[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 22]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR191.04]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 191--ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR MANAGEMENT 
AND DISPOSAL OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, HIGH-LEVEL AND TRANSURANIC RADIOACTIVE 
WASTES--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart A--Environmental Standards for Management and Storage
 
Sec. 191.04  Alternative standards.

    (a) The Administrator may issue alternative standards from those 
standards established in Sec. 191.03(b) for waste management and storage 
activities at facilities that are not regulated by the Commission or 
Agreement States if, upon review of an application for such alternative 
standards:
    (1) The Administrator determines that such alternative standards 
will prevent any member of the public from receiving a continuous 
exposure of more than 100 millirems per year dose equivalent and an 
infrequent exposure of more than 500 millirems dose equivalent in a year 
from all sources, excluding natural background and medical procedures; 
and
    (2) The Administrator promptly makes a matter of public record the 
degree to which continued operation of the facility is expected to 
result in levels in excess of the standards specified in Sec. 191.03(b).
    (b) An application for alternative standards shall be submitted as 
soon as possible after the Department determines that continued 
operation of a facility will exceed the levels specified in 
Sec. 191.03(b) and shall include all information necessary for the 
Administrator to make the determinations called for in Sec. 191.04(a).
    (c) Requests for alternative standards shall be submitted to the 
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.

[50 FR 38084, Sept. 19, 1985, as amended at 65 FR 47325, Aug. 2, 2000]