Committee on Improving Practices for Regulating and Managing Low- Activity Radioactive Wastes -- Preface -- List of Report Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Statutory and Regulatory Context for Low-Activity Waste Management -- 3 Low- Activity Waste Overview -- 4 Issues and Findings -- References -- Appendix A Committee Information- Gathering Meetings -- Appendix B U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- Appendix C The Environmental Protection Agency -- Appendix D Disposal Sites and Operations -- Appendix E The McMahon Act -- Appendix F Committee Biographies -- Appendix G Acronym List.