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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 10 - Energy |
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Chapter III - Department of Energy |
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Part 960 - General Guidelines for the Preliminary Screening of Potential Sites for a Nuclear Waste Repository |
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Subpart B - Implementation Guidelines |
§ 960.3-1-4 - Evidence for siting decisions.
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§ 960.3-1-4 Evidence for siting decisions.
The siting process involves a sequence of four decisions: The identification of potentially acceptable sites; the nomination of sites as suitable for characterization; the recommendation of sites as candidate sites for site characterization; and after the completion of site characterization and nongeologic data gathering, the recommendation of a candidate site for the development of a repository. Each of these decisions will be supported by the evidence specified below.