(a) A licensee shall dispose of licensed material only—
(1) By transfer to an authorized recipient as provided in § 20.2006 or in the regulations in parts 30, 40, 60, 61, 63, 70, and 72 of this chapter;
(2) By decay in storage; or
(3) By release in effluents within the limits in § 20.1301; or
(4) As authorized under §§ 20.2002, 20.2003, 20.2004, 20.2005, or 20.2008.
(b) A person must be specifically licensed to receive waste containing licensed material from other persons for:
(1) Treatment prior to disposal; or
(2) Treatment or disposal by incineration; or
(3) Decay in storage; or
(4) Disposal at a land disposal facility licensed under part 61 of this chapter; or
(5) Disposal at a geologic repository under part 60 or part 63 of this chapter.
[56 FR 23403, May 21, 1991, as amended at 66 FR 55789, Nov. 2, 2001; 72 FR 55922, Oct. 1, 2007]
authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 53, 63, 65, 81, 103, 104, 161, 170H, 182, 186, 223, 234, 274, 1701 (
42 U.S.C. 2014,
2073,
2093,
2095,
2111,
2133,
2134,
2201,
2210h,
2232,
2236,
2273,
2282,
2021,
2297f; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202 (
42 U.S.C. 5841,
5842; Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985, sec. 2 (
42 U.S.C. 2021b);
44 U.S.C. 3504 note
cite as: 10 CFR 20.2001