§72.218. Termination of licenses.
10 C.F.R. § 72.218
The notification regarding the program for the management of spent fuel at the reactor required by § 50.54(bb) or § 53.1060 of this chapter must include a plan for removal of the spent fuel stored under this general license from the reactor site. The plan must show how the spent fuel will be managed before starting to decommission systems and components needed for moving, unloading, and shipping this spent fuel.
An application for termination of a reactor operating license issued under 10 CFR part 50 and submitted under § 50.82 of this chapter, or a combined license issued under 10 CFR part 52 and submitted under § 52.110 of this chapter, or a reactor operating or combined license under 10 CFR part 53 and submitted under § 53.1070 of this chapter must contain a description of how the spent fuel stored under this general license will be removed from the reactor site.
The reactor licensee shall send a copy of submittals under § 72.218(a) and (b) to the administrator of the appropriate Nuclear Regulatory Commission regional office shown in appendix D to part 20 of this chapter.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[55 FR 29191, July 18, 1990, as amended at 72 FR 49561, Aug. 28, 2007; 86 FR 43403, Aug. 9, 2021; 91 FR 15869, Mar. 30, 2026]
Source
Source: 55 FR 29191, July 18, 1990, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 81, 161, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234, 274 (42 U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2099, 2111, 2201, 2210e, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2236, 2237, 2238, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 117(a), 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 141, 145(g), 148, 218(a) (42 U.S.C. 10137(a), 10152, 10153, 10154, 10155, 10157, 10161, 10165(g), 10168, 10198(a)); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
Source
Source: 53 FR 31658, Aug. 19, 1988, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[55 FR 29191, July 18, 1990, as amended at 72 FR 49561, Aug. 28, 2007; 86 FR 43403, Aug. 9, 2021; 91 FR 15869, Mar. 30, 2026]