Greater-Than-Class C Low-Level Radioactive Waste (GTCC LLW) EIS Links

Use the links on this page to access resources related to Greater-Than-Class C Low-Level Radioactive Waste (GTCC LLW) and the GTCC LLW Environmental Impact Statement.

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
DOE's overarching mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex.

DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
The Office of Environmental Management (EM) is responsible for the risk reduction and cleanup of the environmental legacy of the Nation's nuclear weapons program, one of the largest, most diverse, and technically complex environmental programs in the world.

DOE EM Regulatory Compliance
Although the Department of Energy is not a regulatory agency, EM is affected by a variety of statutes, legislation, regulations, directives and guidance. This Web page contains information about EM's waste and material disposition.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulates commercial nuclear power plants and other uses of nuclear materials, such as in nuclear medicine, through licensing, inspection and enforcement of its requirements.

NRC Low-Level Waste Disposal Page
Information about NRC's responsibilities and methods for regulating disposal of low-level radioactive waste.

Potential DOE GTCC LLW Disposal Sites

Hanford Site

Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

Nevada Test Site

Oak Ridge Reservation

Savannah River Site

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

Yucca Mountain Repository