10 CFR § 960.3-1-4 - Evidence for siting decisions.

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title: "10 CFR § 960.3-1-4 - Evidence for siting decisions."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "960.3-1-4"
section_name: "Evidence for siting decisions."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "960"
part_name: "GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE PRELIMINARY SCREENING OF POTENTIAL SITES FOR A NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 2011  42 U.S.C. 7101  42 U.S.C. 10101"
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# 960.3-1-4 Evidence for siting decisions.

The siting process involves a sequence of four decisions: The identification of potentially acceptable sites; the nomination of sites as suitable for characterization; the recommendation of sites as candidate sites for site characterization; and after the completion of site characterization and nongeologic data gathering, the recommendation of a candidate site for the development of a repository. Each of these decisions will be supported by the evidence specified below.