Final Closure

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011003",
  "term": "Final Closure",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Period during which an impoundment or heap leach pile is being managed in accordance with the milestones and requirements in an approved reclamation plan. Final closure for the impoundment or heap leach pile begins when the owner or operator provides written notice to the Administrator and to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or applicable NRC Agreement State that: (1) A conventional impoundment is no longer receiving uranium byproduct material or tailings, is no longer on standby for such receipt and is being managed under an approved reclamation plan for that impoundment or facility closure plan; or\n\n2. (2) a non-conventional impoundment is no longer required for evaporation or holding purposes, is no longer on standby for such purposes and is being managed under an approved reclamation plan for that impoundment or facility closure plan; or",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 61.251 (CFR 2017)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/final-closure/"
}