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WA Rev Code § 70A.384.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.010 - Definitions.

RCW 70A.384.010 Definitions.As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facility" has the same meaning as "facility" as defined in RCW 70A.380.010.(2) "Department" means the department of ecology.(3) "High-level radioactive waste" means "high-level radioactive waste" as the term is defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 10101 (P.L. 97-425).(4) "Low-level radioactive waste" means waste material that contains radioactive nuclides emitting primarily beta or gamma radiation, or both, in concentrations or quantities that exceed applicable federal or state standards for unrestricted release. Low-level waste does not include waste containing more than one hundred nanocuries of transuranic contaminants per gram of material, nor spent nuclear fuel, nor material classified as either high-level radioactive waste or waste that is unsuited for disposal by near-surface burial under any applicable federal regulations.(5) "Radioactive waste" means both high-level and low-level radioactive waste.(6) "Spent nuclear fuel" means spent nuclear fuel as the term is defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 10101.[ 2020 c 20 § 1053. Prior: 2012 c 19 § 1; 1989 c 322 § 1; 1985 c 293 § 1; 1984 c 161 § 1. Formerly RCW 43.200.015.]NOTES:Effective date—2012 c 19: "This act takes effect July 1, 2012." [ 2012 c 19 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.020 - Participation authority regarding federal statutes—Federal financial assistance.

RCW 70A.384.020 Participation authority regarding federal statutes—Federal financial assistance.The department of ecology is designated as the executive branch agency for participation in the federal nuclear waste policy act of 1982 and the federal low-level radioactive waste policy act of 1980, however the legislature retains an autonomous role with respect to participation in all aspects of the federal nuclear waste policy act of 1982. The department may receive federal financial assistance for carrying out radioactive waste management activities, including assistance for expenses, salaries, travel, and monitoring and evaluating the program of repository exploration and siting undertaken by the federal government.[ 1989 c 322 § 2; 1984 c 161 § 2; 1983 1st ex.s. c 19 § 2. Formerly RCW 43.200.020.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.030 - Cooperation required.

RCW 70A.384.030 Cooperation required.All departments, agencies, and officers of this state and its subdivisions shall cooperate with the department of ecology in the furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to this chapter.[ 1989 c 322 § 3; 1984 c 161 § 4; 1983 1st ex.s. c 19 § 3. Formerly RCW 43.200.030.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.040 - Rules.

RCW 70A.384.040 Rules.The department of ecology shall adopt such rules as are necessary to carry out responsibilities under this chapter. The department of ecology is authorized to adopt such rules as are necessary to carry out its responsibilities under chapter 70A.380 RCW.[ 2020 c 20 § 1054; 1989 c 322 § 5; 1986 c 2 § 5; 1984 c 161 § 8; 1983 1st ex.s. c 19 § 7. Formerly RCW 43.200.070.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.060 - Waste disposal surcharges and penalty surcharges—Disposition.

RCW 70A.384.060 Waste disposal surcharges and penalty surcharges—Disposition.The governor may assess surcharges and penalty surcharges on the disposal of waste at the commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facility. The surcharges may be imposed up to the maximum extent permitted by federal law. Ten dollars per cubic foot of the moneys received under this section shall be transmitted monthly to the site closure account established under RCW 70A.384.050. The rest of the moneys received under this section shall be deposited in the general fund.[ 2020 c 20 § 1056; 2012 c 19 § 3; 1990 c 21 § 3; 1986 c 2 § 3. Formerly RCW 43.200.170.]NOTES:Effective date—2012 c 19: See note following RCW 70A.384.010.
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.070 - Implementation of federal low-level radioactive waste policy amendments of 1985.

RCW 70A.384.070 Implementation of federal low-level radioactive waste policy amendments of 1985.Except as provided in chapter 70A.388 RCW related to administration of a user permit system, the department of ecology shall be the state agency responsible for implementation of the federal low-level radioactive waste policy amendments act of 1985, including:(1) Collecting and administering the surcharge assessed by the governor under RCW 70A.384.060;(2) Collecting low-level radioactive waste data from disposal facility operators, generators, intermediate handlers, and the federal department of energy;(3) Developing and operating a computerized information system to manage low-level radioactive waste data;(4) Denying and reinstating access to the commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facility pursuant to the authority granted under federal law;(5) Administering and/or monitoring (a) the maximum waste volume levels for the commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facility, (b) reactor waste allocations, (c) priority allocations under the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, and (d) adherence by other states and compact regions to federal statutory deadlines; and(6) Coordinating the state's low-level radioactive waste disposal program with similar programs in other states.[ 2020 c 20 § 1057; 2012 c 19 § 4; 1998 c 245 § 81; 1986 c 2 § 4. Formerly RCW 43.200.180.]NOTES:Effective date—2012 c 19: See note following RCW 70A.384.010.
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.080 - Studies on-site closure and perpetual care and maintenance requirements and on adequacy of insurance coverage.

RCW 70A.384.080 Studies on-site closure and perpetual care and maintenance requirements and on adequacy of insurance coverage.The department of ecology shall perform studies, by contract or otherwise, to define site closure and perpetual care and maintenance requirements for the commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facility and to assess the adequacy of insurance coverage for general liability, radiological liability, and transportation liability for the facility.[ 2012 c 19 § 5; 1998 c 245 § 82; 1986 c 2 § 6. Formerly RCW 43.200.190.]NOTES:Effective date—2012 c 19: See note following RCW 70A.384.010.
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.090 - Review of potential damage—Financial assurance.

RCW 70A.384.090 Review of potential damage—Financial assurance.(1) The director of the department of ecology may periodically review the potential for bodily injury and property damage arising from the transportation and disposal of commercial low-level radioactive waste under permits issued by the state.(2) In making the determination of the appropriate level of financial assurance, the director shall consider:(a) The nature and purpose of the activity and its potential for injury and damages to or claims against the state and its citizens;(b) The current and cumulative manifested volume and radioactivity of waste being packaged, transported, buried, or otherwise handled;(c) The location where the waste is being packaged, transported, buried, or otherwise handled, including the proximity to the general public and geographic features such as geology and hydrology, if relevant; and(d) The legal defense cost, if any, that will be paid from the required financial assurance amount.[ 2012 c 19 § 6; 1998 c 245 § 83; 1992 c 61 § 1; 1990 c 82 § 1; 1986 c 191 § 1. Formerly RCW 43.200.200.]NOTES:Effective date—2012 c 19: See note following RCW 70A.384.010.
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.100 - Site closure fee—Generally.

RCW 70A.384.100 Site closure fee—Generally.Beginning January 1, 1993, the department of ecology may impose a reasonable site closure fee if necessary to be deposited in the site closure account established under RCW 70A.384.050. The department may continue to collect moneys for the site closure account until the account contains an amount sufficient to complete the closure plan, as specified in the radioactive materials license issued by the department of health.[ 2020 c 20 § 1058; 1990 c 21 § 4. Formerly RCW 43.200.220.]NOTES:Rate regulation anticipated—1990 c 21: "State and national policy directs that the management of low-level radioactive waste shall be accomplished by a system of interstate compacts and the development of regional disposal sites. The Northwest regional compact, comprised of the states of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, has as its disposal facility the low-level radioactive waste disposal site located near Richland, Washington. This site is expected to be the sole site for disposal of low-level radioactive waste for compact members effective January 1, 1993. Future closure of this site will require significant financial resources.Low-level radioactive waste is generated by essential activities and services that benefit the citizens of the state. Washington state's low-level radioactive waste disposal site has been used by the nation and the Northwest compact as a disposal site since 1965. The public has come to rely on access to this site for disposal of low-level radioactive waste, which requires separate handling from other solid and hazardous wastes. The price of disposing of low-level radioactive waste at the Washington state low-level radioactive waste disposal site is anticipated to increase when the federal low-level radioactive waste policy amendments act of 1985 is implemented and waste generated outside the Northwest compact states is excluded. To protect Washington and other Northwest compact states' businesses and services, such as electrical production, medical and university research, and private industries, upon which the public relies, there may be a need to regulate the rates charged by the operator of Washington's low-level radioactive waste disposal site." [ 1990 c 21 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.110 - Fees for waste generators.

RCW 70A.384.110 Fees for waste generators.The director of the department of ecology shall require that generators of waste pay a fee for each cubic foot of waste disposed at any facility in the state equal to six dollars and fifty cents. The fee shall be imposed specifically on the generator of the waste and shall not be considered to apply in any way to the low-level site operator's disposal activities. The fee shall be allocated in accordance with RCW 70A.384.120 and 70A.384.130. Failure to comply with this section may result in denial or suspension of the generator's site use permit pursuant to RCW 70A.388.060.[ 2020 c 20 § 1059; 2012 c 19 § 7; 1991 c 272 § 16. Formerly RCW 43.200.230.]NOTES:Effective date—2012 c 19: See note following RCW 70A.384.010.Effective dates—1991 c 272: See RCW 81.108.901.
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.120 - Waste generator surcharge remittal to counties.

RCW 70A.384.120 Waste generator surcharge remittal to counties.A portion of the surcharge received under RCW 70A.384.110 shall be remitted monthly to the county in which the low-level radioactive waste disposal facility is located in the following manner:(1) During 1993, six dollars and fifty cents per cubic foot of waste;(2) During 1994, three dollars and twenty-five cents per cubic foot of waste; and(3) During 1995 and thereafter, two dollars per cubic foot of waste.[ 2020 c 20 § 1060; 1991 c 272 § 17. Formerly RCW 43.200.233.]NOTES:Effective dates—1991 c 272: See RCW 81.108.901.
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.130 - Disposal of waste generator surcharges.

RCW 70A.384.130 Disposal of waste generator surcharges.Except for moneys that may be remitted to a county in which a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility is located, all surcharges authorized under RCW 70A.384.110 shall be deposited in the fund created in RCW 43.31.422.[ 2020 c 20 § 1061; 1991 c 272 § 18. Formerly RCW 43.200.235.]NOTES:Effective dates—1991 c 272: See RCW 81.108.901.
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.900 - Construction of chapter.

RCW 70A.384.900 Construction of chapter.The rules of strict construction do not apply to this chapter and it shall be liberally construed in order to carry out the objective for which it is designed, in accordance with the legislative intent to give the board the maximum possible freedom in carrying the provisions of this chapter into effect.[ 1984 c 161 § 15; 1983 1st ex.s. c 19 § 10. Formerly RCW 43.200.900.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.901 - Conflict with federal requirements—1983 1st ex.s. c 19.

RCW 70A.384.901 Conflict with federal requirements—1983 1st ex.s. c 19.If any part of this act shall be found to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, such conflicting part of this act is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of such conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and such finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. The rules and regulations under this act shall meet federal requirements which are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 19 § 11. Formerly RCW 43.200.901.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.902 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.902 - Construction—1986 c 191.

RCW 70A.384.902 Construction—1986 c 191.The provisions of this act shall not have the effect of reducing the level of liability coverage required under any law, regulation, or contract of the state before December 31, 1987, or the effective date of the first determination made pursuant to RCW 70A.384.090, if earlier.[ 2020 c 20 § 1062; 1986 c 191 § 4. Formerly RCW 43.200.905.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.384.903 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.384 - Radioactive Waste Act.|70A.384.903 - Transfer of site use permit program from the department of ecology to the department of health.

RCW 70A.384.903 Transfer of site use permit program from the department of ecology to the department of health.(1) The site use permit program is transferred from the department of ecology to the department of health.(2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files, papers, or written material in the possession of the department of ecology site use permit program shall be delivered to the custody of the department of health. All funds, credits, or other assets held by the department of ecology site use permit program shall be assigned to the department of health.(b) Any appropriations made to the department of ecology for the site use permit program shall be transferred and credited to the department of health.(3) All rules of the department of ecology site use permit program shall be continued and acted upon by the department of health until new rules are adopted under RCW 70A.388.060. All permit applications and pending business before the department of ecology site use permit program shall be continued and acted upon by the department of health. All existing contracts and obligations shall remain in full force and shall be performed by the department of health.(4) The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of the department of ecology site use permit program to the department of health under chapter 19, Laws of 2012 shall not affect the validity of any activity performed before July 1, 2012.[ 2020 c 20 § 1063; 2012 c 19 § 14. Formerly RCW 43.200.907.]NOTES:Effective date—2012 c 19: See note following RCW 70A.384.010.
WA Rev Code § 70A.386.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.386 - High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository Siting.|70A.386.010 - Findings.

RCW 70A.386.010 Findings.The legislature and the people of the state of Washington find that:(1) In order to solve the problem of high-level radioactive waste disposal, congress established a process for selecting two sites for the safe, permanent, and regionally equitable disposal of such waste.(2) The process of selecting three sites as final candidates, including the Hanford reservation, for a first high-level nuclear waste repository by the United States department of energy violated the intent and the mandate of congress.(3) The United States department of energy has prematurely deferred consideration of numerous potential sites and disposal media that its own research indicates are more appropriate, safer, and less expensive.(4) Placement of a repository at Hanford without methodical and independently verified scientific evaluation will pose a threat to the health and safety of the people and the environment of this state.(5) The selection process is flawed and not credible because it did not include independent experts in the selection of the sites and in the review of that selection, as recommended by the National Academy of Sciences.(6) By postponing indefinitely all site specific work for a second repository, the United States department of energy has not complied with the intent of congress expressed in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, Public Law 97-425, and the fundamental compromise which enabled its enactment.[ 1986 ex.s. c 1 § 1. Formerly RCW 43.205.010.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.386.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.386 - High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository Siting.|70A.386.020 - Duties relating to the site selection process for a high-level nuclear waste repository.

RCW 70A.386.020 Duties relating to the site selection process for a high-level nuclear waste repository.In order to achieve complete compliance with federal law and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the state of Washington, the governor, the legislature, other statewide elected officials, and the nuclear waste board shall use all legal means necessary to:(1) Suspend the preliminary site selection process for a high-level nuclear waste repository, including the process of site characterization, until there is compliance with the intent of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act;(2) Reverse the secretary of energy's decision to postpone indefinitely all site specific work on locating and developing a second repository for high-level nuclear waste;(3) Insist that the United States department of energy's site selection process, when resumed, considers all acceptable geologic media and results in safe, scientifically justified, and regionally and geographically equitable high-level nuclear waste disposal;(4) Demand that federal budget actions fully and completely follow the intent of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act; and(5) Continue to pursue alliances with other states and interested parties, particularly with Pacific Northwest governors, legislatures, and other parties, affected by the site selection and transportation of high-level nuclear waste.[ 1986 ex.s. c 1 § 2. Formerly RCW 43.205.020.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.388.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.388 - Nuclear Energy and Radiation.|70A.388.010 - Declaration of policy.

RCW 70A.388.010 Declaration of policy.It is the policy of the state of Washington in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health and safety and to encourage, insofar as consistent with this responsibility, the industrial and economic growth of the state and to institute and maintain a regulatory and inspection program for sources and uses of ionizing radiation so as to provide for (1) compatibility with the standards and regulatory programs of the federal government, (2) a single, effective system of regulation within the state, and (3) a system consonant insofar as possible with those of other states.[1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 108 § 12; 1961 c 207 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.98.010.]NOTES:Severability—Effective date—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 108: See notes following RCW 43.21F.010.
WA Rev Code § 70A.388.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.388 - Nuclear Energy and Radiation.|70A.388.020 - Purpose.

RCW 70A.388.020 Purpose.It is the purpose of this chapter to effectuate the policies set forth in RCW 70A.388.010 as now or hereafter amended by providing for:(1) A program of effective regulation of sources of ionizing radiation for the protection of the occupational and public health and safety;(2) A program to promote an orderly regulatory pattern within the state, among the states and between the federal government and the state and facilitate intergovernmental cooperation with respect to use and regulation of sources of ionizing radiation to the end that duplication of regulation may be minimized;(3) A program to establish procedures for assumption and performance of certain regulatory responsibilities with respect to by-product, source, and special nuclear materials.[ 2020 c 20 § 1263; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 108 § 13; 1965 c 88 § 1; 1961 c 207 § 2. Formerly RCW 70.98.020.]NOTES:Severability—Effective date—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 108: See notes following RCW 43.21F.010.
WA Rev Code § 70A.388.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.388 - Nuclear Energy and Radiation.|70A.388.070 - Inspection.

RCW 70A.388.070 Inspection.The agency or its duly authorized representative shall have the power to enter at all reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of determining whether or not there is compliance with or violation of the provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations issued thereunder.[ 1985 c 372 § 2; 1961 c 207 § 9. Formerly RCW 70.98.090.]NOTES:Severability—1985 c 372: See note following RCW 70A.388.040.