Nuclear+Waste+Policy+Act+of+1982

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 Amendment: 1987. This is the year that the government appointed 10 scientists to act as independent experts on the nuclear disposal process. This was called the "Nuclear Waste Technology Review Board". This is national because the office of civilian radioactive waste works within the U.S. Dept. of Energy. This law was needed because the U.S needed to provide a place for permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; before this nuclear waste didn't have rules or regulations on where it was to be disposed. This act helped protect the environment from the harmful effects nuclear waste could bring upon society. This law provided a specific, controlled place where the waste could go (Yucca Mtn; Nevada). There is also a fund provided by the people who use nuclear energy. These people are required to pay a small fee to contribute to the payment for the locations where the nuclear waste is disposed of.

The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste, the U.S. Dept. of Energy, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission all oversee the nuclear waste policy act.



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