PUBLIC LAW 96-573—DEC. 22, 1980
Public Law 96-573 96th Congress
94 STAT. 3347
An Act
To set forth a Federal policy for the disposal of low-level radioactive wastes, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Dec. 22, 1980 [S. 2189] Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act.
SHORT TITLE
1. This Act may be cited as the "Low-Level Radioactive Waste PoUcy Act". SECTION
42 USC 2021b note.
DEFINITIONS
SEC. 2. As used in this Act— (1) The term "disposal" means the isolation of low-level radioactive waste pursuant to requirements established by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under applicable laws. (2) The term "low-level radioactive waste" means radioactive waste not classified as high-level radioactive waste,,transuranic waste, spent nuclear fuel, or byproduct material as defined in section l i e. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. (3) The term "State" means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and, subject to the provisions of Public Law 96-205, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (4) For purposes of this Act the term "atomic energy defense activities of the Secretary" includes those activities and facilities of the Department of Energy carrying out the function of— (i) Naval reactors development and propulsion, (ii) weapons activities, verification and control technology, (iii) defense materials production, (iv) inertial confinement fusion, (v) defense waste management, and (vi) defense nuclear materials security and safeguards (all as included in the Department of Energy appropriations account in any fiscal year for atomic energy defense activities).
42 USC 2021b.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 3. (a) Compacts established under this Act or actions taken under such compacts shall not be applicable to the transportation, management, or disposal of low-level radioactive waste from atomic energy defense activities of the Secretary or Federal research and development activities. 0)) Any facility established or operated exclusively for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste produced by atomic energy defense activities of the Secretary or Federal research and development
42 USC 2021c.
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