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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
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Subtitle D. NUCLEAR AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS |
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Chapter 401. RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND OTHER SOURCES OF RADIATION |
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Subchapter D. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION |
Sec. 401.113. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
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(a) Before a hearing under Section 401.114 begins, the commission shall prepare or have prepared a written analysis of the effect on the environment of a proposed licensed activity that the commission determines has a significant effect on the human environment.
(b) The commission shall make the analysis available to the public not later than the 31st day before the date of a hearing under Section 401.114.
(c) The analysis must include:
(1) an assessment of radiological and nonradiological effects of the activity on the public health;
(2) an assessment of any effect on a waterway or groundwater resulting from the activity;
(3) consideration of alternatives to the activities to be conducted under the license; and
(4) consideration of the long-term effects associated with activities, including decommissioning, decontamination, and reclamation impacts, including the management of low-level radioactive waste, to be conducted under the license.