§ 10247. Environmental impact statement
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(a)In general Issuance of a construction authorization for a repository or monitored retrievable storage facility under section 10245(b) of this title shall be considered a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
(b)Preparation A final environmental impact statement shall be prepared by the Secretary under such Act and shall accompany any application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a construction authorization.
(c)Adoption
(1)Any such environmental impact statement shall, to the extent practicable, be adopted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in accordance with section 1506.3 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, in connection with the issuance by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of a construction authorization and license for such repository or monitored retrievable storage facility.
(A)In any such statement prepared with respect to a repository to be constructed under this subchapter at the Yucca Mountain site, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission need not consider the need for a repository, the time of initial availability of a repository, alternate sites to the Yucca Mountain site, or nongeologic alternatives to such site.
(B)In any such statement prepared with respect to a repository to be constructed under this subchapter at a site other than the Yucca Mountain site, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission need not consider the need for a repository, the time of initial availability of a repository, or nongeologic alternatives to such site but shall consider the Yucca Mountain site as an alternate to such site in the preparation of such statement.
(Pub. L. 97–425, title IV, § 407, as added Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(d) [title III], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–104, 1329–121; Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5041, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–246.)
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- Pub. L. 97–425, title IV, § 407
- Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(d) [title III]
- 101 Stat. 1329–104
- Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5041
- 101 Stat. 1330–246
- Pub. L. 91–190
- 83 Stat. 852
- Pub. L. 100–202
- Pub. L. 100–203
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§ 10247
Environmental impact statement
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–425, title IV, § 407
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(d) [title III]
Stat.101 Stat. 1329–104
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5041
Stat.101 Stat. 1330–246
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