(a) This subpart applies to:
(1) Radiation doses received by members of the public as a result of activities subject to subpart B of this part; and
(2) Radioactive contamination of underground sources of drinking water in the accessible environment as a result of such activities.
(b) This subpart does not apply to:
(1) Disposal directly into the oceans or ocean sediments;
(2) Wastes disposed of before the effective date of this subpart; 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.
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 191.21