Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-163f-9 - Development and management (D&M) plan
(a)
Purpose. At the time of the council's decision and order for a
certificate or amendment to a certificate, the council may require the
preparation of a full or partial D&M plan for any proposed low-level
radioactive waste management facility or any modification to a low-level
radioactive waste management facility, specifying how facility construction
will comply with siting orders issued by the council, where the preparation of
such a plan would help to protect the health and safety of Connecticut's
citizens and the environmental and economic interests of the state.
(b)
Procedure for preparation.
The D&M plan shall be prepared by the applicant in conjunction with the
council's staff.
(c)
Timing
of the plan. The D&M plan, as specified in subsection (d) of this
section, shall be submitted in one complete filing to the council and to all
parties, but before the commencement of construction. The council shall
approve, modify, or deny the D&M plan within 60 days after receipt of such
plan.
(d)
Elements of D&M
plan. A D&M plan shall be a precise and complete description of the
site and facility approved by the council and shall include, but not be limited
to, the following information:
(1) The
original application as revised by the applicant during the proceeding showing
all additions, deletions, and changes, with page references, to the original
proposal;
(2) A separate statement
of the proposed methods, equipment, and schedule for construction with
descriptions of possible adverse construction impacts and methods of minimizing
or mitigating such impacts;
(3) A
description of the effects of construction on site characteristics, such as the
effects of grading on surface drainage, and the effects of soil removal or
compaction upon erosion, permeability, and surface drainage;
(4) A statement of the management and
administrative program for the operation of the proposed facility and
maintenance of the site; and
(5)
The names and qualifications of supervisors assigned to the contruction
project.
(e)
Supplemental requirements.
(1)
Notices and reports of construction.
(A) The
applicant shall provide the council, in writing, with a minimum of two weeks
advance notice of the beginning of:
(i)
Clearing, road construction, and site preparation; and
(ii) Construction of each section of the
facility.
(B) The
applicant shall provide the council in writing with a monthly construction
progress report describing:
(i) Proposed
changes and deviations from the approved D&M plan;
(ii) Any notices required by and provided to
other state agencies; and
(iii)
Status of construction.
(C) The council shall review proposed changes
and deviations from the approved D&M plan and shall approve, modify, or
disapprove the changes within 60 days.
(f)
Final report and approval.
(1) Within 60 days completion of
construction, landscaping, soil stabilization, and operational testing of the
facility or each completed section of the facility, the certificate holder
shall file with the council a final report which shall include the following
information:
(A) Certification by the
facility operator and a professional engineer whose selection is subject to
council approval that the facility conforms with the specifications and
requirements in the D&M plan as approved pursuant to this
section;
(B) The date full-time
continuous operation and waste management will begin; and
(C) The actual construction cost of the
facility, including but not limited to, the costs of site acquisition; site
preparation, including erosion control and other measures to mitigate
construction impacts; facility construction; landscaping; and soil
stabilization.
(2)
Within 90 days of receipt of the final report or noticed time of full-time
operation of the facility or of each section of the facility if construction is
to continue throughout the life of the facility, whichever is later, the
council shall review the facility and issue a final approval of completion of
the D&M plan, or section thereof, or the council shall make recommendations
to the certificate holder indicating what actions or procedures are necessary
to conform to the certificate and receive final approval of completion of the
D&M plan or section thereof. A letter of completion of the D&M plan
shall be issued when the council determines that the facility has been
constructed and is being operated in accordance to the certificate.
Notes
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