---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 960.3-4"
title: "10"
number: "960.3-4"
heading: "Environmental impacts."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/960.3-4"
---

# §960.3-4. Environmental impacts.


Environmental impacts shall be considered by the DOE throughout the site characterization, site selection, and repository development process. The DOE shall mitigate significant adverse environmental impacts, to the extent practicable, during site characterization and repository construction, operation, closure, and decommissioning.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 47752, Dec. 6, 1984, unless otherwise noted.