Document: 10 CFR Part 72
Document ID: 6cae0707-f033-445b-b4d6-56f74af1e476
Document Type: cfr
Title: Expiration and termination of licenses and decommissioning of sites and separate buildings or outdoor areas.
Source: 10 CFR Part 72
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-72/section-72.54
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Section ID: 72.54
CFR Part: 72
CFR Title: 10

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ef is not detrimental to the public health and safety and is otherwise in the public interest. The request must be submitted no later than 30 days before notification pursuant to paragraph (d) of this section. The schedule for decommissioning set forth in paragraph (d) of this section may not commence until the Commission has made a determination on the request. ( 2 ) The Commission may approve an alternate schedule for submittal of the final decommissioning plan required pursuant to paragraph (d) of this section if the Commission determines that the alternate schedule is necessary to the effective conduct of decommissioning operations and presents no undue risk from radiation to the public health and safety, and is otherwise to the public interest. ( g ) The proposed final decommissioning plan must include— ( 1 ) A description of the current conditions of the site or separate building or outdoor area sufficient to evaluate the acceptability of the plan; ( 2 ) The choice of the alternative for decommissioning with a description of the activities involved; ( 3 ) A description of controls and limits on procedures and equipment to protect occupational and public health and safety; ( 4 ) A description of the planned final radiation survey; and ( 5 ) An updated detailed cost estimate for the chosen alternative for decommissioning, comparison of that estimate with present funds set aside for decommissioning, and plan for assuring the availability of adequate funds for completion of decommissioning including means for adjusting cost estimates and associated funding levels over any storage or surveillance period; and ( 6 ) A description of technical specifications and quality assurance provisions in place during decommissioning. ( h ) For final decommissioning plans in which the major dismantlement activities are delayed by first placing the ISFSI or MRS in storage, planning for these delayed activities may be less detailed. Updated detailed plans must be submitted and