{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-60.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 60.16","heading":"Site characterization plan required.","body":"Before proceeding to sink shafts at any area which has been approved by the President for site characterization, DOE shall submit to the Director, for review and comment, a site characterization plan for such area. DOE shall defer the sinking of such shafts until such time as there has been an opportunity for Commission comments thereon to have been solicited and considered by DOE.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER I—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","PART 60—DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES IN GEOLOGIC REPOSITORIES","Subpart B—Licenses"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-10.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:09Z","sha256":"6dd9abd70b6a5406d9eb2e19ec852309cad5ac24a72e840b7139a3766b1be768","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-60.15","next":"us/10-cfr-60.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}