Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1466 – Other facilities
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Except for on-site storage of spent fuel from a nuclear power plant, any facility for storage or processing of high-level radioactive waste which is not a repository covered by section 1461, subsection 1, is subject to the requirements in this section. Except for storage in existing licensed capacity, on-site storage of spent fuel from a nuclear power plant shall be subject to subsections 1 and 2. [PL 1985, c. 802, §11 (AMD).]
1. Notification. Any person planning to construct a facility covered by this section shall notify the commissioner. The board shall, by rule, specify the form, content and timing of that notice.
[PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §271 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1466
- High-level radioactive waste: means the highly radioactive material resulting from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, including liquid waste produced directly in reprocessing and any solid material derived from that liquid waste that contains fission products in sufficient concentrations; and other highly radioactive material that the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, consistent with existing law, determines by rule to require permanent isolation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1451
- High-level radioactive waste disposal: means the emplacement in a repository of high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel or other highly radioactive material with no foreseeable intent of recovery, whether or not that emplacement permits the recovery of that waste. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1451
- License: means a federal or state license, issued to a named person upon application to use, manufacture, produce, transfer, receive, acquire or possess quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing, radioactive material. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1451
- repository: means any system licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission that is intended to be used for, or may be used for, the permanent deep geologic disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, whether or not the system is designed to permit the recovery, for a limited period during initial operation, of any materials placed in the system. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1451
2. Commissioner review. Upon receipt of notice under subsection 1, the commissioner shall review the proposed facility as closely as possible in accordance with section 1463 and report its findings and recommendations within 90 days to the Governor and the Legislature.
[PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §271 (AMD).]
3. Legislative approval of facilities required. No high-level radioactive waste disposal or storage facility covered by this section may be constructed or operated in the State, unless the Legislature has expressly approved the construction or operation of that facility. This approval does not replace any other license or permit that may be required by law or rule.
[PL 1983, c. 381, §9 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 381, §9 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 802, §11 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B271 (AMD).