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Find the locations of low-level waste disposal, high-level waste disposal, and uranium recovery facilities, as well as disposal facilities for waste incidental to reprocessing.
Regulated Waste
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) does not regulate all sources of radioactivity; see Who Regulates Radioactive Materials and Radiation Exposure for details.
For general information, see the How We Regulate page. For details, see the following:
Regulation of some activities associated with radioactive waste is covered under either the Nuclear Materials or Nuclear Reactors regulatory programs. For example, regulation of uranium mill waste is covered under the Nuclear Materials program. (See Uranium Recovery.)
Responsibilities
The Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) develops and implements NRC policy for the regulation and safe management and disposal of spent fuel and HLW. The Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs (FSME) develops guidance for environmental compliance, and oversees the decommissioning and cleanup of contaminated sites, safe management and disposal of LLW, and uranium recovery activities. The NRC's Regional Offices (Region I - Northeast, Region II - Southeast, Region III - Midwest, and Region IV - West/Southwest) implement these programs in the States for which they are responsible. Regulation of LLW disposal is regulated by both the NRC and Agreement States, and waste regulation is also supported by the agency's Radioactive Waste Safety Research program.
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