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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ch 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 approved prior to the start of these activities. ( i ) If the final decommissioning plan demonstrates that the decommissioning will be completed as soon as practicable, performed in accordance with the regulations in this chapter, and will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public, and after notice to interested persons, the Commission will approve the plan subject to any appropriate conditions and limitations and issue an order authorizing decommissioning. ( j ) ( 1 ) Except as provided in paragraph (k) of this section, each licensee shall complete decommissioning of the site or separate building or outdoor area as soon as practicable but no later than 24 months following approval of the final decommissioning plan by the Commission. ( 2 ) Except as provided in paragraph (k) of this section, when decommissioning involves the entire site, each licensee shall request license termination as soon as practicable but no later than 24 months following approval of the final decommissioning plan by the Commission. ( k ) The Commission may approve a request for an alternate schedule for completion of decommissioning of the site or separate building or outdoor area, and license termination if appropriate, if the Commission determines that the alternate schedule is warranted by consideration of the following: ( 1 ) Whether it is technically feasible to complete decommissioning within the allotted 24-month period; ( 2 ) Whether sufficient waste disposal capacity is available to allow completion of decommissioning within the allotted 24-month period; ( 3 ) Whether a significant volume reduction in wastes requiring disposal will be achieved by allowing short-lived radionuclides to decay; ( 4 ) Whether a significant reduction in