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 PUBLIC LAW 99-240—JAN. 15, 1986 "(c) 'Disposal' means the isolation of waste from the biosphere, with no intention of retrieval, such as by land burial; "(d) 'Facility' means any property, equipment or structure used or to be used for the management of low-level waste; "(e) 'Generate' means to produce low-level waste; "(f) 'Host state' means a party state i - which a regional facility is located or being developed; "(g) 'Low-level waste or 'waste' means radioactive waste other than: "(i) Weiste generated as a result of defense activities of the federal government or federal research and development activities; "(ii) High-level waste such as irradiated reactor fuel, liquid waste from reprocessing irradiated reactor fuel, or solids into which any such liquid waste has been converted; "(iii) Waste material containing transuranic elements with contamination levels greater than ten (10) nanocuries per gram of waste material; "(iv) By-product material as defined in Section lle.(2) of the 'Atomic Energy Act of 1954,* as amended November 8, 1978;or "(v) Wastes from mining, milling, smelting or similar processing of ores and mineral-bearing material primarily for minerals other than radium. "(h) 'Management' means collection, consolidation, storage, treatment, incineration or disposal; "(i) 'Operator' means a person who operates a regional facility; "(j) 'Person' means an individual, corporation, partnership or other legal entity, whether public or private; "(k) 'Region' means the combined geographic area within the boundaries of the party states; and "(1) 'Regional facility' means a facility within any party state which either: "(i) has been approved as a regional facility by the board; or "(ii) is the low-level waste facility in existence on January 1, 1982, at Beatty, Nevada.

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"ARTICLE III. RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND OBLIGATIONS

"(a) There shall be regional facilities sufficient to manage the lowlevel waste generated within the region. At least one (1) regional facility shall be open and operating in a party state other than Nevada within six (6) years after this compact becomes law in Nevada and in one (1) other state. "(b) Low-level waste generated within the region shall be managed at regional facilities without discrimination among the party states; provided, however, that a host state may close a regional facility when necessary for public health or safety. "(c) Each party state which, according to reasonable projections made by the board, is expected to generate twenty percent (20%) or more in cubic feet except as otherwise determined by the board of the low-level waste generated within the region has an obligation to become a host state in compliance with subsection (d) of this article. "(d) A host state, or a party state seeking to fulfill its obligation to become a host state, shall:

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