6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1007-1-18.9
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 6 CCR 1007-1-18.9 - Decommissioning Requirements18.9.1 In addition to the information required under 3.16, each licensee authorized to receive, possess or use source material for milling or byproduct material shall submit a plan for completion of decommissioning if the procedures necessary to carry out decommissioning: 18.9.1.1 Have not been previously approved by the Department; and18.9.1.2 Could increase potential health and safety impacts to workers or to the public, such as in any of the following cases:18.9.1.2.1 Procedures would involve techniques not applied routinely during cleanup or maintenance operations; or18.9.1.2.2 Workers would be entering areas not normally occupied where surface contamination and radiation levels are significantly higher than routinely encountered during operation; or18.9.1.2.3 Procedures could result in significantly greater airborne concentrations of radioactive materials than are present during operation; or18.9.1.2.4 Procedures could result in significantly greater releases of radioactive material to the environment than those associated with operation.18.9.2 Procedures with potential health and safety impacts may not be carried out prior to approval of the decommissioning plan.18.9.3 The proposed decommissioning plan, if required by 18.9.1 or by license condition, must include:18.9.3.1 Description of planned decommissioning activities;18.9.3.2 Description of methods used to assure protection of workers and the environment against radiation hazards during decommissioning;18.9.3.3 A description of the planned final radiation survey; and18.9.3.4 An updated detailed cost estimate for decommissioning, comparison of that estimate with present funds set aside for decommissioning, and plan for assuring the availability of adequate funds for completion of decommissioning.18.9.4 The proposed decommissioning plan will be approved by the Department if the information therein demonstrates that the decommissioning will be completed as soon as is reasonable and that the health and safety of workers and the public will be adequately protected.18.9.5 Upon approval of the decommissioning plan by the Department, the licensee shall complete decommissioning in accordance with the approved plan.18.9.6 As a final step in decommissioning, the licensee shall:18.9.6.1 Certify the disposition of all licensed material, including accumulated wastes, by submitting a completed NRC Form 314 or equivalent information; and18.9.6.2 Conduct a radiation survey of the premises where the licensed activities were carried out and submit a report of the results of this survey, unless the licensee demonstrates in some other manner that the premises are suitable for release in accordance with the criteria for decommissioning in Part 4 of these regulations, or for uranium milling (uranium and thorium recovery) facilities, Criterion 6(6) of Appendix A of this Part. The licensee shall, as appropriate, report the information specified in 3.16.6.4.18.9.7 If the information submitted under 3.16.6.4 or 18.9 does not adequately demonstrate that the premises are suitable for release for unrestricted use, the Department will inform the licensee of the appropriate further actions required for termination of license.Colorado Register, Vol 37, No. 14. July 25, 2014, effective 8/14/201438 CR 02, January 25, 2015, effective 2/14/201538 CR 05, March 10, 2015, effective 3/30/201538 CR 12, June 25, 2015, effective 7/15/201538 CR 14, July 25, 2015, effective 8/14/201539 CR 02, January 25, 2016, effective 2/14/201639 CR 16, August 25, 2016, effective 9/14/201639 CR 22, November 25, 2016, effective 12/15/201640 CR 11, June 10, 2017, effective 6/30/201740 CR 20, October 25, 2017, effective 11/14/201742 CR 24, December 25, 2019, effective 1/14/202043 CR 14, July 25, 2020, effective 8/14/202043 CR 18, September 25, 2020, effective 10/15/202044 CR 11, June 10, 2021, effective 7/15/202144 CR 14, July 25, 2021, effective 8/14/202145 CR 22, November 25, 2022, effective 12/15/2022