Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
Subtitle D. NUCLEAR AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS |
Chapter 401. RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND OTHER SOURCES OF RADIATION |
Subchapter F. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL |
Sec. 401.219. TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
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(a) As a condition for obtaining a compact waste disposal facility license, an applicant must submit to the commission or its designee evidence relating to the reasonableness of any technique for managing low-level radioactive waste to be practiced at the proposed disposal facility or facilities.
(b) Before determining the techniques to be used for managing low-level radioactive waste, an applicant shall study alternative techniques, including:
(1) waste processing and reduction at the site of waste generation and at the disposal facility; and
(2) the use of aboveground isolation facilities.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.