Minnesota Administrative Rules

7855.0610 ALTERNATIVES.

Each application for a nuclear waste storage or disposal facility shall contain a description of alternatives available to the applicant that differ significantly from the proposed facility with respect to location, size, timing, or design. The description of each alternative shall include the following information, if applicable:

A.

the location of the facility, to the fullest extent known;

B.

the required land area, the height of the tallest structures, and if applicable, the depth and size of any underground caverns;

C.

its design capacity in the appropriate units of measure;

D.

a schematic drawing showing major components of the facility;

E.

the probable date for commencing construction and the probable in-service date;

F.

the estimated installed cost of the alternative in current dollars;

G.

the sources, types, and amounts of nuclear waste products that would be involved in the alternative, the methods of transporting these materials, and the level of radioactivity of each in curies per year;

H.

the estimated maintenance requirements of the alternative;

I.

the estimated economic life of the facilities involved in the alternative; and

J.

the reasons why the alternative was rejected.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 216B.08; 216B.2421; 216B.243; 216C.10

History:

L 1983 c 289 s 115

Published Electronically:

November 14, 2003