10 CFR § 61.61 - Applicant qualifications and assurances.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s61.61"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 61.61 - Applicant qualifications and assurances."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "61.61"
section_name: "Applicant qualifications and assurances."
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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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# 61.61 Applicant qualifications and assurances.

Each applicant shall show that it either possesses the necessary funds or has reasonable assurance of obtaining the necessary funds, or by a combination of the two, to cover the estimated costs of conducting all licensed activities over the planned operating life of the project, including costs of construction and disposal.