{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-197.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 197.20","heading":"What standard must DOE meet?","body":"(a) The DOE must demonstrate, using performance assessment, that there is a reasonable expectation that the reasonably maximally exposed individual receives no more than the following annual committed effective dose equivalent from releases from the undisturbed Yucca Mountain disposal system:\n(1) 150 microsieverts (15 millirems) for 10,000 years following disposal; and\n(2) 1 millisievert (100 millirems) after 10,000 years, but within the period of geologic stability.\n(b) The DOE's performance assessment must include all potential pathways of radionuclide transport and exposure.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER F—RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS","PART 197—PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA","Subpart B—Public Health and Environmental Standards for Disposal"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"05483e67265200c7ed6d45e2a5ff09626d5488f00a6084d85903d01a2f21d586","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-197.15","next":"us/40-cfr-197.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}