NAC459.814. Licenses: Necessary findings.

The Division will issue a license to receive, possess and dispose of waste containing or contaminated with radioactive material upon finding that:

     1. The issuance of the license will not constitute an unreasonable risk to the health and safety of the public;

     2. The applicant is qualified by reason of training and experience to carry out the disposal of waste in a manner that protects health and minimizes danger to life and property;

     3. The applicant’s proposed disposal area, its design and operations, including equipment, facilities and procedures, and the plans for closure and care and control after closure are adequate to protect the public health and safety in that they provide reasonable assurance that:

     (a) The standards for protection from radiation as provided in NAC 459.320 to 459.374, inclusive, will be met;

     (b) The general population will be protected from releases of radioactivity as provided in NAC 459.8155;

     (c) Any inadvertent intruder into the area will be protected as provided in subsection 2 of NAC 459.810; and

     (d) The long-term stability of the buried waste and the disposal area will be achieved and will eliminate to the extent practicable the need for active maintenance of the disposal area after closure;

     4. The applicant’s demonstration provides a reasonable assurance that the applicable technical requirements for disposal will be met;

     5. The applicant’s proposal for governmental control after closure provides a reasonable assurance that care will be furnished for the length of time necessary to carry out the requirements of subsection 3 and meets the requirements provided in NAC 459.822; and

     6. The financial assurances meet the requirements provided in NAC 459.813.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 4-27-84; A 1-18-94)