Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article V - Radiological Health
Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL
Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING THE REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY
GENERAL
Section 236.108 - Site justification

(a) The applicant shall submit site justifications which explain the reasons for the choice of each preferred potentially suitable site.

(b) The applicant shall use the process established in the proposal and the siting plan as approved by the Department, for applying the requirements of §§ 236.121-236.128 (relating to Phase I screening requirements) and show how the process was used to identify each preferred potentially suitable site.

(c) Site justifications shall predict the ability of each preferred site to meet the Phase II site suitability requirements and the performance objectives in Subchapter A (relating to general provisions).

(d) Site justifications shall utilize comparisons of information collected and analyzed during the screening process to defend and justify the choice of a preferred potentially suitable site.