Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-1591

• Byproduct material: shall mean (1) any radioactive material, except special nuclear material, yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material and (2) the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source material content. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1582
• High-level radioactive waste: shall mean (1) irradiated reactor fuel, (2) liquid wastes resulting from the operation of the first cycle solvent extraction system or equivalent and the concentrated wastes from subsequent extraction cycles or equivalent in a facility for reprocessing irradiated reactor fuel, (3) solids into which such liquid wastes have been converted, and (4) other highly radioactive waste material as defined by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1589
• Low-level radioactive waste: shall mean radioactive waste not classified as high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or byproduct material as defined in subdivision (2) of section Nebraska Statutes 81-1591
• Spent nuclear fuel: shall mean irradiated nuclear fuel that has undergone at least one year of decay since being used as a source of energy in a power reactor. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1596