Radioactive Waste: Related Laws

U.S.

• U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 108 - Nuclear Waste Policy
• 10 CFR Part 60 - Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in Geologic Repositories
• 10 CFR Part 61 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste
• 10 CFR Part 62 - Criteria and Procedures for Emergency Access to Non-Federal and Regional Low-Level Waste Disposal Facilities
• 10 CFR Part 63 - Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Alaska

• Alaska Statutes > Chapter 45 - Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-level Radioactive Waste Management

California

• California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 104 > Part 9 - RADIATION
• California Codes > Vehicle Code > Division 14.5 - Transportation of Radioactive Materials

Connecticut

• Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 446a - Radiation and Radioactive Materials

Delaware

• Delaware Code > Title 7 > Chapter 80 - Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact

Hawaii

• Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 339K - Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Idaho

• Idaho Code > Title 39 > Chapter 30 - Radiation and Nuclear Material

Illinois

• Illinois Compiled Statutes > 45 ILCS 140 - Central Midwest Radioactive Waste Compact Act
• Illinois Compiled Statutes > 45 ILCS 141 - Radioactive Waste Compact Enforcement Act
• Illinois Compiled Statutes > 420 ILCS 15 - Spent Nuclear Fuel Act
• Illinois Compiled Statutes > 420 ILCS 20 - Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act
• Illinois Compiled Statutes > 420 ILCS 35 - Radioactive Waste Storage Act

Iowa

• Iowa Code > Chapter 136C - Radiation Machines and Radioactive Materials
• Iowa Code > Chapter 457B - Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact

Kansas

• Kansas Statutes > Chapter 65 > Article 34a - Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact

Louisiana

• Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2131 - Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact; adoption
• Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2132 - Member of compact for Louisiana; secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality
• Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2133 - Disposal rates at compact regional facilities; approval by secretary
• Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2134 - Compact funding

Maine

• Maine Revised Statutes > Title 38 > Chapter 14-A - Nuclear Waste Activity

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 111H - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act

Michigan

• Michigan Laws > Chapter 3 > Act 460 of 1982 - Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 3 > Act 54 of 1965 - Ionizing Radiation
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 325 > Act 113 of 1978 - Radioactive Waste
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 333 > Act 204 of 1987 - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority Act

Nebraska

• Nebraska Statutes > Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Act

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 107-D - Transportation of High-Level Radioactive Waste

New Jersey

• New Jersey Statutes > Title 26 > Chapter 2D - Radiation Protection Act
• New Jersey Statutes > Title 32 > Chapter 31 - The Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact Act

New Mexico

• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 11 > Article 9A - Low-Level Radioactive Waste

New York

• New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 29 - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facilities
• New York Laws > Public Health > Article 24-C - Information Program On Low-Level Radioactive Waste

North Carolina

• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 104E - North Carolina Radiation Protection Act

North Dakota

• North Dakota Code > Chapter 23.1-05 - Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact
• North Dakota Code > Chapter 38-23 - High-Level Radioactive Waste

Ohio

• Ohio Code > Chapter 3747 - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Act
• Ohio Code > Chapter 3748 - Radiation Control Program

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island General Laws 23-1.3-1. Definitions
• Rhode Island General Laws 23-1.3-2. State radiation control agency
• Rhode Island General Laws 23-1.3-3. Transportation or use of radiation sources
• Rhode Island General Laws 23-1.3-4. Inspection and right of entry
• Rhode Island General Laws 23-1.3-5. Licensing and registration of radiation sources

South Carolina

• South Carolina Code > Title 48 > Chapter 46 - Atlantic Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Implementation Act

South Dakota

• South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 34 > Chapter 21B - Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
• South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 34 > Chapter 21C - Regulation of Radioactive Waste

Texas

• Texas Health and Safety Code > Title 5 > Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials

Utah

• Utah Code > Title 19 > Chapter 3 - Radiation Control Act

Vermont

• Vermont Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 157 - Storage of Radioactive Material
• Vermont Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 161 - Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste
• Vermont Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 162 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact

Virginia

• Virginia Code 10.1-1500: Compact entered into and enacted into law
• Virginia Code 10.1-1501: Commissioners and alternates
• Virginia Code 10.1-1502: Expenses of Commissioners and alternates
• Virginia Code 10.1-1503: Cooperation of state and local agencies
• Virginia Code 10.1-1504: Board to enforce Compact; penalty

Washington

• Washington Code > Chapter 70A.380 - Northwest interstate compact on low-level radioactive waste management
• Washington Code > Chapter 70A.382 - Pacific states agreement on radioactive material transportation management
• Washington Code > Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive waste act
• Washington Code > Chapter 70A.386 - High-level nuclear waste repository siting
• Washington Code > Chapter 70A.390 - Radioactive waste storage and transportation act of 1980

West Virginia

• West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 27 - Storage and Disposal of Radioactive Waste Materials
• West Virginia Code > Chapter 29 > Article 1H - Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 254 > Subchapter III - Radiation Protection