10 CFR § 61.57 - Labeling.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s61.57"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 61.57 - Labeling."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "61.57"
section_name: "Labeling."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "61"
part_name: "LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 81, 161, 181, 182, 183, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2111, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5846, 5851); Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985, sec. 2 (42 U.S.C. 2021b); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 57463, Dec. 27, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "61"
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# 61.57 Labeling.

Each package of waste must be clearly labeled to identify whether it is Class A waste, Class B waste, or Class C waste, in accordance with § 61.55.