Section 42 – Administration of the Low–level Radioactive Waste Trust Fund
Section 42. The Low–Level Radioactive Waste Trust Fund, established by section thirty-five H of chapter ten, shall be administered by the board, without liability on the part of the commonwealth beyond the amounts credited to and earned by the fund. The treasurer shall make payments from accounts of said fund upon receipt of a warrant […]
Section 43 – Facility Closure Plan
Section 43. (a) At least one year prior to the date scheduled for facility closure in the facility closure plan required to be prepared and maintained by regulations issued pursuant to section sixteen, the operator shall submit such plan to the department of public health and the management board. Said department shall conduct a public […]
Section 44 – Active Observation and Maintenance of Facility
Section 44. Upon completion of site closure activities, the operator shall, for no less than five years thereafter, engage in active observation and maintenance of the facility in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section sixteen and the conditions of the facility license. By the end of such time, the operator shall transfer all records […]
Section 45 – Phase Vi of the Low–level Radioactive Waste Management Act; Institutional Control of Facility
Section 45. Institutional control of a facility shall be conducted, subject to appropriation, in accordance with sections forty-six and forty-seven, which shall be known and may be cited as ”Phase VI of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act”, and in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to section sixteen. The provisions of these sections and […]
Section 46 – Transfer of Facility License From Operator
Section 46. (a) No sooner than five years after the implementation of the site closure plan pursuant to section forty-four, the board shall accept transfer of the facility license from the operator, if it determines that the operator has fulfilled all of its obligations under the comprehensive operating contract executed pursuant to section thirty-three. No […]
Section 47 – Institutional Control of Facility; Annual Report; Public Meetings
Section 47. The board shall be responsible for institutional control of the facility in accordance with the program approved by the department of public health and regulations adopted pursuant to section sixteen. The board shall annually issue a report of its institutional control of the facility for public review and comment. Within sixty days of […]
Section 48 – Statutes Not Applicable
Section 48. The selection of an operator and the development of a facility pursuant to this chapter shall, for the purposes of section forty-two B of chapter seven, be construed as an alternative method of design and construction services approved by the legislature, and shall not be subject to sections thirty-eight A.5 to thirty-eight N, […]
Section 22 – Requests for Proposals for Development, Operation and Closure of a Facility; Investigation and Certification of Applicants; Contract
Section 22. (a) Within sixty days of a vote, pursuant to section seventeen, to initiate site selection, and after consultation with the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance the board shall issue a request for proposals for the development, operation, closure and post-closure observation and maintenance of a facility. The request for proposals shall […]
Section 39 – Determination of Operator's Compliance With Comprehensive Operating Contract; Notice to Generators
Section 39. (a) Upon written notification by the operator that the facility is ready to accept low-level radioactive waste, and upon written notification by the department of public health that the facility is in compliance with all regulations and conditions of the facility license, the board shall determine whether the operator is in compliance with […]
Section 23 – Detailed Site Characterization Plan for Candidate Sites; Public Review and Comment; Selection of Superior Site
Section 23. (a) Each community supervisory committee shall assist the board in developing a detailed site characterization plan for a candidate site located within the community and participate throughout the implementation of such detailed site characterization plan. Appropriate board officials and consultants shall meet monthly with each community supervisory committee. Each community supervisory committee shall […]