6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1007-1-11.3

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 6 CCR 1007-1-11.3 - Demonstration of Control

Before any application under RH 1.5.1 for an exemption from the land ownership requirements of § 25-11-103(7) may be granted, the applicant must demonstrate a degree of control of the site equivalent to that which would be achieved by government ownership of the site. At a minimum, the applicant shall be required to provide the following:

11.3.1Financial Assurance.

Pursuant to Part 3 of these regulations, the licensee shall provide a long term care warranty.

11.3.2Trust Agreement.

The licensee shall enter into a trust agreement with the department giving the department exclusive control over the licensee's long term care funds to enable the department to conduct long term care and maintenance of the site in the event the owner of the site is unable or unwilling to do so.

11.3.3Institutional Control Program.

The licensee shall establish and, after completion of decommissioning and decontamination activities, conduct a Department approved institutional control program. The institutional control program shall include, but not be limited to: conducting an environmental monitoring program at the disposal site, periodic site surveillance, custodial care, and administration of funds to cover the costs for these activities.

11.3.4Restrictive Covenants.

The applicant shall record with the county clerk and recorder in the county where the site is located Department-approved restrictive covenants providing for the following:

11.3.4.1 Except as necessary to maintain or repair the site, no construction or excavation of any kind shall be allowed;
11.3.4.2 No use shall be made of the property which may impair the site's ability to contain or control the waste.
11.3.4.3 Any change in the use of the property shall require the prior written approval of the Department.
11.3.4.4 Ownership of the property, and any interest in the property, shall not be conveyed without the prior written approval of the Department, and any conveyance shall have adequate and complete provision for the continued maintenance of the property and financial assurance warranties.
11.3.4.5 The owners shall erect and continuously maintain on the property at locations approved by the Department markers and monuments, approved by the Department, warning of the presence of radioactive materials.
11.3.4.6 The covenants shall run with the property and be binding upon the heirs, successors or assigns of the licensee.
11.3.4.7 The covenants shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be enforceable in a court of law by, the Department and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and any successor agencies, as well by any other federal, state, or local government agency affected by any violations of the covenants.
11.3.5Deed Annotations.

The licensee shall record with the county clerk and recorder an annotation to its deed to the property which shall include a description, by metes and bounds, of the locations where radioactive materials were disposed of, and a description of the types, form, and volumes of radioactive materials disposed of, and approximate time periods during which disposal of the wastes took place.

11.3.6Easements.

The licensee shall grant to the Department and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and their successor agencies an easement giving them and their designees the unlimited right to access the property for purposes of inspecting the property; determining compliance with restrictive covenants and applicable laws, regulations, permits, and licenses; taking samples and measurements; and for any other purpose reasonably within the power and authority of the Department and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

11.3.7As-built Drawings.

One year after issuance of the license to the applicant, and annually thereafter, the licensee shall provide the Department with "as-built' drawings of the disposal facility until license termination.

11.3.8Transfer of Records.

Within six months after the completion of decommissioning and decontamination activities, the licensee shall at no cost transfer copies of all records of the location and quantity of wastes contained in the disposal site to: the governing body of the nearest municipality, the governing body of the county in which the facility is located, the local planning agency having jurisdiction over the area in which the facility is located, the Department, and any other state, local, and federal agency designated by the department.

6 CCR 1007-1-11.3

Colorado Register, Vol 37, No. 14. July 25, 2014, effective 8/14/2014
38 CR 02, January 25, 2015, effective 2/14/2015
38 CR 05, March 10, 2015, effective 3/30/2015
38 CR 12, June 25, 2015, effective 7/15/2015
38 CR 14, July 25, 2015, effective 8/14/2015
39 CR 02, January 25, 2016, effective 2/14/2016
39 CR 16, August 25, 2016, effective 9/14/2016
39 CR 22, November 25, 2016, effective 12/15/2016
40 CR 11, June 10, 2017, effective 6/30/2017
40 CR 20, October 25, 2017, effective 11/14/2017
42 CR 24, December 25, 2019, effective 1/14/2020
43 CR 14, July 25, 2020, effective 8/14/2020
43 CR 18, September 25, 2020, effective 10/15/2020
44 CR 11, June 10, 2021, effective 7/15/2021
44 CR 14, July 25, 2021, effective 8/14/2021
45 CR 22, November 25, 2022, effective 12/15/2022