Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL › Subchapter C - REGIONAL FACILITY LICENSE › LICENSE REVIEW PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS › Section 236.225 - Requirements for issuance of a license

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A license will not be issued unless the applicant
							 affirmatively demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department that:
(1) The operation will not endanger public
						  health, safety and welfare or the environment.
(2) The application is accurate and complete
						  and the requirements of the act and this chapter have been satisfied.
(3) 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.
(4) The applicant's proposed disposal site,
						  disposal facility design, disposal facility operations, including equipment,
						  facilities and procedures, disposal site closure and postclosure institutional
						  control are adequate to protect the public health and safety by providing
						  assurance that the general population will be protected from releases of
						  radioactivity as specified in the performance objective in §
													236.13 (relating to protection of
						  the general population and environment from releases of
						  radioactivity).
(5) The applicant's
						  proposed disposal site, disposal facility design, disposal facility operations,
						  including equipment, facilities and procedures, disposal site closure and
						  postclosure institutional control are adequate to protect the public health and
						  safety by providing assurance that individual inadvertent intruders are
						  protected in accordance with the performance objective in §
													236.14 (relating to protection of
						  individuals from inadvertent intrusion).
(6) The applicant's proposed disposal
						  facility design and disposal facility operations, including equipment,
						  facilities and procedures, are adequate to protect the public health and safety
						  by providing assurance that the standards for radiation protection in Chapter
						  219 (relating to standards for protection against radiation) will be
						  met.
(7) The applicant's proposed
						  disposal site, disposal facility design, disposal facility operations, disposal
						  site closure and postclosure institutional control are adequate to protect the
						  public health and safety by providing 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 following
						  closure.
(8) The technical
						  requirements of Subchapters B and D-F will be met.
(9) The applicant's proposal for
						  institutional control, as required in §
													236.210 (relating to institutional
						  control information), provides assurance that the control will be provided for
						  the long term care period.
(10) The
						  financial or surety arrangements meet the requirements of Subchapter G
						  (relating to financial assurances and liability).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															236.241 (relating to amendments
								for closure and transfer); 25 Pa. Code §
															236.242 (relating to other
								amendments); and 25 Pa. Code §
															236.246 (relating to application
								and transfer of license to the
								Commonwealth).