---identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s62.23"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "10 CFR § 62.23 - Determination for granting temporary emergency access."title_number: 10title_name: "Energy"section_number: "62.23"section_name: "Determination for granting temporary emergency access."chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"part_number: "62"part_name: "CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS TO NON-FEDERAL AND REGIONAL LOW-LEVEL WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-04-05"last_updated: "2026-04-05"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, sec. 161 (42 U.S.C. 2201); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985, secs. 2, 6 (42 U.S.C. 2021b, 2021f); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."regulatory_source: "54 FR 5420, Feb. 3, 1989, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "62"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t10/s62.23
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
Chapter
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Authority
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, sec. 161 (42 U.S.C. 2201); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985, secs. 2, 6 (42 U.S.C. 20... Atomic Energy Act of 1954, sec. 161 (42 U.S.C. 2201); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985, secs. 2, 6 (42 U.S.C. 2021b, 2021f); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
# 62.23 Determination for granting temporary emergency access.(a) The Commission may grant temporary emergency access to an appropriate non-Federal or regional disposal facility or facilities provided that the determination required under § 62.21(a)(1) of this part is made;(b) The notification procedures under § 62.22 of this part are complied with; and(c) The temporary emergency access duration will not exceed forty-five (45) days.