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§ 61.51
Disposal site design for land disposal.
Disposal site design for near-surface disposal.
Site design features must be directed toward long-term isolation and avoidance of the need for continuing active maintenance after site closure.
The disposal site design and operation must be compatible with the disposal site closure and stabilization plan and lead to disposal site closure that provides reasonable assurance that the performance objectives of subpart C of this part will be met.
The disposal site must be designed to complement and improve, where appropriate, the ability of the disposal site's natural characteristics to assure that the performance objectives of subpart C of this part will be met.
Covers must be designed to minimize to the extent practicable water infiltration, to direct percolating or surface water away from the disposed waste, and to resist degradation by surface geologic processes and biotic activity.
Surface features must direct surface water drainage away from disposal units at velocities and gradients which will not result in erosion that will require ongoing active maintenance in the future.
The disposal site must be designed to minimize to the extent practicable the contact of water with waste during storage, the contact of standing water with waste during disposal, and the contact of percolating or standing water with wastes after disposal.
Disposal site design for other than near-surface disposal.
§ 61.51 Disposal site design for land disposal.
(1) Site design features must be directed toward long-term isolation and avoidance of the need for continuing active maintenance after site closure.
(2) The disposal site design and operation must be compatible with the disposal site closure and stabilization plan and lead to disposal site closure that provides reasonable assurance that the performance objectives of subpart C of this part will be met.
(3) The disposal site must be designed to complement and improve, where appropriate, the ability of the disposal site's natural characteristics to assure that the performance objectives of subpart C of this part will be met.
(4) Covers must be designed to minimize to the extent practicable water infiltration, to direct percolating or surface water away from the disposed waste, and to resist degradation by surface geologic processes and biotic activity.
(5) Surface features must direct surface water drainage away from disposal units at velocities and gradients which will not result in erosion that will require ongoing active maintenance in the future.
(6) The disposal site must be designed to minimize to the extent practicable the contact of water with waste during storage, the contact of standing water with waste during disposal, and the contact of percolating or standing water with wastes after disposal.
Disposal site design for other than near-surface disposal. [Reserved]
Title 10 published on 2015-01-01The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 10 CFR Part 61 after this date.2015-12-01; vol. 80 # 230 - Tuesday, December 1, 201580 FR 74974 - Miscellaneous Corrections
2015-03-26; vol. 80 # 58 - Thursday, March 26, 201580 FR 15930 - Guidance for Conducting Technical Analyses for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-06536 RIN-3150-AI92 NRC-2011-0012 NRC-2015-0003 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Draft NUREG; request for comment. Submit comments by July 24, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received before this date. 10 CFR Part 61 SummaryThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-2175, “Guidance for Conducting Technical Analyses for 10 CFR part 61.” The NRC is proposing to amend its regulations that govern low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) disposal facilities to require new and revised site-specific technical analyses, to permit the development of site-specific criteria for LLRW acceptance based on the results of these analyses, and to facilitate implementation and better align the requirements with current health and safety standards. The NRC has prepared draft guidance to address the implementation of the proposed regulations. This notice is announcing the availability of the draft guidance for public comment.
80 FR 16082 - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal