Regulatory Drivers

Statutes and Regulations Relating to Legacy Management

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
          Title 10: Energy 

• "Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste," 10 CFR 61  
• "Occupational Radiation Protection," 10 CFR 835

          Title 40: Protection of Environment

• "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations," 40 CFR 141   
• "Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities," 40 CFR 264   
• "National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan," 40 CFR 300  

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)/Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," 42 U.S. Code USC 9601, et seq.
• "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976," 42 USC 6901, et seq.

DOE Orders

• "Real Property Asset Management," DOE O 430.1C
• "Departmental Sustainability," DOE Order 436.1  
• "Radiation Protection of the Public and the Environment," DOE Order 5400.5  

United States Code (USC)

• "Atomic Energy Act of 1954," 42 USC 2011, et seq.
• "Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976," 15 USC 2601, et seq.
• "National Environmental Policy Act of 1969," 42 USC 4321, et seq.
• "Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982," 42 USC 10101, et seq.

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) Regulatory Drivers

• "General License for Custody and Long-Term Care of Residual Radioactive Material Disposal Sites," 10 CFR 40.27
• "General License for Custody and Long-Term Care of Uranium or Thorium Byproduct Materials Disposal Sites," 10 CFR 40.28
• "Domestic Licensing of Source Material," 10 CFR 40 Appendix A
• "Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings," 40 CFR 192
• "Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978," 42 USC 7901, et seq.  

UMTRCA Updates (United States Code) (Public Law)

• Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA):
       P.L. 95-604, 92 Stat. 3021;
            42 USC 2014, 2021, 2022, 2111, 2113, 2114, 2201, 7901, 7911, 7912, 7913, 7914, 7915, 7916, 7917, 7918, 7919, 7920, 7921, 7922, 7923, 7924, 7925, 7941, 7942
• UMTRCA Amendments (1979):
       P.L. 96-106, 93 Stat. 799;
            42 USC 2021 note 
• UMTRCA Amendments (1983):
       P.L. 97-415, 96 Stat. 2078;
            42 USC 2021 note, 7912, 7918
• UMTRCA Amendments (1988):
       P.L. 100-616, 102 Stat. 3192;
            42 USC 7901 note, 7916, 7922
• UMTRCA Amendments (1992):
       P.L. 102-486, 106 Stat.2951;
            42 USC 7922
• Reimbursements to Licensees of Active Uranium and Thorium Processing Sites, Fiscal Year 2009 and 2010 Status Report (March 2010)