Operations at the land disposal facility must be conducted in compliance with the standards for radiation protection set out in part 20 of this chapter, except for releases of radioactivity in effluents from the land disposal facility, which shall be governed by § 61.41 of this part. Every reasonable effort shall be made to maintain radiation exposures as low as is reasonably achievable.
authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 81, 161, 181, 182, 183, 223, 234 (
42 U.S.C. 2073,
2077,
2092,
2093,
2095,
2111,
2201,
2231,
2232,
2233,
2273,
2282; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 206, 211 (
42 U.S.C. 5841,
5846,
5851; Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985, sec. 2 (
42 U.S.C. 2021b);
44 U.S.C. 3504 note
source: 47 FR 57463, Dec. 27, 1982, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 10 CFR 61.43