N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 383-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 383-1.1 - Applicability

(a) The regulations in this Part establish requirements for the design, construction, operation, closure, post-closure monitoring and maintenance, and institutional control of land disposal facilities used for permanent disposal of low-level radioactive waste (waste) (Land disposal facilities permitted under this Part may also be used for disposal of NARM waste). This Part and Part 382 of this Title apply to any person who constructs, operates, or maintains a land disposal facility located wholly or partially in New York State.

(b) The regulations in this Part do not apply to:

(1) disposal of high-level radioactive waste, as defined by 42 U.S.C. section 10101(12) (see section 383-1.8 of this Subpart);

(2) disposal of transuranic wastes;

(3) disposal of the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source material content in quantities greater than 10,000 kilograms (approximately 11 tons) containing more than five millicuries of Radium-226;

(4) disposal of radioactive material in accordance with Part 380 of this Title, except as provided in section 383 1.9 of this Subpart; or

(5) disposal of naturally-occurring radioactive material unless it has been processed and concentrated.

(c) Compliance with these regulations does not relieve the owners or operators of the land disposal facility from compliance with all other applicable state and Federal laws and regulations.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 383-1.1