§2021h Alternative Disposal Methods

Summary

Within 12 months after January 15, 1986, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must, after talking with States and other interested people, find ways to dispose of low-level radioactive waste other than shallow land burial and publish technical guidance on how tolicensing for facilities using those methods. Within 24 months after January 15, 1986, the Commission must, again with input from States and others, publish all technical information States or compacts must give to pursue those methods and the technical rules facilities must meet — including site suitability, site design, operation, closure, and environmental monitoring — so the facilities meet the Commission’s performance goals. The Commission must set and publish these requirements in whatever form it chooses.