---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 60.72"
title: "10"
number: "60.72"
heading: "Construction records."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/60.72"
---

# §60.72. Construction records.

- (a) DOE shall maintain records of construction of the geologic repository operations area in a manner that ensures their useability for future generations in accordance with [§ 60.51(a)(2)](/cfr/10/60.51.md?p=a-2).
- (b) The records required under [paragraph (a)](#a) shall include at least the following:
  - (1) Surveys of the underground facility excavations, shafts, and boreholes referenced to readily identifiable surface features or monuments;
  - (2) A description of the materials encountered;
  - (3) Geologic maps and geologic cross sections;
  - (4) Locations and amount of seepage;
  - (5) Details of equipment, methods, progress, and sequence of work;
  - (6) Construction problems;
  - (7) Anomalous conditions encountered;
  - (8) Instrument locations, readings, and analysis;
  - (9) Location and description of structural support systems;
  - (10) Location and description of dewatering systems; and
  - (11) **Details, methods of emplacement, and location of seals used.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 28222, June 21, 1983, as amended at 53 FR 19251, May 27, 1988]

### Authority

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 51, 53, 62, 63, 65, 81, 161, 182, 183, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); 42 U.S.C. 2021a; National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 114, 117, 121 (42 U.S.C. 10134, 10137, 10141), 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.

### Source

Source: 46 FR 13980, Feb. 25, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 28222, June 21, 1983, as amended at 53 FR 19251, May 27, 1988]