Wisconsin Statutes 289.59 – Disposal and burning of low-level radioactive waste
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 289.59
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) Definition. In this section, “low-level radioactive waste” has the meaning given in s. 16.11 (2) (m).
(2) Prohibitions.
(a) No person may dispose of low-level radioactive waste that is determined by the federal nuclear regulatory commission under 42 U.S. Code § 2021j to be below regulatory concern in a landfill or a hazardous waste disposal facility unless the landfill or hazardous waste disposal facility is licensed for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste by the federal nuclear regulatory commission or by this state under an agreement under 42 U.S. Code § 2021 that grants this state the authority to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste.
(b) No person may burn in an incinerator low-level radioactive waste that is determined by the federal nuclear regulatory commission under 42 U.S. Code § 2021j to be below regulatory concern.