Forms (NRC Form 540, 541, and 542) Frequently Asked Questions
  • Regulations,Guidance, and Communications
  • Licensing
    • Locations of Low-Level Waste Disposal Facilities
    • Low-Level Waste Disposal Statistics
    • Low-Level Waste Compacts
  • Oversight
  • Decision Support
    • Blending of Low-Level Radioactive Waste
      • Background on LLRW Blending
      • Commission Decision on LLRW Blending
      • Stakeholder Views on Blending of LLRW
    • Branch Technical Position on Concentration Averaging and Encapsulation
  • Public Outreach
  • Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking
    • Background Information on Depleted Uranium
    • Communication Plan Key Messages
    • Frequently Asked Questions about Land Disposal of Unique Waste Streams
    • Frequently Asked Questions in the Communication Plan
  • Transfer of Very Low-Level Waste to Exempt Persons for Disposal
• High-Level Waste Disposal
  • What We Regulate
  • How We Regulate
  • Key Documents
    • DOE's License Application for a High-Level Waste Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain
      • Location of Yucca Mountain
      • References cited by U.S. Department of Energy for Yucca Mountain License Application
      • Yucca Mountain Repository License Application: General Information
      • Yucca Mountain Repository License Application: Safety Analysis Report
  • Historical Information
    • Review of DOE's Site Characterization Process
    • Review of DOE's Site Recommendation
    • Review of DOE's EIS for Yucca Mountain
    • Development of Licensing Criteria
  • Related Links
• Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Spent Fuel Pools
  • Dry Cask Storage
    • Typical Dry Cask Storage System
  • Regulations, Guidance, and Communications
    • Status of Regulatory Guides for Spent Fuel Storage
  • Licensing
    • Certification Process for Spent Fuel Storage Casks
    • General License Considerations for Spent Fuel Storage in an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installat
    • Licensing Process for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations
  • Oversight
  • Public Involvement
  • Dry Spent Fuel Storage Designs: NRC Approved for General Use
• Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel
• Radioactive Waste Quick Links