Sec. 304. Siting nuclear waste facilities
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In siting nuclear waste facilities under this Act or performing any function transferred under section 301(1), the Administrator shall employ a process that— allows affected communities to decide whether, and on what terms, the affected communities will host a nuclear waste facility; is open to the public and allows interested persons to be heard in a meaningful way; is flexible and allows decisions to be reviewed and modified in response to— significant, new information; or significant, new technical, social, or political developments; and is based on sound science and meets public health, safety, and environmental standards.
In accordance with subsection (a)(1), the Administrator may not site, construct, or operate a nuclear waste facility at the Yucca Mountain site unless the Administrator has first entered into a binding consent agreement with the Governor of the State of Nevada and the governing body of each affected unit of local government in accordance with section 306(e).