[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR20.2001]

[Page 342-343]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 20_STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart K_Waste Disposal
 
Sec. 20.2001  General requirements.

    Source: 56 FR 23403, May 21, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

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    (a) A licensee shall dispose of licensed material only--
    (1) By transfer to an authorized recipient as provided in Sec. 
20.2006 or in the regulations in parts 30, 40, 60, 61, 63, 70, and 72 of 
this chapter;
    (2) By decay in storage; or
    (3) By release in effluents within the limits in Sec. 20.1301; or
    (4) As authorized under Sec. Sec. 20.2002, 20.2003, 20.2004, or 
Sec. 20.2005.
    (b) A person must be specifically licensed to receive waste 
containing licensed material from other persons for:
    (1) Treatment prior to disposal; or
    (2) Treatment or disposal by incineration; or
    (3) Decay in storage; or
    (4) Disposal at a land disposal facility licensed under part 61 of 
this chapter; or
    (5) Disposal at a geologic repository under part 60 or part 63 of 
this chapter.

[56 FR 23403, May 21, 1991, as amended at 66 FR 55789, Nov. 2, 2001]