Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 107-D:5

  • Carrier: means any person engaged in the transportation on the public roads or by water or by railroads in this state of goods or property in, to, or through this state, whether or not such transportation is for hire. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 107-D:1
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of the department of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 107-D:1
  • Department: means the department of safety. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 107-D:1
  • High-level radioactive waste: means :
    (a) The highly radioactive material resulting from the reprocessing of irradiated reactor fuel, including liquid waste produced directly in reprocessing and any solid material derived from such liquid waste that contains fission products in sufficient concentrations;
    (b) The highly radioactive material resulting from atomic energy defense activities; and
    (c) Any other highly radioactive material, greater than class C in accordance with Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, consistent with existing law, determines by rule requires permanent isolation. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 107-D:1
  • Irradiated reactor fuel: means irradiated reactor fuel in accordance with Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 107-D:1
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
All carriers transporting irradiated reactor fuel or high-level radioactive waste entering the state may be subject to inspection by personnel designated by the commissioner. Shipments may be subject to inspection at the point of origin by personnel designated by the commissioner. All such inspections shall require the carrier to conform to all applicable federal safety regulations, and in the event that the United States Department of Energy adopts the Enhanced North American Standard Inspection for Transportation of Radioactive Materials, to the requirements of those standards.