Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 2.djvu/751

 PUBLIC LAW 99-240—JAN. 15, 1986

99 STAT. 1861

ARTICLE II—DEFINITIONS

"As used in this compact: "(1) 'Facility' means any site, location, structure, or property used or to be used for the storage, treatment, or disposal of lowlevel waste, excluding federal waste facilities; "(2) 'Low-level waste' means waste material which contains radioactive nuclides emitting primarily beta or gamma radiation, or both, in concentrations or quantities which exceed applicable federal or state standards for unrestricted release. Low-level waste does not include waste containing more than ten (10) nanocuries of transuranic contaminants per gram of material, nor spent reactor fuel, nor material classified as either high-level waste or waste which is unsuited for disposal by near-surface burial under any applicable federal regulations; "(3) 'Generator' means any person, partnership, association, corporation, or any other entity whatsoever which, as a part of its activities, produces low-level radioactive waste; "(4) 'Host state' means a state in which a facility is located. "ARTICLE III—REGULATORY PRACTICES

"Each party state hereby agrees to adopt practices which will require low-level waste shipments originating within its borders and destined for a facility within another party state to conform to the applicable packaging and transportation requirements and regulations of the host state. Such practices shall include: "(1) Maintaining an inventory of all generators within the state that have shipped or expect to ship low-level waste to facilities in another party state; "(2) Periodic unannounced inspection of the premises of such generators and the waste management activities thereon; "(3) Authorization of the containers in which such waste may be shipped, and a requirement that generators use only that type of container authorized by the state; (4) Assurance that inspections of the carriers which transport such waste are conducted by proper authorities, and appropriate enforcement action taken for violations; "(.5) After receiving notification from a host state that a generator within the party state is in violation of applicable packaging or transportation standards, the party state will take appropriate action to assure that such violations do not recur. Such action may include inspection of every individual low-level waste shipment by that generator. Each party state may impose fees upon generators and shippers to recover the cost of the inspections and other practices under this article. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit any party state's authority to impose additional or more stringent standarcfe on generators or carriers than those required under this article. "ARTICLE IV—REGIONAL FACILITIES

"(1) Facilities located in any party state, other than facilities established or maintained by individual low-level waste generators for the management of their own low-level waste, shall accept lowlevel waste generated in any party state if such waste has been packaged and transported according to applicable laws and regulations.

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