40 CFR Part 197 – Public Health and Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
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| Subpart A | Public Health and Environmental Standards for Storage |
| Subpart B | Public Health and Environmental Standards for Disposal |
Terms Used In 40 CFR Part 197 - Public Health and Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.