Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter H - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR NEAR-SURFACE LAND DISPOSAL OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 336.715 - Standards for Issuance of a License, License Amendment, or License Renewal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A license, license amendment, or license renewal for the
					 receipt, possession, and disposal of waste may be issued by the commission upon
					 finding that the issuance of the license must not constitute an unreasonable
					 risk to the health and safety of the public or have a long-term detrimental
					 impact on the environment and that:
(1) 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 the
				  environment;
(2) The applicant's
				  proposed disposal site, disposal design, land disposal facility operations
				  (including equipment, facilities, and procedures), disposal site closure, and
				  post-closure 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 §
										336.724
				  of this title (relating to Protection of the General Population from Releases
				  of Radioactivity);
(3) The
				  applicant's proposed disposal site, disposal site design, land disposal
				  facility operations (including equipment, facilities, and procedures), disposal
				  site closure, and post-closure 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 §
										336.725
				  of this title (relating to Protection of Individuals from Inadvertent
				  Intrusion);
(4) 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 Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Standards for
				  Protection Against Radiation) will be met;
(5) The applicant's proposed disposal site,
				  disposal site design, land disposal facility operations, disposal site closure,
				  and post-closure institutional control are adequate to protect the public
				  health and safety and the environment 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;
(6) The applicant has provided reasonable
				  assurance that the applicable technical requirements of this subchapter will be
				  met;
(7) The applicant's proposal
				  for institutional control provides reasonable assurance that institutional
				  control will be provided for the length of time found necessary to ensure the
				  findings in paragraphs (2)-(5) of this section and that the institutional
				  control meets the requirements of §
										336.734
				  of this title (relating to Institutional Requirements);
(8) The information on financial assurances
				  meets the requirements of this subchapter; and
(9) The applicant has met any additional
				  requirements under the rules of the commission.