Sec. 601. Certain standards and criteria
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Not later than 2 years after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a final decision approving or disapproving the issuance of a construction authorization for a repository under section 114(d)(1) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10134(d) ) (as so designated by this Act), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall— determine if the generally applicable standards promulgated under section 121(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10141(a) ) should be updated; and submit to Congress a report on such determination.
If the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines, under subparagraph (A), that the generally applicable standards promulgated under section 121(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10141(a) ) should be updated, the Administrator, not later than 2 years after submission of the report under subparagraph (A)(ii), shall, by rule, promulgate updated generally applicable standards under such section. Not later than 2 years after the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency promulgates updated generally applicable standards pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), the Commission shall, by rule, promulgate updated technical requirements and criteria under section 121(b) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10141(b) ) as necessary to be consistent with such updated generally applicable standards.
Nothing in this section shall affect the standards, technical requirements, and criteria promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the Yucca Mountain site under section 801 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 ( 42 U.S.C. 10141 note).
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