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Low-Level Waste Disposal Regulations, Guidance, and CommunicationsOn this page: RegulationsNRC’s regulations are found in Chapter I of Title 10, "Energy," of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Chapter I is divided into Parts 1 through 199. The following are the principal parts governing low-level waste:
10 CFR 20.2002 is a general provision that allows for other disposal methods, different from those already defined in the regulations, provided that doses are maintained as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA) and within the dose limits of Part 20. Agreement States' regulations must be compatible with NRC’s. The NRC Regulatory Agenda (NUREG-0936) is a semiannual compilation of brief descriptions of all rulemaking actions. GuidanceRegulatory guides are issued in 10 divisions and are intended to aid licensees in implementing regulations. The guides most applicable to low level waste disposal are in Division 4, Environmental and Siting. Web (HTML) versions of some regulatory guides are available for viewing or downloading. Those available are highlighted in the index to our Regulatory Guide Document Collection. All active final and draft guides are also available in NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). Other guidance documents that may be useful to licensees and other stakeholders are:
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Web (HTML) versions of some guidance documents are available in our NUREG-series document collection. Some are also are available in ADAMS (see our table listing their availability). CommunicationsGeneric Communications are NRC's primary method of sending information to specific classes of licensees. There are several types: |
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