Federal · Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare

42 U.S.C. § 2021c: Responsibilities for disposal of low-level radioactive waste

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low-level radioactive waste generated within the State (other than by the Federal Government) that consists of or contains class A, B, or C radioactive waste as defined by section 61.55 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 26, 1983 ; owned or generated by the Department of Energy; owned or generated by the United States Navy as a result of the decommissioning of vessels of the United States Navy; or owned or generated as a result of any research, development, testing, or production of any atomic weapon; and low-level radioactive waste described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) that is generated outside of the State and accepted for disposal in accordance with sections 1 2021e or 2021f of this title. 1 So in original. Probably should be “section”. that is not low-level radioactive waste as defined by section 61.55 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 26, 1983 , or identified under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. low-level radioactive waste owned or generated by the Department of Energy; low-level radioactive waste owned or generated by the United States Navy as a result of the decommissioning of vessels of the United States Navy; low-level radioactive waste owned or generated by the Federal Government as a result of any research, development, testing, or production of any atomic weapon; and any other low-level radioactive waste with concentrations of radionuclides that exceed the limits established by the Commission for class C radioactive waste, as defined by section 61.55 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 26, 1983 . All radioactive waste designated a Federal responsibility pursuant to subparagraph (b)(1)(D) that results from activities licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, shall be disposed of in a facility licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that the Commission determines is adequate to protect the public health and safety. an identification of the radioactive waste involved, including the source of such waste, and the volume, concentration, and other relevant characteristics of such waste; an identification of the Federal and non-Federal options for disposal of such radioactive waste; a description of the actions proposed to ensure the safe disposal of such radioactive waste; a description of the projected costs of undertaking such actions; an identification of the options for ensuring that the beneficiaries of the activities resulting in the generation of such radioactive wastes bear all reasonable costs of disposing of such wastes; and an identification of any statutory authority required for disposal of such waste. The Secretary may not dispose of any radioactive waste designated a Federal responsibility pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(D) that becomes a Federal responsibility for the first time pursuant to such paragraph until ninety days after the report prepared pursuant to paragraph (3) has been submitted to the Congress.

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