Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 236.204 - Content of a license applicationIn addition to the requirements in § 236.212 (relating to filing and distribution of license application), an application to receive from others, possess and dispose of wastes shall consist of:
(1) General information, program plans, a quality assurance/quality control program, specific technical information, institutional control information and financial information as set forth in §§ 236.205-236.211.(2) An impact analysis report. The report shall address the impact of licensing the activity and include:(i) A detailed assessment of the radiological and nonradiological impacts to the public health and the environment.(ii) A detailed assessment of the impact on the quality and quantity of the surface and groundwater within a 5-mile radius of the site.(iii) A discussion of the long term public health and environmental impacts, including closure, decommissioning, decontamination and reclamation of the site and facilities associated with the licensed activities and management of radioactive materials which will remain on the site after closure, decommissioning, decontamination and reclamation.(iv) A discussion of the short and long term social and economic impacts of the regional disposal facility on the host and affected municipalities. These impacts will be used to create a minimum set of items to be considered as part of the host and affected municipality benefit negotiations. At a minimum, the study shall include the impacts on local tax revenues, public and private infrastructures, emergency management capabilities and social service demands.(v) A preoperational environmental radiation survey and a preoperational health survey of cancer and other disease rates and birth defects within 5 miles of the site.(vi) Justification for the choice of the proposed site over the other two preferred potentially suitable sites. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 236.106 (relating to selection procedure for the proposed site).