Section 7-233 - Issuance of low-level nuclear waste facility permit. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-233. Issuance of low-level nuclear waste facility permit.
 

The Department may not issue a low-level nuclear waste facility permit to a person unless: 

(1) The person meets the requirements of this subtitle for a low-level nuclear waste facility permit; and 

(2) (i) The low-level nuclear waste facility permit conforms to any interstate low-level nuclear waste disposal compact of which this State is a member; 

(ii) The Governor issues an executive order under § 7-234 of this subtitle; or 

(iii) The Department determines under standards set by its rules or regulations that: 

1. The half-life or specific activity of the low-level nuclear waste is such that within a period of not more than 6 months, the low-level nuclear waste will not require special handling, special subsurface disposal, or special storage; and 

2. The low-level nuclear waste can be disposed of in the same manner as other hazardous substances or handled as conventional waste. 
 

[NR § 8-1413.4; An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 689C; 1982, ch. 240, § 2.]