{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-energy-law-18-109","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Energy Law § 18-109","heading":"Contents of application","body":"§ 18-109. Contents of application.  An application for a certificate\nfiled pursuant to this article shall contain the following information\nand materials:\n  1. A description of the site and of the facility, including maps,\npresent and proposed development, and geological, seismic, ecological,\nbiological, aesthetic, social, demographic and related data as\nappropriate;\n  2. A statement of the ownership and other financial interests in the\nfacility;\n  3. An estimate of the site acquisition costs, if any, and the source\nof the funds therefor;\n  4. An estimate of the facility construction costs, and the source of\nthe funds therefor;\n  5. A statement of the need for the facility, including the sources,\ntype, and composition of the nuclear waste proposed to be received for\ntemporary storage at the facility;\n  6. An assessment of the safety and adequacy of in-state transportation\naccess to the site for construction, maintenance and operational\npurposes, including the risks of accident and contamination of persons\nresiding in areas adjacent to such transportation access routes;\n  7. A statement of the anticipated operating life of the facility;\n  8. An operating plan, including an evaluation of the risks of\nradioactive and other contamination of the environment;\n  9. An estimate of costs of maintaining and operating the facility for\neach year of the facility's anticipated operating life, and the source\nof the necessary funds for each year;\n  10. A proposed disposal plan and assured funding mechanism for the\nnuclear waste proposed to be stored temporarily at the facility,\nincluding the costs of such disposal and the source of the funds\ntherefor;\n  11. A proposed plan for decontamination and decommissioning of the\nfacility and restoration of the site to unrestricted use, including the\ncosts thereof and the source of the funds therefor; and\n  12. A statement of the environmental impact of the proposed action,\nincluding short-term and long-term effects; mitigation measures proposed\nto minimize the environmental impact; and any adverse environmental\neffects which could not be avoided should the facility be constructed,\nmaintained and operated.","path":["Energy Law","Article 18. Temporary Nuclear Waste Repositories"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ENG/18-109","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"3a440823ccaaa79399d93ff64a5cf17156fc62fae36ffd96dd864ce7ea59c5a3","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-energy-law-18-107","next":"us-ny/n.y.-energy-law-18-111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}