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Title 10EnergyPart / Section
Chapter IIIDepartment of Energy700 – 999
Part 960General Guidelines for the Preliminary Screening of Potential Sites for a Nuclear Waste Repository960.1 – 960.5-2-11
Subpart AGeneral Provisions960.1 – 960.2
§ 960.1Applicability.
§ 960.2Definitions.
Subpart BImplementation Guidelines960.3 – 960.3-4
Subpart CPostclosure Guidelines960.4 – 960.4-2-8-2
§ 960.4Postclosure guidelines.
§ 960.4-1System guideline.
§ 960.4-2Technical guidelines.
§ 960.4-2-1Geohydrology.
§ 960.4-2-2Geochemistry.
§ 960.4-2-3Rock characteristics.
§ 960.4-2-4Climatic changes.
§ 960.4-2-5Erosion.
§ 960.4-2-6Dissolution.
§ 960.4-2-7Tectonics.
§ 960.4-2-8Human interference.
§ 960.4-2-8-1Natural resources.
§ 960.4-2-8-2Site ownership and control.
Subpart DPreclosure Guidelines960.5 – 960.5-2-11
Appendix I to Part 960
NRC and EPA Requirements for Postclosure Repository Performance
Appendix II to Part 960
NRC and EPA Requirements for Preclosure Repository Performance
Appendix III to Part 960
Application of the System and Technical Guidelines During the Siting Process
Appendix IV to Part 960
Types of Information for the Nomination of Sites as Suitable for Characterization