Document: 10 CFR Part 51
Document ID: 75596a3b-f215-4b9a-b605-4dc6e3a0710b
Document Type: cfr
Title: Environmental impacts of continued storage of spent nuclear fuel beyond the licensed life for operation of a reactor.
Source: 10 CFR Part 51
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-51/section-51.23
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Section ID: 51.23
CFR Part: 51
CFR Title: 10

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§ 51.23 Environmental impacts of continued storage of spent nuclear fuel beyond the licensed life for operation of a reactor. ( a ) The Commission has generically determined that the environmental impacts of continued storage of spent nuclear fuel beyond the licensed life for operation of a reactor are those impacts identified in NUREG-2157, “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel.” ( b ) The environmental reports described in §§ 51.50 , 51.53 , and 51.61 are not required to discuss the environmental impacts of spent nuclear fuel storage in a reactor facility storage pool or an ISFSI for the period following the term of the reactor operating license, reactor combined license, or ISFSI license. The impact determinations in NUREG-2157 regarding continued storage shall be deemed incorporated into the environmental impact statements described in §§ 51.75 , 51.80(b) , 51.95 , and 51.97(a) . The impact determinations in NUREG-2157 regarding continued storage shall be considered in the environmental assessments described in §§ 51.30(b) and 51.95(d) , if the impacts of continued storage of spent fuel are relevant to the proposed action. ( c ) This section does not alter any requirements to consider the environmental impacts of spent fuel storage during the term of a reactor operating license or combined license, or a license for an ISFSI in a licensing proceeding. [ 49 FR 34694 , Aug. 31, 1984, as amended at 55 FR 38474 , Sept. 18, 1990; 72 FR 49509 , Aug. 28, 2007; 75 FR 81037 , Dec. 23, 2010; 79 FR 56260 , Sept. 19, 2014]