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§197.30 What standards must DOE meet?

RegSenseWaste/HazWasteCFR RegulationsWasteSpecial WasteEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)EnvironmentalWater QualityAir QualityCFR SectionEnglishFocus AreaUSA

The DOE must demonstrate that there is a reasonable expectation that, for 10,000 years of undisturbed performance after disposal, releases of radionuclides from waste in the Yucca Mountain disposal system into the accessible environment will not cause the level of radioactivity in the representative volume of ground water to exceed the limits in the following Table 1:

Table 1 - Limits on Radionuclides in the Representative Volume
Radionuclide or type of radiation emittedLimitIs natural background included?
Combined radium-226 and radium-2285 picocuries per literYes.
Gross alpha activity (including radium-226 but excluding radon and uranium)15 picocuries per literYes.
Combined beta and photon emitting radionuclides40 microsieverts (4 millirem) per year to the whole body or any organ, based on drinking 2 liters of water per day from the representative volumeNo.
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