42 USC 2023 - State authority to regulate radiation below level of regulatory concern of Nuclear Regulatory Commission

U.S Code last checked for updates: Oct 17, 2024

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§ 2023.

State authority to regulate radiation below level of regulatory concern of Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(a)

In general

(b)

Relation to other State authority

(c)

Definitions

For purposes of this section:

(1)

The term “low-level radioactive waste” means radioactive material classified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as low-level radioactive waste on October 24, 1992.

(2)

The term “off-site incineration” means any incineration of radioactive materials at a facility that is located off the site where such materials were generated.

(3)

The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.

(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 276, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title XXIX, § 2901(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3122.)

cite as: 42 USC 2023