§ 13-1e-179

13:1E-179 Definitions. 3. As used in this act: 'Class of low-level radioactive waste' means a designation of low-level radioactive waste by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission based on the concentration of specific radionuclides in the waste; 'Commission' means the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission created pursuant to Article IV of P.L.1983, c.329 (C.32:31-5); 'Department' means the Department of Environmental Protection; 'Disposal' means the isolation of low-level radioactive waste from the biosphere for the hazardous life of the waste; 'Facility' means the land, buildings, equipment, and improvements used or developed for the treatment, storage, or disposal of the low-level radioactive wastes generated within the party states to the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact; 'Low-level radioactive waste' means radioactive waste that (1) is neither high-level waste nor spent fuel, nor by-product material as defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of 42 U.S.C. s.2014; and (2) is classified by the federal government as low-level waste, consistent with existing law; but does not include waste generated as a result of

agraph (2) of subsection (e) of 42 U.S.C. s.2014; and (2) is classified by the federal government as low-level waste, consistent with existing law; but does not include waste generated as a result of atomic energy defense activities of the federal government, as defined in the 'Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act,' Pub.L.96-573 (42 U.S.C. s.2021b et seq.) and the 'Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985,' Pub.L.99-240 (42 U.S.C. s.2021b et seq.) or federal research and development activities; 'Plan' means the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Plan adopted by the department pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1987, c.333 (C.13:1E-186); 'Region' means the geographical area encompassed by the combined jurisdictions of the party states to the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact; 'Site' means both the physical location with a buffer zone and the technology employed to isolate low-level radioactive waste at that location; and 'Generator' means any person, association, public utility, hospital, clinic, research laboratory, corporation, society, radiopharmaceutical facility, academic facility, or nuclear medical research facility that

means any person, association, public utility, hospital, clinic, research laboratory, corporation, society, radiopharmaceutical facility, academic facility, or nuclear medical research facility that produces low-level radioactive waste, or any other entity identified by the board that produces low-level radioactive waste, or that is licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission to use, possess, handle or dispose of radioactive materials. L.1987,c.333,s.3; amended 1991, c.166, s.1; 2002, c.105, s.1.