It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of low-level radioactive waste unless licensed by the department pursuant to the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Act.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-15,110

  • Department: shall mean the Department of Environmental Quality. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1586
  • Disposal: shall mean the isolation and final disposition of radioactive waste from the biosphere by emplacement in a facility that employs technology dictated by a zero-release objective. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1588
  • Low-level radioactive waste: shall mean radioactive waste not classified as high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or byproduct material as defined in subdivision (2) of section 81-1582 and classified by the federal government as low-level radioactive waste but shall not include waste which remains a federal responsibility as designated in section 3(b) of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, as amended, 42 U. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1591
  • Person: shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, association, joint venture, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, public agency, political subdivision of this state, any other state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the foregoing, but shall not include federal governmental agencies. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1592