NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES NOTICE: NUREG: REPORT ON WASTE BURIAL CHARGES: CHANGES IN DECOMMISSIONING WASTE DISPOSAL COSTS AT LOW-LEVEL WASTE BURIAL FACILITIES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice called: NUREG: Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 18 by Frederick R. Miller, Chief, Financial Assessment Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Environment, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG-1307, Revision 20, "Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities." This report, which is revised periodically, explains the formula acceptable to the NRC for determining...