Code of Massachusetts Regulations
345 CMR - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD
Title 345 CMR 1.00 - Low-level Radioactive Waste Management Plan
Section 1.72 - Storage Facility

Universal Citation: 345 MA Code of Regs 345.1

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) The Board hereby finds that there is no requirement for additional storage facility capacity to meet present needs, but that there is a requirement for additional storage facility capacity to meet needs anticipated to arise within the next decade.

(2) No determination to proceed with centralized storage facility site selection pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111H, § 17 shall be made unless the Board finds that reliance on future on-site storage of LLRW is not a satisfactory management option due to anticipated expiration of licensee authorization for such storage. In any such determination to proceed with centralized storage facility site selection, the Board shall consider, at a minimum, the following storage facility siting options and choose among those considered:

(a) Site a centralized short-term storage facility;

(b) Site a centralized long-term storage facility;

(c) Site a centralized interim or emergency storage facility.

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Massachusetts may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.