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The Yucca Mountain Project is currently preparing a license application for the nation's first-ever repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
Current plans call for submitting an application to obtain a license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission no later than June 30, 2008.
For more information about the project
Yucca Mountain Repository Schedule
July 19, 2006
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| Design for License Application Complete |
11/30/2007 |
| Licensing Support Network Certification |
12/21/2007 |
| Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Issued |
5/30/2008 |
| Final License Application Verifications Complete |
5/30/2008 |
| Final Rail Alignment EIS Issued |
6/30/30 |
| License Application Submittal |
6/30/2008 |
| License Application Docketed by NRC |
9/30/2008 |
Best-Achievable Repository Construction Schedule
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| Start Nevada Rail Construction |
10/5/2009 |
| Construction Authorization from NRC |
9/30/2011 |
| "Receive and Possess" License Application Submittal to NRC |
3/29/2013 |
| Rail Access In-Service |
6/30/2014 |
| Construction Complete for Initial Operations |
3/30/2016 |
| Start up and Pre-Op Testing Complete |
12/31/2016 |
| Begin Receipt |
3/31/2017 |
The schedule above is based on factors within the control of DOE, appropriations consistent with optimum Project execution, issuance of an NRC Construction Authorization consistent with the three year period specified in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, and the timely issuance by the NRC of a Receive and Possess license. This schedule also is dependent on the timely issuance of all necessary other authorizations and permits, the absence of litigation related delays and the enactment of pending legislation proposed by the Administration.
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Twilight veiw of the 25 ft tunnel boring machine entering the north portal
A scientist uses ultra-violet light to study how fluids move through rock at Yucca Mountain. |
