Tex. Health & Safety Code § 401.004

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 401.004 - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Defined

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), "low-level radioactive waste" means radioactive material that:

(1) is discarded or unwanted and is not exempt by department rule adopted under Section 401.106;

(2) is waste, as that term is defined by 10 C.F.R. Section 61.2; and

(3) is subject to:

(A) concentration limits established under 10 C.F.R. Section 61.55, or compatible rules established by the executive commissioner or commission, as applicable; and

(B) disposal criteria established under Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, or established by the department or commission, as applicable.

(b) "Low-level radioactive waste" does not include:

(1) high-level radioactive waste as defined by 10 C.F.R. Section 60.2;

(2) spent nuclear fuel as defined by 10 C.F.R. Section 72.3;

(3) by-product material described by Section 401.003(3)(B);

(4) naturally occurring radioactive material waste that is not oil and gas NORM waste; or

(5) oil and gas NORM waste.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.004

Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.0900, eff. 4/2/2015.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1999.