42 U.S.C. § 2021i: Licensing review and approval

In order to ensure the timely development of new low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or, as appropriate, agreement States, shall consider an application for a disposal facility license in accordance with the laws applicable to such application, except that the Commission and the agreement state shall—(1) not later than 12 months after January 15, 1986, establish procedures and develop the technical capability for processing applications for such licenses; (2) to the extent practicable, complete all activities associated with the review and processing of any application for such a license (except for public hearings) no later than 15 months after the date of receipt of such application; and (3) to the extent practicable, consolidate all required technical and environmental reviews and public hearings.