106 STAT. 4778 PUBLIC LAW 102-579—OCT. 30, 1992 (5) DISPOSAL. — The term "disposal" means permanent isolation of transuranic waste from the accessible environment with no intent of recovery, whether or not such isolation permits the recovery of such waste. (6) DISPOSAL PHASE. — The term "disposal phase" means the period of time, during which transuranic waste is disposed of at WIPP, beginning with the initial emplacement of transuranic waste underground for disposal and ending when the last container of transuranic waste, as determined by the Secretary, is emplaced underground for disposal. (7) DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.—The term "disposal regulations" means the environmental regulations for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, and transuranic waste under section 8. (8) EEG. — The term "EEG" means the Environmental Evaluation Group for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant referred to in section 1433 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Pub. L. 100-456; 102 Stat. 1918, 2073). (9) ENGINEERED BARRIERS.—The term "engineered barriers" means backfill, room seals, panel seals, and any other manmade barrier components of the disposal system. (10) HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE. —The term "highlevel radioactive waste" has the meaning given such term in section 2(12) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(12)). (11) No-MIGRATION DETERMINATION.— The term "No-Migration Determination" means the Final Conditional No-Migration Determination for the Department of Energy Waste Isolation Pilot Plant published by the Environmental Protection Agency on November 14, 1990 (55 Fed. Reg. 47700), and any amendments thereto, pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposed Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). (12) REMOTE-HANDLED TRANSURANIC WASTE. — The term "remote-handled transuranic waste" means transuranic waste with a surface dose rate of 200 millirem per hour or greater. (13) RETRIEVAL. — The term "retrieval" means the removal of transuranic waste and the container in which it has been retained and any material contaminated by such waste from the underground repository at WIPP. (14) SECRETARY.— The term "the Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy. (15) SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL. —The term "spent nuclear fuel" has the meaning given such term in section 2(23) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(23)). (16) STATE.— The term "the State" means the State of New Mexico. (17) SUPPLEMENTAL STIPULATED AGREEMENT.—The term "Supplemental Stipulated Agreement" means the Supplemental Stipulated Agreement Resolving Certain State Off-Site Concerns Over WIPP, dated December 27, 1982, to the Stipulated Agreement Between DOE and the State in State of New Mexico ex rel. Bingaman v. DOE, Case No. CA 81-0363 JB (D. N. Mex.), dated July 1, 1981. (18) TEST PHASE. — The term "test phase" means the period of time, during which test phase activities are conducted, beginning with the initial receipt of transuranic waste at WIPP and ending when the earliest of the following events occurs:
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