Document: 10 CFR Part 20
Document ID: 54b0b5e6-44c2-4a9e-b451-1104fa38ccf8
Document Type: cfr
Title: General provisions and scope.
Source: 10 CFR Part 20
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-20/section-20.1401
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Section ID: 20.1401
CFR Part: 20
CFR Title: 10

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§ 20.1401 General provisions and scope. ( a ) The criteria in this subpart apply to the decommissioning of facilities licensed under parts 30 , 40 , 50 , 52 , 60 , 61 , 63 , 70 , and 72 of this chapter , and release of part of a facility or site for unrestricted use in accordance with § 50.83 of this chapter , as well as other facilities subject to the Commission's jurisdiction under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended. For high-level and low-level waste disposal facilities ( 10 CFR parts 60 , 61 , and 63 ), the criteria apply only to ancillary surface facilities that support radioactive waste disposal activities. The criteria do not apply to uranium and thorium recovery facilities already subject to appendix A to 10 CFR part 40 or the uranium solution extraction facilities. ( b ) The criteria in this subpart do not apply to sites which: ( 1 ) Have been decommissioned prior to the effective date of the rule in accordance with criteria identified in the Site Decommissioning Management Plan (SDMP) Action Plan of April 16, 1992 ( 57 FR 13389 ); ( 2 ) Have previously submitted and received Commission approval on a license termination plan (LTP) or decommissioning plan that is compatible with the SDMP Action Plan criteria; or ( 3 ) Submit a sufficient LTP or decommissioning plan before August 20, 1998 and such LTP or decommissioning plan is approved by the Commission before August 20, 1999 and in accordance with the criteria identified in the SDMP Action Plan, except that if an EIS is required in the submittal, there will be a provision for day-for-day extension. ( c ) After a site has been decommissioned and the license terminated in accordance with the criteria in this subpart, or after part of a facility or site has been released for unrestricted use in accordance with § 50.83 of this chapter and in accordance with the criteria in this subpart, the Commission will require additional cleanup only, if based