Section 115045.
115045. (a) The department is authorized, pursuant to subdivision (d), to establish and operate, or contract for the establishment and contract for operation, of one or more low-level radioactive waste interim storage facilities for the exclusive use of persons located in California who are licensed by the department or the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. […]
Section 115050.
115050. The Governor shall negotiate and enter into interstate agreements, interstate compacts, or agreements with compacts, for the purpose of establishing access to, or maintaining access to, land disposal facilities for low-level radioactive waste generated in California. The terms of the agreement or compact may include, but are not limited to, a provision that the […]
Section 115055.
115055. The director shall appoint, in consultation with the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly, an advisory committee to advise the department regarding methods for minimizing the environmental impact of low-level wastes, criteria for siting low-level waste treatment and burial facilities, alternatives to land burial of low-level waste, […]
Section 114990.
114990. The department is designated as the agency responsible for the issuance of licenses. In carrying out its duties under this section, the department may enter into an agreement with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health and other state and local agencies to conduct technical evaluations of license applications prior to issuance of licenses. […]
Section 114995.
114995. The authority of the department to issue licenses pursuant to Section 114990 is not affected by any requirements to conduct studies or planning efforts specified in Section 115005. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
Section 115000.
115000. The department shall, for the protection of public health and safety do all of the following: (a) Develop programs for evaluation of hazards associated with use of sources of ionizing radiation. (b) Develop programs, with due regard for compatibility with federal programs, for licensing and regulation of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials, and […]
Section 115000.1.
115000.1. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Generate” means to produce or cause the production of, or to engage in an activity that otherwise results in the creation or increase in the volume of, low-level radioactive waste. (2) (A) “Generator” means any person who, by the person’s own actions, or […]
Section 115005.
115005. In addition to the requirements imposed by Section 115000, the department shall develop an overall plan, in consultation with other state, regional, and federal agencies, for the management, treatment, and disposal of low-level radioactive waste generated within California. The plan shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following elements: (a) Specific contingency plans to […]
Section 115010.
115010. (a) The department shall not grant any license to receive radioactive material from other persons for disposal on land unless all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The land on which the radioactive wastes are to be buried is owned by the federal or state government. (2) The department determines that the site […]
Section 115010.5.
115010.5. The department shall, by regulation, establish and collect a fee for the issuance or renewal of a license to dispose of low-level radioactive waste pursuant to this chapter. The fees collected shall be sufficient to cover the state’s cost in reviewing the application, issuing or renewing the license, and inspecting and conducting oversight of […]