| (ee) Licensees/applicants may propose alternatives to the specific requirements in §336.1125 of this title (relating to Financial Security Requirements), §336.1127 of this title (relating to Long-Term Care and Maintenance Requirements), §336.1129 of this title (relating to Technical Requirements) and §336.1131 of this title (relating to Land Ownership of By-Product Material Disposal Sites). The alternative proposals may take into account local or regional conditions including geology, topography, hydrology, and meteorology. (ff) The agency may find that the proposed alternatives meet the agency's requirements if the alternatives will achieve a level of stabilization and containment of the sites concerned and a level of protection for the public health and safety and the environment from radiological and nonradiological hazards associated with the sites, which is equivalent to, to the extent practicable, or more stringent than the level that would be achieved by the requirements of §§336.1125, 336.1127, 336.1129 and 336.1131 of this title and the standards promulgated by EPA in 40 CFR Part 192, Subparts D and E. (gg) All site-specific licensing decisions based on the criteria in §§336.1125, 336.1127, 336.1129 and 336.1131 of this title, or alternatives proposed by licensees or applicants must take into account the risk to the public health and safety and the environment with due consideration to the economic costs involved and any other factors the agency determines to be appropriate. (hh) Any proposed alternatives to the specific requirements in §§336.1125, 336.1127, 336.1129 and 336.1131 of this title must meet the requirements of 10 CFR §150.31(d). (ii) No new site may be located in a 100-year floodplain or wetland as defined in "Floodplain Management Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 11988." |
