PART 60—DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES IN GEOLOGIC REPOSITORIES
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Subpart A—General Provisions
Sec.
60.1 Purpose and scope.
60.2 Definitions.
60.3 License required.
60.4 Communications and records.
60.5 Interpretations.
60.6 Exemptions.
60.7 License not required for certain preliminary activities.
60.8 Information collection requirements: Approval.
60.9 Employment protection.
60.10 Completeness and accuracy of information.
60.11 Deliberate misconduct.
Subpart B—Licenses
Preapplication Review
60.15 Site characterization.
60.16 Site characterization plan required.
60.17 Contents of site characterization plan.
60.18 Review of site characterization activities.
License Applications
60.21 Content of application.
60.22 Filing and distribution of application.
60.23 Elimination of repetition.
60.24 Updating of application and environmental impact statement.
Construction Authorization
60.31 Construction authorization.
60.32 Conditions of construction authorization.
60.33 Amendment of construction authorization.
License Issuance and Amendment
60.41 Standards for issuance of a license.
60.42 Conditions of license.
60.43 License specification.
60.44 Changes, tests, and experiments.
60.45 Amendment of license.
60.46 Particular activities requiring license amendment.
US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement
60.47 Facility information and verification.
Permanent Closure
60.51 License amendment for permanent closure.
60.52 Termination of license.
Subpart C—Participation by State Governments and Affected Indian Tribes
60.61 Provision of information.
60.62 Site review.
60.63 Participation in license reviews.
60.64 Notice to States.
60.65 Representation.
Subpart D—Records, Reports, Tests, and Inspections
60.71 Records and reports.
60.72 Construction records.
60.73 Reports of deficiencies.
60.74 Tests.
60.75 Inspections.
60.78 Material control and accounting records and reports.
Subpart E—Technical Criteria
60.101 Purpose and nature of findings.
60.102 Concepts.
Performance Objectives
60.111 Performance of the geologic repository operations area through permanent closure.
60.112 Overall system performance objective for the geologic repository after permanent closure.
60.113 Performance of particular barriers after permanent closure.
Land Ownership and Control
60.121 Requirements for ownership and control interests in land.
Siting Criteria
60.122 Siting criteria.
Design Criteria for the Geological Repository Operations Area
60.130 General considerations.
60.131 General design criteria for the geologic repository operations area.
60.132 Additional design criteria for surface facilities in the geologic repository operations area.
60.133 Additional design criteria for the underground facility.
60.134 Design of seals for shafts and boreholes.
Design Criteria for the Waste Package
60.135 Criteria for the waste package and its components.
Preclosure Controlled Area
60.136 Preclosure controlled area.
Performance Confirmation Requirements
60.137 General requirements for performance confirmation.
Subpart F—Performance Confirmation Program
60.140 General requirements.
60.141 Confirmation of geotechnical and design parameters.
60.142 Design testing.
60.143 Monitoring and testing waste packages.
Subpart G—Quality Assurance
60.150 Scope.
60.151 Applicability.
60.152 Implementation.
Subpart H—Training and Certification of Personnel
60.160 General requirements.
60.161 Training and certification program.
60.162 Physical requirements.
Subpart I—Emergency Planning Criteria [Reserved]
Subpart J—Violations
60.181 Violations.
60.183 Criminal penalties.
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 51, 53, 62, 63, 65, 81, 161, 182, 183, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); 42 U.S.C. 2021a; National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 114, 117, 121 (42 U.S.C. 10134, 10137, 10141), 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
Source: 46 FR 13980, Feb. 25, 1981, unless otherwise noted.
[72 FR 63974, Nov. 14, 2007; 73 FR 78605, Dec. 23, 2008; 73 FR 63571, Oct. 24, 2008; 77 FR 39907, Jul. 6, 2012; 80 FR 54234, Sep. 9, 2015]
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