---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 963.14"
title: "10"
number: "963.14"
heading: "Preclosure suitability criteria."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/963.14"
---

# §963.14. Preclosure suitability criteria.


DOE will evaluate preclosure suitability using the following criteria:

- (a) Ability to contain radioactive material and to limit releases of radioactive materials;
- (b) Ability to implement control and emergency systems to limit exposure to radiation;
- (c) Ability to maintain a system and components that perform their intended safety functions; and
- (d) **Ability to preserve the option to retrieve wastes during the preclosure period.**

## 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: 66 FR 57336, Nov. 14, 2001, unless otherwise noted.