(a) This subpart applies to:
(1) Radioactive materials released into the accessible environment as a result of the disposal of spent nuclear fuel or high-level or transuranic radioactive wastes;
(2) Radiation doses received by members of the public as a result of such disposal; and
(3) Radioactive contamination of certain sources of ground water in the vicinity of disposal systems for such fuel or wastes.
(b) This subpart does not apply to:
(1) Disposal directly into the oceans or ocean sediments;
(2) Wastes disposed of before November 18, 1985; and
(3) The characterization, licensing, construction, operation, or closure of any site required to be characterized under section 113(a) of Public Law 97-425, 96 Stat. 2201.
[50 FR 38084, Sept. 19, 1985, as amended at 58 FR 66414, Dec. 20, 1993]
authority: The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,
42 U.S.C. 2011-2296; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970,
5 U.S.C. app. 1; the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended,
42 U.S.C. 10101-10270; and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act, Pub. L. 102-579, 106 Stat. 4777
source: 50 FR 38084, Sept. 19, 1985, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 191.11