42 U.S.C. § 2021i — Licensing review and approval
submitted 40 years ago by Pub. L. 96-573 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 129 words · no verdicts yet
The NRC or an appropriate agreement State must review disposal-facility license applications under applicable law while developing procedures and capability within 12 months. It should complete review activities within 15 months when practicable and combine technical, environmental, and hearing work when practicable.
In order to ensure the timely development of new low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission* or, as appropriate, agreement States, shall consider an application for a disposal facility license in accordance with the laws applicable to such application, except that the Commission and the agreement state* 1 shall—
not later than 12 months after January 15, 1986, establish procedures and develop the technical capability for processing applications for such licenses;
to the extent practicable, complete all activities associated with the review and processing of any application for such a license (except for public hearings) no later than 15 months after the date of receipt of such application; and
to the extent practicable, consolidate all required technical and environmental reviews and public hearings.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 96–573, § 9, as added Pub. L. 99–240, title I, § 102, Jan. 15, 1986, 99 Stat. 1859.)
- 1986Enacted · Pub. L. 96-573 · 99 Stat. 1859
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 96-573 on 1986-01-15.
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