10 CFR · Energy
§ 960.3-2-2-5 — Formal site nomination.
10 CFR § 960.3-2-2-5
TitleTitle 10: EnergyPartPart 960: General Guidelines for the Preliminary Screening of Potential Sites for a Nuclear Waste Repository
SourceeCFR (current through Apr 8, 2026)
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§ 960.3-2-2-5 Formal site nomination.
After the final environmental assessments have been prepared, the Secretary shall nominate at least five sites that he determines suitable for site characterization for the selection of a repository site, and, in so doing, he shall cause to have published in the Federal Register a notice specifying the sites so nominated and announcing the availability of the final environmental assessments for such sites. This determination by the Secretary shall be based on the final environmental assessments for such sites, including, in particular, consideration of the available evidence, evaluations, and the resultant findings for the guidelines of subparts C and D so specified under the fourth and fifth provisions of § 960.3-2-2-2. Before nominating a site, the S
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§ 960.3-2
10 C.F.R. § 960.3-2
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§ 960.3-2-2-1
Evaluation of all potentially acceptable sites.§ 960.3-2-2-2
Selection of sites within geohydrologic settings.§ 960.3-2-2-4
The environmental assessment.§ 960.3-2-2-5
Formal site nomination.§ 960.3-3
Consultation.§ 960.3-4
Environmental impacts.§ 960.4
Postclosure guidelines.§ 960.4-1
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