Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · CFR · Title 10 — Energy · Part 61 — Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste · § 61.51

§ 61.51. Disposal site design for land disposal.

224 words·~1 min read·/us/cfr/t10/s§ 61.51·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

(a)Disposal site design for near-surface disposal.
(1)Site design features must be directed toward long-term isolation and avoidance of the need for continuing active maintenance after site closure.
(2)The disposal site design and operation must be compatible with the disposal site closure and stabilization plan and lead to disposal site closure that provides reasonable assurance that the performance objectives of subpart C of this part will be met.
(3)The disposal site must be designed to complement and improve, where appropriate, the ability of the disposal site's natural characteristics to assure that the performance objectives of subpart C of this part will be met.
(4)Covers must be designed to minimize to the extent practicable water infiltration, to direct percolating or surface water away from the disposed waste, and to resist degradation by surface geologic processes and biotic activity.
(5)Surface features must direct surface water drainage away from disposal units at velocities and gradients which will not result in erosion that will require ongoing active maintenance in the future.
(6)The disposal site must be designed to minimize to the extent practicable the contact of water with waste during storage, the contact of standing water with waste during disposal, and the contact of percolating or standing water with wastes after disposal.
(b)Disposal site design for other than near-surface disposal. [Reserved]
Connections2 cite this
Cited by 2 sections · top 1
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 61.51
Disposal site design for land disposal.
Fed. Reg.×2
Cites 0Cited by 2 across 1 source
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.