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 43.41 - Requirements for a Technically Superior Site
Current through Register 1537, December 20, 2024
(1) A site shall be considered to meet the minimum qualifications to be selected as a superior site if, after detailed site characterization conducted in accordance with 310 CMR 43.00 and the applicable provisions of M.G.L. c. 111H, it satisfies all of the following requirements:
(2) The Board shall comply with the provisions set forth in 310 CMR 43.41 through 43.43 in the selection of a superior site provided that nothing herein is intended to prevent the Board from adopting standards that are intended to provide additional protection of the public health, safety and the environment or adopt procedures that supplement the data analysis or quality assurance procedures set forth herein.
(3) The provisions set forth in 310 CMR 43.44 through 43.72 are intended as recommended guidance for the Board in regard to the collection and analysis of data. No failure to comply with 310 CMR 43.44 through 43.72 shall be deemed a basis for the Department to disapprove the Board's selection of a superior site pursuant to 310 CMR 43.00 unless such failure: