Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 10 - Energy |
Chapter I - Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Part 60 - Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in Geologic Repositories |
Subpart A - General Provisions |
§ 60.1 - Purpose and scope. |
§ 60.2 - Definitions. |
§ 60.3 - License required. |
§ 60.4 - Communications and records. |
§ 60.5 - Interpretations. |
§ 60.6 - Exemptions. |
§ 60.7 - License not required for certain preliminary activities. |
§ 60.8 - Information collection requirements: Approval. |
§ 60.9 - Employee protection. |
§ 60.10 - Completeness and accuracy of information. |
§ 60.11 - Deliberate misconduct. |
Subpart B - Licenses |
License Applications |
§ 60.21 - Content of application. |
§ 60.22 - Filing and distribution of application. |
§ 60.23 - Elimination of repetition. |
§ 60.24 - Updating of application and environmental impact statement. |
Preapplication Review |
§ 60.15 - Site characterization. |
§ 60.16 - Site characterization plan required. |
§ 60.17 - Contents of site characterization plan. |
§ 60.18 - Review of site characterization activities. |
License Issuance and Amendment |
§ 60.41 - Standards for issuance of a license. |
§ 60.42 - Conditions of license. |
§ 60.43 - License specification. |
§ 60.44 - Changes, tests, and experiments. |
§ 60.45 - Amendment of license. |
§ 60.46 - Particular activities requiring license amendment. |
Permanent Closure |
§ 60.51 - License amendment for permanent closure. |
§ 60.52 - Termination of license. |
Construction Authorization |
§ 60.31 - Construction authorization. |
§ 60.32 - Conditions of construction authorization. |
§ 60.33 - Amendment of construction authorization. |
Us/IAEA Safeguards Agreement |
§ 60.47 - Facility information and verification. |
Subpart C - Participation by State Governments and Affected Indian Tribes |
§ 60.61 - Provision of information. |
§ 60.62 - Site review. |
§ 60.63 - Participation in license reviews. |
§ 60.64 - Notice to States. |
§ 60.65 - Representation. |
Subpart D - Records, Reports, Tests, and Inspections |
§ 60.71 - Records and reports. |
§ 60.72 - Construction records. |
§ 60.73 - Reports of deficiencies. |
§ 60.74 - Tests. |
§ 60.75 - Inspections. |
§ 60.78 - Material control and accounting records and reports. |
Subpart E - Technical Criteria |
§ 60.101 - Purpose and nature of findings. |
§ 60.102 - Concepts. |
Performance Confirmation Requirements |
§ 60.137 - General requirements for performance confirmation. |
Land Ownership and Control |
§ 60.121 - Requirements for ownership and control of interests in land. |
Design Criteria for the Waste Package |
§ 60.135 - Criteria for the waste package and its components. |
Design Criteria for the Geologic Repository Operations Area |
§ 60.130 - General considerations. |
§ 60.131 - General design criteria for the geologic repository operations area. |
§ 60.132 - Additional design criteria for surface facilities in the geologic repository operations area. |
§ 60.133 - Additional design criteria for the underground facility. |
§ 60.134 - Design of seals for shafts and boreholes. |
Siting Criteria |
§ 60.122 - Siting criteria. |
Performance Objectives |
§ 60.111 - Performance of the geologic repository operations area through permanent closure. |
§ 60.112 - Overall system performance objective for the geologic repository after permanent closure. |
§ 60.113 - Performance of particular barriers after permanent closure. |
Preclosure Controlled Area |
§ 60.136 - Preclosure controlled area. |
Subpart F - Performance Confirmation Program |
§ 60.140 - General requirements. |
§ 60.141 - Confirmation of geotechnical and design parameters. |
§ 60.142 - Design testing. |
§ 60.143 - Monitoring and testing waste packages. |
Subpart G - Quality Assurance |
§ 60.150 - Scope. |
§ 60.151 - Applicability. |
§ 60.152 - Implementation. |
Subpart H - Training and Certification of Personnel |
§ 60.160 - General requirements. |
§ 60.161 - Training and certification program. |
§ 60.162 - Physical requirements. |
Subpart I - Emergency Planning Criteria |
Subpart J - Violations |
§ 60.181 - Violations. |
§ 60.183 - Criminal penalties. |