Code of Massachusetts Regulations
310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Title 310 CMR 43.00 - Site Selection Criteria For Low-level Radioactive Waste Management Facilities
Section 43.22 - Tectonic Processes

Universal Citation: 310 MA Code of Regs 310.43

Current through Register 1537, December 20, 2024

(1) Exclusion Criteria.

Tectonic Processes. Exclude sites where tectonic processes in the vicinity, such as faulting, folding, seismic activity or volcanism are reasonably likely to adversely affect the ability of the probable waste management area to meet DPH performance obectives or preclude adequate modeling and prediction of long term impacts.

(2) Preference Criteria.

(a) Earthquake History. Prefer sites further away than three miles from the epicenter of an earthquake which occurred within the last 300 years and which would measure four or more on the Richter magnitude or equivalent scale or Modified Mercalli Intensity V, over sites which are closer to such epicenter.

(b) Minimizing Potential Tectonic Effects. Prefer sites with a lower potential for adverse effects from local or regional tectonic activity, over sites with a higher potential.

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