California Health and Safety Code

§ 115261

HSC § 115261 Effective Jan 1, 2003Div. 104 · Part 9 · Ch. 8 · Art. 17

Statute text

(a)The department may not issue a license to dispose of low-level radioactive waste pursuant to this chapter, or renew a license that has been issued by the department pursuant to this chapter, unless the department determines that the siting, design, operation, and closure of the facility will, at a minimum, comply with the performance requirements and objectives of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission specified in Part 61 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(b)The department may not issue a license to dispose of low-level radioactive waste pursuant to this chapter, or renew a license that has been issued by the department pursuant to this chapter, unless the disposal facility is sited, designed, constructed, and operated to do all of the following:

(1)Consist of multiple, engineered barriers to provide for the retention of the radioactive waste within the engineered barriers to last not less than 500 years, using best available technology.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 513, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.