US joint programs with Sweden and Canada: crystalline rock

The key objectives of the DOE waste management program in pursuing cooperation or exchange activities with other countries are: to cooperate with and provide technical assistance to non-nuclear weapon states in the field of spent fuel storage and disposal in accordance with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Sec. 223; to promote international consensus on the disposal and isolation of high-level nuclear wastes; to secure access to facilities, equipment, information, and unique capabilities of the other countries; to secure independent studies and reviews needed for increasing confidence in National Waste Terminal Storage (NWTS); to respond to US government international commitments; and to satisfy the Congress and others that reasonable effort is made to avoid excessive or unwarranted duplication of research and development efforts of other nations