Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XV-1311 - Requirements for Issuance of a License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A license for the receipt, possession, and disposal of
					 waste containing or contaminated with radioactive material will be issued by
					 the department upon finding that:
A.
				  the issuance of the license will not constitute an unreasonable risk to the
				  health and safety of the public;
B.
				  the applicant is qualified by reason of training and experience to carry out
				  the disposal operations requested in a manner that protects health and
				  minimizes danger to life or property;
C. the applicant's proposed disposal site,
				  disposal design, land disposal facility operations (including equipment,
				  facilities), and procedures, disposal site closure, and postclosure
				  institutional control are adequate to protect the public health and safety in
				  that they provide reasonable assurance that the general population will be
				  protected from releases of radioactivity as specified in the performance
				  objective in LAC 33:XV.1319;
D. the
				  applicant's proposed disposal site, disposal site design, land disposal
				  facility operations, (including equipment, facilities), and procedures,
				  disposal site closure, and postclosure institutional control are adequate to
				  protect the public health and safety in that they will provide reasonable
				  assurance that individual inadvertent intruders are protected in accordance
				  with the performance objective in LAC 33:XV.1320;
E. the applicant's proposed land disposal
				  facility operations, including equipment, facilities, and procedures, are
				  adequate to protect the public health and safety in that they will provide
				  reasonable assurance that the standards for radiation protection set out in
				  Chapter 4 of these regulations will be met;
F. the applicant's proposed disposal site,
				  disposal site design, land disposal facility operations, disposal site closure,
				  and postclosure institutional control are adequate to protect the public health
				  and safety in that they will provide reasonable assurance that long-term
				  stability of the disposed waste and the disposal site will be achieved and will
				  eliminate to the extent practicable the need for ongoing active maintenance of
				  the disposal site following closure;
G. the applicant's demonstration provides
				  reasonable assurance that the applicable technical requirements of this Chapter
				  will be met;
H. the applicant's
				  proposal for institutional control provides reasonable assurance that such
				  control will be provided for the length of time found necessary to ensure the
				  findings in LAC 33:XV.1311.C-F and that the institutional control meets the
				  requirements of LAC 33:XV.1328; and
I. the financial or surety arrangements meet
				  the requirements of this Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:2001 et
					 seq.