Section 120.828 - Preoperational Environmental Monitoring(A) At the time a license application is submitted, the Operator shall present the results of preoperational environmental monitoring conducted to provide basic environmental data on the facility and site characteristics. The preoperational environmental monitoring program shall conform with that described in NUREG-1388 to the extent applicable to the type of facility, M.G.L. c. 111H, and the requirements of 105 CMR 120.831. The Operator shall include information about the ecology, meteorology, climate, hydrology, geology including geophysics and geotechnical engineering, geochemistry, seismology, and radiologic characteristics of the site and all other relevant information required in 105 CMR 120.824, 120.825 and 120.831 necessary to demonstrate the suitability of the site for the intended use.(B) For those characteristics that are subject to seasonal variation, any data collected by the Operator, together with data from the detailed site characterization conducted by the Board, shall cover a period of at least 12 consecutive months.(C) The Operator shall continue the preoperational environmental monitoring program through the Department's license review period.