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TX Health & Safety Code § 401.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.212. Monitoring, Maintenance, and Emergency Measures

Sec. 401.212.  MONITORING, MAINTENANCE, AND EMERGENCY MEASURES.  The commission may undertake monitoring, maintenance, and emergency measures that are necessary to protect the public health and safety and the environment in connection with low-level radioactive waste and property for which it has assumed custody.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.231, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.213. Interstate Compacts

Sec. 401.213.  INTERSTATE COMPACTS.  The commission shall cooperate with and encourage the use of interstate compacts, including the Southern States Energy Board, to develop regional sites that divide among the states the disposal burden of low-level radioactive waste generated in the region.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.231, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|Sec. 401.214.  REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY UNDER COMPACT.  The compact waste disposal facility licensed under this subchapter is the regional disposal facility established and operated under the compact established under Chapter 403 for purposes of the federal Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, as amended by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. Sections 2021b-2021j).|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.215. Acceptance of Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Sec. 401.215.  ACCEPTANCE OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.  Subject to limitations provided by Sections 401.207 and 401.248, the compact waste disposal facility shall accept for disposal all compact waste that is presented to it and that is properly processed and packaged.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.216 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.216. Federal Facility Waste Disposal

Sec. 401.216.  FEDERAL FACILITY WASTE DISPOSAL.  (a)  The commission may license the compact waste disposal facility license holder to dispose of federal facility waste.  The commission may license federal facility waste disposal only at a separate and distinct facility that is operated exclusively for the disposal of federal facility waste and that is adjacent to the compact waste disposal facility.(b)  For the first five years after a license under this section is issued, the commission shall limit the overall capacity of the federal facility waste disposal facility to not more than three million cubic yards.  Of that amount, the commission shall limit the total volume of waste accepted at the federal facility waste disposal facility that must be disposed of in accordance with Section 401.218 to not more than 300,000 cubic yards.(c)  Unless the commission makes an affirmative finding that increasing the capacity of the federal facility waste disposal facility would pose a significant risk to human health, public safety, or the environment, on the fifth anniversary of the date the license under this section is issued, the commission shall increase the overall capacity of the federal facility waste disposal facility by three million cubic yards, for a total capacity of six million cubic yards, and shall increase the acceptable volume of waste that must be disposed of in accordance with Section 401.218 by 300,000 cubic yards, for a total volume of 600,000 cubic yards.(d)  The commission may not allow commingling of compact waste and federal facility waste.(e)  The compact waste disposal facility license holder may not accept federal facility waste at a federal facility waste disposal facility until the license holder begins accepting compact waste at the compact waste disposal facility.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.217 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.217. Location of Disposal Facility Site

Sec. 401.217.  LOCATION OF DISPOSAL FACILITY SITE.  The commission may not issue a license for a compact waste disposal facility or license the operation of a federal facility waste disposal facility if the disposal facility site is located:(1)  in a county any part of which is located 62 miles or less from an international boundary;(2)  in a county in which the average annual rainfall is greater than 20 inches;(3)  in a county that adjoins river segment 2309, 2310, or 2311 as identified by the commission in the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards, 30 T.A.C. Section 307.10(3);(4)  in a 100-year flood plain;  or(5)  less than 20 miles upstream of or up-drainage from the maximum elevation of the surface of a reservoir project that:(A)  has been constructed or is under construction by the United States Bureau of Reclamation or the United States Army Corps of Engineers;  or(B)  has been approved for construction by the Texas Water Development Board as part of the state water plan under Subchapter C, Chapter 16, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.218 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.218. Disposal of Certain Waste

Sec. 401.218.  DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN WASTE.  (a)  In this section, "Class A low-level radioactive waste," "Class B low-level radioactive waste," and "Class C low-level radioactive waste" have the meanings assigned by commission rule.(b)  The compact waste disposal facility license holder shall dispose of Class B low-level radioactive waste and Class C low-level radioactive waste:(1)  within a reinforced concrete container and within a reinforced concrete barrier or within containment structures made of materials technologically equivalent or superior to reinforced concrete;  and(2)  in such a manner that the waste can be monitored and retrieved.(c)  The commission by rule may require a compact waste disposal facility license holder to dispose of certain Class A low-level radioactive wastes that present a hazard because of their high radiation levels in the manner required for Class B low-level radioactive waste and Class C low-level radioactive waste under Subsection (b).  To the extent practicable, rules adopted under this subsection shall be consistent with federal rules regarding classification of low-level radioactive waste under 10 C.F.R. Part 61.(d)  In addition to the fees charged to support the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission, the commission's executive director may charge a license holder a fee to cover the administrative costs of the executive director's action to adjust, correct, or otherwise modify a license.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (S.B. 347), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.219 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.219. Techniques for Managing Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Sec. 401.219.  TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.  (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.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.220 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.220. Design of Facility

Sec. 401.220.  DESIGN OF FACILITY.  The design of a disposal facility should incorporate, to the extent practicable, safeguards against hazards resulting from local meteorological conditions, including phenomena such as hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, earth tremors, violent storms, and susceptibility to flooding.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.221. Mixed Waste

Sec. 401.221.  MIXED WASTE.  (a)  In this section, "mixed waste" means a combination of hazardous waste as defined by Chapter 361 and low-level radioactive waste and includes federal mixed waste.(b)  The compact waste disposal facility license holder in accepting mixed waste at the compact waste disposal facility or a federal facility waste disposal facility shall comply with Chapter 361, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.), as amended, and this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.222 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.222. Term of License

Sec. 401.222.  TERM OF LICENSE.  The compact waste disposal facility license issued under this subchapter expires on the 15th anniversary of its date of issuance and may be renewed for one or more terms of 10 years.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.223 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.223. Health Surveillance Survey

Sec. 401.223.  HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SURVEY.  The commission, the department, and local public health officials shall develop a health surveillance survey for the population located in the vicinity of the disposal facility site.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.224 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.224. Packaging of Radioactive Waste

Sec. 401.224.  PACKAGING OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE.  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the packaging of radioactive waste.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0918, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.225 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.225. Shipment of Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Sec. 401.225.  SHIPMENT OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.  (a)  On arrival of a shipment of low-level radioactive waste at the compact waste disposal facility or a federal facility waste disposal facility, the compact waste disposal facility license holder must determine that the waste complies with all laws, rules, and standards relating to processing and packaging of low-level radioactive waste before the waste is accepted for disposal at the facility.(b)  A person making a shipment of low-level radioactive waste that is in excess of 75 cubic feet shall give the compact waste disposal facility license holder written notice of the shipment at least 72 hours before shipment to the compact waste disposal facility or a federal facility waste disposal facility begins.  The written notice must contain information required by the department.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.226 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.226. Improperly Processed or Packaged Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Sec. 401.226.  IMPROPERLY PROCESSED OR PACKAGED LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.  (a)  If low-level radioactive waste that is not properly processed or packaged arrives at the compact waste disposal facility or a federal facility waste disposal facility, the compact waste disposal facility license holder shall properly process and package the waste for disposal and charge the person making the shipment a fee to have the low-level radioactive waste properly processed and packaged.(b)  The compact waste disposal facility license holder shall report to the federal and state agencies that establish rules and standards for processing, packaging, and transporting low-level radioactive waste any person who delivers to the compact waste disposal facility or a federal facility waste disposal facility low-level radioactive waste that is not properly processed or packaged.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.227 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.227. Selection of Application for Compact Waste Disposal Facility License

Sec. 401.227.  SELECTION OF APPLICATION FOR COMPACT WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY LICENSE.  (a)  In selecting an application for the compact waste disposal facility license, the commission shall:(1)  issue notice of the opportunity to submit an application to dispose of low-level radioactive waste in accordance with Section 401.228;(2)  review all applications received under Subdivision (1) for administrative completeness;(3)  evaluate all administratively complete applications in accordance with the evaluation criteria established by Sections 401.233-401.236 and shall select the application that has the highest comparative merit in accordance with Section 401.232;  and(4)  review the selected application under Subdivision (3) for technical completeness and issue a draft license in accordance with Sections 401.237 and 401.238.(b)  If the selected application is rejected or denied by the commission, the commission may select the next highest comparative merit application and proceed in accordance with Subsection (a)(4).|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.228 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.228. Notice to Receive Applications

Sec. 401.228.  NOTICE TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS.  Not later than January 1, 2004, the commission shall give to the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register notice that:(1)  the commission will accept applications for a 30-day period, beginning 180 days after the date of the Texas Register notice, for the siting, construction, and operation of a facility or facilities for disposal of low-level radioactive waste;(2)  applications must comply with Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, the rules of the commission, and any other applicable requirements in the commission's discretion;(3)  applications must include a nonrefundable $500,000 application processing fee;(4)  applications received within the 30-day application receipt period will be evaluated by the commission for administrative completeness;(5)  applications deemed administratively complete will be evaluated by the commission in accordance with the statutory evaluation criteria under Sections 401.233-401.236;  and(6)  based on the commission's evaluation, one application will be selected to be processed by the commission.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.229 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.229. Application Processing Fee

Sec. 401.229.  APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE.  An application for a compact waste disposal facility license must include payment to the commission of an application processing fee of $500,000. The commission may not review an application for administrative completeness until the commission receives the application processing fee.  The application processing fee is nonrefundable.  If the commission's costs in processing an application under this subchapter exceed the $500,000 application processing fee, the commission may assess and collect additional fees from the applicant to recover the costs.  Recoverable costs include costs incurred by the commission for administrative review, technical review, and hearings associated with the application.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.230 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.230. Receipt of Applications

Sec. 401.230.  RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS.  (a)  For a 30-day period beginning 180 days after the date notice is published under Section 401.228, the commission shall accept applications for a compact waste disposal facility license.(b)  Not later than the 45th day after the date an application is received, the commission shall issue an administrative notice of deficiency to each applicant whose application is timely submitted but is determined by the commission to be administratively incomplete.(c)  The commission shall provide an applicant for whom an administrative notice of deficiency is issued not more than three 30-day opportunities to cure the noted deficiencies in the application.(d)  The commission shall reject any application that, after the period for correcting deficiencies has expired, is not administratively complete.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.231 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Section 401.231. Administratively Complete Application

Sec. 401.231.  ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLETE APPLICATION.  The commission shall consider as administratively complete an application for which the commission has received the portions of the application necessary to allow the commission to review the technical merits of the application, including:(1)  the identity and qualifications of the applicant;(2)  a description of the proposed disposal facility or facilities and disposal facility site;(3)  a description of the character of the proposed activities and the types and quantities of waste to be managed at the disposal facility or facilities;(4)  a description of the proposed schedules for construction, receipt of waste, and closure;(5)  a description of the financial assurance mechanism to be used;(6)  a description of the design features of the facility or facilities, along with a description of the methods of construction and operation of the facility or facilities;(7)  a characterization of the area and disposal facility site characteristics, including ecology, geology, soils, hydrology, natural radiation background, climatology, meteorology, demography, and current land uses;(8)  a description of the safety programs to be used at the proposed facility or facilities;(9)  a copy of the warranty deed or other conveyance showing required right, title, and interest in the land and buildings on which the facility or facilities are proposed to be located is owned in fee by the applicant as required by Section 401.204;(10)  an application processing fee in the amount prescribed by Section 401.229 and proof of additional funds sufficient to cover any further costs of processing the application as estimated by the commission;  and(11)  a copy of a resolution of support of the proposed facility or facilities from the commissioners court of the county in which the facility or facilities are proposed to be located.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|