{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-197.25","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 197.25","heading":"What standard must DOE meet?","body":"(a) The DOE must determine the earliest time after disposal that the waste package would degrade sufficiently that a human intrusion (see § 197.26) could occur without recognition by the drillers.\n(b) The DOE must demonstrate that there is a reasonable expectation that the reasonably maximally exposed individual will receive an annual committed effective dose equivalent, as a result of the human intrusion, of no more than:\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(c) The analysis must include all potential environmental 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":"27cc35f67a5859ec2e0ae5a2c725d5ff379c0e741dddfa05b6a2d2a02bad6002","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-197.21","next":"us/40-cfr-197.26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}