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
PHASE II SITE SUITABILITY REQUIREMENTS
Section 236.141 - General requirements

(a) This section and §§ 236.142-236.149 establish and identify the requirements that a site is required to meet to be considered suitable for the proposed low-level radioactive waste disposal facility. Phase II, site-specific characterization of the three preferred potentially suitable sites, begins after approval is granted by the EQB under § 236.104 (relating to siting process) and after the Department approves the site characterization plan. Site characterization will require access to the sites.

(b) Implementation of the site suitability requirements requires the collection, documentation, analysis, discussion and illustration of detailed site-specific data to supplement the data collected during Phase I screening. The Phase II effort will substantiate or disprove the validity of evaluations and projections made for the three preferred potentially suitable sites chosen in Phase I. The applicant shall clearly demonstrate that the preferred site meets the Phase I and Phase II siting requirements and contributes to compliance with the performance objectives of Subchapter A (relating to general provisions). The findings from the detailed site characterization studies shall be presented as part of the license application required in Subchapter C (relating to regional facility license).

(c) For the type of criteria in which the data collected are considered time variant by the Department, there shall be a minimum of 1 year of data acquisition to substantiate the validity of analyses and conclusions.

(d) The issuance of a license by the Secretary constitutes final approval of the site for the disposal facility.