; and (B) require the Administrator to take into account the extent to which a repository would— (i) enhance the reliability and flexibility of the system for the disposal of nuclear waste; and (ii) minimize the impacts of transportation and handling of nuclear waste. (2) Revisions The Administrator may revise the guidelines in a manner consistent with this subsection and section 112(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10132(a) ). (b) Identification of candidate sites (1) Review of potential sites As soon as practicable after the date of the issuance of the guidelines under subsection (a), the Administrator shall evaluate potential sites for a repository to determine whether the sites are suitable for site characterization. (2) Sites eligible for review The Administrator shall select sites for evaluation under paragraph (1) from among sites recommended by— (A) the Governor or duly authorized official of the State in which the site is located; (B) the governing body of the affected unit of general local government; (C) the governing body of an Indian Tribe within the reservation boundaries of which the site is located; or (D) the Administrator, after consultation with, and with the consent of— (i) the Governor of the State in which the site is located; (ii) the governing body of the affected unit of general local government; and (iii) the governing body of the Indian Tribe, if the site is located within the reservation of an Indian Tribe. (3) Site investigations In evaluating a site under this subsection prior to any determination of the suitability of the site for site characterization, the Administrator— (A) shall use available geophysical, geological, geochemical, hydrological, and other information