OCRWM's mission is to manage and dispose of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel in a manner that protects health, safety, and the environment; enhances national and energy security; and merits public confidence.

The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management was established in 1982 under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act.

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OCRWM’s experts are members of international scientific communities on management and disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. They are innovators in their fields and have contributed to the expansion of scientific knowledge.

OCRWM has expertise in:

  • civil, mechanical, nuclear, metallurgical, and chemical engineering
  • geology
  • nuclear reactor operations
  • risk identification and assessment
  • environmental policy
  • hydrogeology
  • physics
  • naval nuclear power
  • environmental science


Last reviewed: 11/25/09