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The Vermont Statutes Online

The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 session of the General Assembly.

NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.

Title 10 : Conservation and Development

Chapter 161 : Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste

(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 7022)
  • § 7022. Screening and certification process

    Under the authority of section 7020 of this title, the Agency shall adopt rules regarding screening for potential alternative sites and certification of sites, which must at least establish the procedures and criteria for:

    (1) screening, by the Authority, of the Town of Vernon and the rest of the State;

    (2) selecting and studying potential alternative sites by the Authority;

    (3) submission, by the Authority, of each selected potential alternative site to the Agency for certification;

    (4) certification, by the Agency, of alternative sites and the Yankee site as meeting applicable siting requirements;

    (5) characterization of an alternative site;

    (6) deciding, by the Authority, to characterize a certified alternative site or to prepare a draft license application for a disposal facility at a characterized site. (Added 1989, No. 296 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 29, 1990.)