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 C - REGIONAL FACILITY LICENSE
CHANGES TO THE REGIONAL FACILITY LICENSE
Section 236.246 - Application and transfer of license to the Commonwealth

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 236.246

Current through Register Vol. 55, No. 13, March 29, 2025

(a) Following closure and the postclosure observation and maintenance period, the licensee may apply for an amendment to transfer the license to the Commonwealth. The license will not be transferred unless the licensee demonstrates to the Department's satisfaction that:

(1) The closure of the disposal site has been made in conformance with the licensee's site closure and decommissioning plan, as approved as part of the license.

(2) The performance objectives of Subchapter A (relating to general provisions) have been met and will continue to be satisfied.

(3) Funds collected for the Account and necessary records for care have been transferred to the Commonwealth.

(4) The monitoring program is operational for implementation by the Commonwealth.

(5) The custodial agency which will assume responsibility for institutional control of the disposal site is prepared to assume responsibility and ensure that the institutional requirements found necessary under § 236.225(i) (relating to requirements for issuance of a license) will be met.

(b) Upon demonstration of the requirements of subsection (a), the disposal facility license will be transferred to the Commonwealth and the operator's license will be terminated.

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 236.210 (relating to institutional control information); 25 Pa. Code § 236.414 (relating to radiation dose rates at the surface); and 25 Pa. Code § 236.415 (relating to postclosure observation and maintenance).

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