DOE shall develop and be prepared to implement a plan to cope with radiological accidents that may occur at the geologic repository operations area, at any time before permanent closure and decontamination or decontamination and dismantlement of surface facilities. The emergency plan must be based on the criteria of § 72.32(b) of this chapter.
authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 51, 53, 62, 63, 65, 81, 161, 182, 183, 223, 234 (
42 U.S.C. 2071,
2073,
2092,
2093,
2095,
2111,
2201,
2232,
2233,
2273,
2282; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (
42 U.S.C. 5841,
5842,
5846,
5851;
42 U.S.C. 2021a; National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (
42 U.S.C. 4332); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 114, 117, 121 (
42 U.S.C. 10134,
10137,
10141;
44 U.S.C. 3504 note
source: 66 FR 55792, Nov. 2, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 10 CFR 63.161