Authority is given to Delaware’s Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commissioners to approve the disbursement of funds from the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Surcharge Escrow Account established by the U.S. Department of Energy. These funds can only be used to:

(1) Establish low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities;

(2) Mitigate the impact of low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities on the host state;

(3) Regulate low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities; or

(4) Ensure the decommissioning, closure and care during the period of institutional control of low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities as stipulated by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act [42 U.S.C. § 2021b et seq.].

67 Del. Laws, c. 375, § ?1;

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 8005

  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302