Status of EPA rulemaking on radiation site cleanup regulation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for protecting the public and the environment from exposure to ionizing radiation. As part of this responsibility, the EPA is developing a radiation site cleanup regulation that will establish health-based cleanup standards to be attained at sites contaminated with radioactive material. The regulation will apply to all federal facilities, which includes facilities operated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Department of Defense, or licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and its agreement states. The regulation may also apply to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)/Superfund sites as a potential applicable or relevant and appropriate requirement. The cleanup standards will apply to an entire contaminated site, including exposures derived from radioactive materials in soils, groundwater, surface water, and structures. The EPA`s goal in the development of the regulation is to establish clear, consistent, and protective cleanup standards that are implementable. By doing so, the agency will facilitate the cleanup of radioactively contaminated sites and promote the beneficial reuse of land.
- OSTI ID:
- 89424
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941102--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 71; ISSN TANSAO; ISSN 0003-018X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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