The Nuclear Waste policy Act of 1982 and 10 CFR 60 required that the Department of Energy submit Site Characterization Plans to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In accordance with Section 113 of the NWPA, the DOE must submit to the NRC, along with its plan for site characterization, "a conceptual repository design that takes into account likely site-specific requirements." Information should be in sufficient detail to allow an assessment of the site characterization program in connection with the submittal of Site Characterization Reports for High-level Waste Geologic Repositories," provides supplemental guidance on the format and content of the SCP.