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NE Code § 71-3501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3501 - Public policy.

71-3501.  Public policy.It is the policy of the State of Nebraska in furtherance of its responsibility to protect occupational and public health and safety and the environment:(1) To institute and maintain a regulatory program for sources of radiation so as to provide for:(a) Compatibility and equivalency with the standards and regulatory programs of the federal government;(b) A single effective system of regulation within the state; and(c) A system consonant insofar as possible with those of other states;(2) To institute and maintain a program to permit development and utilization of sources of radiation for peaceful purposes consistent with the protection of occupational and public health and safety and the environment;(3) To provide for the availability of capacity either within or outside the state for the management of low-level radioactive waste generated within the state, except for waste generated as a result of defense or federal research and development activities, and to recognize that such radioactive waste can be most safely and efficiently managed on a regional basis; and(4) To maximize the protection practicable for the citizens of Nebraska from radon or its decay products by establishing requirements for (a) appropriate qualifications for persons providing measurement and mitigation services of radon or its decay products and (b) radon mitigation system installations.Source   Laws 1963, c. 406, § 1, p. 1296;   Laws 1975, LB 157, § 1;   Laws 1984, LB 716, § 1;   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 536, § 82;   Laws 1995, LB 406, § 40;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1207.
NE Code § 71-3502 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3502 - Purpose of act; programs provided.

71-3502.  Purpose of act; programs provided.It is the purpose of the Radiation Control Act to effectuate the policies set forth in section 71-3501 by providing for:(1) A program of effective regulation of sources of radiation for the protection of occupational and public health and safety and the environment;(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 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 sources of radiation; and(4) A program to permit maximum utilization of sources of radiation consistent with the health and safety of the public.Source   Laws 1963, c. 406, § 2, p. 1296;   Laws 1975, LB 157, § 2;   Laws 1984, LB 716, § 2;   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 3;   Laws 1995, LB 406, § 41;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1208.
NE Code § 71-3502.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3502.01 - Radon mitigation program; authorized.

71-3502.01.  Radon mitigation program; authorized.The department may establish an alternative maximum contaminant level for radon in drinking water by establishing a multimedia radon mitigation program as provided under federal law which may include public education, testing, training, technical assistance, remediation grants, and loan or incentive programs. The purpose of the radon mitigation program shall be to achieve health risk reduction benefits equal to or greater than the health risk reduction benefits that would be achieved if each public water system in the state complied with the maximum contaminant level of three hundred picocuries per liter.Source  Laws 2001, LB 668, § 1;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 565.
NE Code § 71-3508 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3508 - Radiation; possession or use; records; contents; user of sources of radiation; qualifications; exemptions.

71-3508.  Radiation; possession or use; records; contents; user of sources of radiation; qualifications; exemptions.(1) The department shall require each person who possesses or uses a source of radiation to maintain records relating to its receipt, storage, transfer, or disposal and such other records as the department may require subject to such exemptions as may be provided by rules or regulations. These records shall be made available for inspection by or copies shall be submitted to the department on request.(2) The department shall require each person who possesses or uses a source of radiation to maintain appropriate records showing the radiation exposure of all individuals for whom personnel monitoring is required by rules and regulations of the department. Copies of these records and those required to be kept by subsection (1) of this section shall be submitted to the department on request. Any person possessing or using a source of radiation shall furnish to each employee for whom personnel monitoring is required a copy of each employee's personal exposure record at any time such employee has received exposure in excess of the amount specified in the rules and regulations of the department and upon termination of employment. A copy of the annual exposure record shall be furnished to the employee as required under rules and regulations adopted under the Radiation Control Act.(3) The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations establishing qualifications pertaining to the education, knowledge of radiation safety procedures, training, experience, utilization, facilities, equipment, and radiation protection program that an individual user of sources of radiation shall possess prior to using any source of radiation or radiation-generating equipment. Individuals who are currently licensed in the State of Nebraska as podiatrists, chiropractors, dentists, physicians and surgeons, osteopathic physicians, physician assistants, and veterinarians shall be exempt from the rules and regulations of the department pertaining to the qualifications of persons for the use of X-ray radiation-generating equipment operated for diagnostic purposes.Source   Laws 1963, c. 406, § 8, p. 1303;   Laws 1975, LB 157, § 8;   Laws 1978, LB 814, § 6;   Laws 1980, LB 816, § 1;   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 8;   Laws 1989, LB 342, § 35;   Laws 1995, LB 406, § 45;   Laws 1996, LB 1108, § 21.
NE Code § 71-3508.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3508.02 - Acquisition of sites; use; management.

71-3508.02.  Acquisition of sites; use; management.(1) Lands and appurtenances which are used for the management of low-level radioactive waste shall be acquired and held in fee simple absolute by the licensed facility operator so long as such ownership does not preclude licensure or operation of the facility under federal law and until title to the land and appurtenances is transferred to the state pursuant to subsection (1) of section 81-15,102. Such lands and appurtenances shall be used exclusively for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste until the department determines that such exclusive use is not required to protect the occupational and public health and safety or the environment. Before such site is leased for other use, the radioactive waste history of the site shall be recorded in the permanent land records of the site.(2) The department may contract with third parties for management of a low-level radioactive waste site. A contractor shall be subject to the surety and long-term care funding provisions of section 71-3508.04 and to appropriate licensing by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission or by the department.Source   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 10;   Laws 1994, LB 72, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 1201, § 2.
NE Code § 71-3508.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3508.03 - Fees; costs; use; exemptions; failure to pay; effect.

71-3508.03.  Fees; costs; use; exemptions; failure to pay; effect.(1) The department shall establish by rule and regulation annual fees for the radioactive materials licenses, for inspections of radioactive materials, for the registration and inspection of radiation-generating equipment and other sources of radiation, and for radon measurement and mitigation business licenses and inspections of radon mitigation systems installations under the Radiation Control Act. The annual fee for registration and inspection of X-ray radiation generating equipment used to diagnose conditions in humans or animals shall not exceed four hundred dollars per X-ray machine. The department shall also establish by rule and regulation additional fees for environmental surveillance activities performed by the department to assess the radiological impact of activities conducted by licensees and registrants. Such activities shall not duplicate surveillance programs approved by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission and conducted by entities licensed by such commission. No fee shall exceed the actual cost to the department for administering the act. The fees collected shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund and shall be used solely for the purpose of defraying the direct and indirect costs of administering the act. The department shall collect such fees.(2) The department may, upon application by an interested person or on its own initiative, grant such exemptions from the requirements of this section as it determines are in the public interest. Applications for exemption under this subsection may include, but shall not be limited to, the use of licensed materials for educational or noncommercial displays or scientific collections.(3) When a registrant or licensee fails to pay the applicable fee, the department may suspend or revoke the registration or license or may issue an appropriate order.(4) The department shall establish and collect fees for licenses for individuals engaged in radon detection, measurement, and mitigation as provided in sections 38-151 to 38-157.Source   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 11;   Laws 1990, LB 1064, § 20;   Laws 1993, LB 536, § 85;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 654;  Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 73;  Laws 2003, LB 242, § 114;  Laws 2007, LB296 § 569;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1212;  Laws 2008, LB928, § 27.
NE Code § 71-3509 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3509 - Sources of radiation; agreements with federal agency; Governor; license; expiration.

71-3509.  Sources of radiation; agreements with federal agency; Governor; license; expiration.(1) The Governor, on behalf of this state, may enter into agreements with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to the federal Atomic Energy Act of 1954, section 274b, as amended, providing for discontinuance of certain of such commission's licensing and related regulatory authority with respect to byproduct material, source material, and special nuclear material and the assumption of regulatory authority for such materials by this state.(2) The department may, upon discontinuance of certain of such commission's licensing and related regulatory authority with respect to byproduct material, source material, and special nuclear material and the assumption of regulatory authority for such materials by the state, cause to be licensed by the department such materials over which the state has assumed licensing and related regulatory authority under the terms of the agreement authorized in subsection (1) of this section.(3) Any person who, on the effective date of an agreement under subsection (1) of this section, possesses a license issued by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission for radioactive material subject to the agreement shall be deemed to possess a license like those issued under the Radiation Control Act. Such license shall expire either ninety days after receipt from the department of a notice of expiration of such license, or on the date of expiration specified in the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission license, whichever is the earlier.Source   Laws 1963, c. 406, § 9, p. 1303;   Laws 1975, LB 157, § 9;   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 13.
NE Code § 71-3510 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3510 - Federal government; other states; agreements; control of sources of radiation; department; powers.

71-3510.  Federal government; other states; agreements; control of sources of radiation; department; powers.(1) The department may enter into an agreement or agreements with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to the federal Atomic Energy Act of 1954, section 274i, as amended, other federal governmental agencies as authorized by law, other states, or interstate agencies whereby this state will perform on a cooperative basis with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, other federal governmental agencies, other states, or interstate agencies inspections or other functions relating to control of sources of radiation.(2) The department may institute training programs for the purpose of qualifying personnel to carry out the Radiation Control Act and may make such personnel available for participation in any program or programs of the federal government, other states, or interstate agencies in furtherance of the purposes of such act.Source   Laws 1963, c. 406, § 10, p. 1304;   Laws 1975, LB 157, § 10;   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 14.
NE Code § 71-3511 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3511 - Radiation; ordinance, resolution, or regulation; superseded; when.

71-3511.  Radiation; ordinance, resolution, or regulation; superseded; when.Any ordinance, resolution, or regulation, now or hereafter in effect, of the governing body of a municipality, county, or state agency relating to sources of radiation that is inconsistent with the Radiation Control Act, amendments thereto, or rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act is superseded by the act.Source   Laws 1963, c. 406, § 11, p. 1304;   Laws 1975, LB 157, § 11;   Laws 1984, LB 716, § 4;   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 15.
NE Code § 71-3512 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3512 - Transferred to section 38-1914.

71-3512.  Transferred to section 38-1914.
NE Code § 71-3514 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3514 - Violation of act; remedies.

71-3514.  Violation of act; remedies.Whenever, in the judgment of the department, any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of the Radiation Control Act or any rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant to the act, the Attorney General or any county attorney may make application to the district court for an order enjoining such acts or practices or for an order directing compliance, and upon a showing by the department that such person has engaged or is about to engage in any such acts or practices, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order may be granted.Source   Laws 1963, c. 406, § 14, p. 1305;   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 17.
NE Code § 71-3514.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3514.01 - Deliberate misconduct; intentional misinformation; prohibited.

71-3514.01.  Deliberate misconduct; intentional misinformation; prohibited.(1) Any licensee, registrant, applicant for a license or registration, employee of a licensee or registrant, contractor or subcontractor of a licensee, registrant, or applicant for a license or registration, or employee of any contractor or subcontractor of a licensee, registrant, or applicant for a license or registration, who knowingly provides to any licensee, registrant, applicant, contractor, or subcontractor any components, equipment, materials, or other goods or services that relate to a licensee's, registrant's, or applicant's activities covered by the Radiation Control Act, shall not (a) engage in deliberate misconduct that causes or would have caused, if not detected, a licensee, registrant, or applicant to be in violation of any rule, regulation, or order or any term, condition, or limitation of any license or registration issued by the department or (b) intentionally submit to the department, a licensee, a registrant, an applicant, or a licensee's, registrant's, or applicant's contractor or subcontractor, information that the person submitting the information knows to be incomplete or inaccurate in some respect material to the department.(2) Any person who violates this section is subject to section 71-3517.Source Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 74.
NE Code § 71-3515 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3515 - Radiation; acts; registration or license required.

71-3515.  Radiation; acts; registration or license required.It shall be unlawful for any person to use, manufacture, produce, distribute, sell, transport, transfer, install, repair, receive, acquire, own, or possess any source of radiation unless registered with or licensed by the department as required by the Medical Radiography Practice Act or section 71-3505, 71-3507, or 71-3509.Source   Laws 1963, c. 406, § 15, p. 1306;   Laws 1975, LB 157, § 13;   Laws 1978, LB 814, § 7;   Laws 1984, LB 716, § 5;   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 18;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1213. Cross References  Medical Radiography Practice Act, see section 38-1901.
NE Code § 71-3515.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3515.01 - Transferred to section 38-1915.

71-3515.01.  Transferred to section 38-1915.
NE Code § 71-3515.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3515.02 - Transferred to section 38-1918.

71-3515.02.  Transferred to section 38-1918.
NE Code § 71-3516 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3516 - Emergency; impounding sources of radiation; department; powers.

71-3516.  Emergency; impounding sources of radiation; department; powers.(1) The department shall have the authority in the event of an emergency affecting occupational or public health and safety or the environment to impound or order the impounding of sources of radiation in the possession of any person who is not equipped to observe or fails to observe the provisions of the Radiation Control Act or any rules or regulations issued pursuant to such act.(2) Any source of radiation impounded by the department is declared to be a common nuisance and cannot be subject to a replevin action.(3) Possession of an impounded source of radiation shall be determined by section 71-3516.01.Source   Laws 1963, c. 406, § 16, p. 1306;   Laws 1975, LB 157, § 14;   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 19;  Laws 2006, LB 994, § 106.
NE Code § 71-3518 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3518 - License or registration; common carrier exempt.

71-3518.  License or registration; common carrier exempt.Nothing in the Radiation Control Act shall be deemed to require the licensing or registration by any common carrier, contract carrier, private carrier, railway freight carrier, or railway express carrier transporting, storing, or handling any of the materials described in such act in the ordinary course of such carrier's business.Source   Laws 1963, c. 406, § 18, p. 1306;   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 21.
NE Code § 71-3518.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3518.01 - Existing rules, regulations, licenses, forms of approval, suits, other proceedings; how treated.

71-3518.01.  Existing rules, regulations, licenses, forms of approval, suits, other proceedings; how treated.(1) All rules and regulations adopted prior to December 1, 2008, under the Radiation Control Act shall continue to be effective to the extent not in conflict with the changes made by Laws 2007, LB 463.(2) All licenses or other forms of approval issued prior to December 1, 2008, in accordance with the Radiation Control Act shall remain valid as issued for purposes of the changes made by Laws 2007, LB 463, unless revoked or otherwise terminated by law.(3) Any suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, which was lawfully commenced prior to December 1, 2008, under the Radiation Control Act shall be subject to the provisions of the act as they existed prior to December 1, 2008.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 1215.
NE Code § 71-3519 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3519 - Act, how cited.

71-3519.  Act, how cited.Sections 71-3501 to 71-3520 shall be known and may be cited as the Radiation Control Act.Source   Laws 1963, c. 406, § 20, p. 1306;   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 22;  Laws 2001, LB 668, § 2;  Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 78;  Laws 2005, LB 453, § 1;  Laws 2006, LB 994, § 108;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1216;  Laws 2008, LB928, § 29.
NE Code § 71-3520 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3520 - Act, how construed.

71-3520.  Act, how construed.Nothing in the Radiation Control Act shall be construed to allow the department to duplicate regulation by the federal government.Source  Laws 1987, LB 390, § 25.
NE Code § 71-3522 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3522 - Compact; withdrawal.

71-3522.  Compact; withdrawal.The State of Nebraska hereby withdraws from the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact. The Governor shall notify in writing each of the governors of the other compact states and the chairperson of the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission that the withdrawal of the State of Nebraska from the compact is effective.Source Laws 1999, LB 530, § 1.
NE Code § 71-3523 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3523 - Legislative intent.

71-3523.  Legislative intent.It is the intent of the Legislature that costs incurred by the State of Nebraska attributable to the shipment of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste in or through the state shall be borne by the shipper.Source Laws 2003, LB 165, § 1.
NE Code § 71-3524 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3524 - Terms, defined.

71-3524.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 71-3523 to 71-3528:(1) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;(2) High-level radioactive waste has the definition found in section 81-1589; and(3) Transuranic waste means radioactive waste material containing alpha-emitting radioactive elements, with radioactive half-lives greater than five years, having an atomic number greater than 92 in concentrations in excess of one hundred nanocuries per gram.Source  Laws 2003, LB 165, § 2;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 43;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 574.
NE Code § 71-3525 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3525 - Fees.

71-3525.  Fees.Until January 1, 2005, a fee of two thousand dollars shall be assessed on each cask of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste shipped in or through the state, whether shipped by motor carrier or rail. On and after January 1, 2005, the department shall establish and assess fees on all high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste shipped by any means in or through the state. Such fees shall be equitable and shall be used for purposes related to (1) shipping of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste, including, but not limited to, inspections, escorts, and security for waste shipment, planning, and maintenance, (2) coordination of emergency response capability, (3) education and training, (4) purchase of necessary equipment, and (5) administrative costs attributable to the state agencies which are incurred as related to the shipping of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste. Fees assessed pursuant to this section shall be paid in advance of shipment by the shipper. Fees collected by the department under this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Radiation Transportation Emergency Response Cash Fund.Source Laws 2003, LB 165, § 3.