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38 §1461-A. Disapproval of high-level radioactive waste repository

§1461-A. Disapproval of high-level radioactive waste repository 1.  Disapproval.  The State has received notice that the United States Department of Energy, in accordance with the United States Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97-425, is considering 2 sites within the State of Maine as potentially acceptable sites for location of a high-level radioactive […]

38 §1463. Area studies

§1463. Area studies 1.  Plan.  Prior to initiation of area studies by the Federal Government or any person acting under its authority, the commissioner, in consultation with the State Geologist, shall submit a plan for these studies to the Legislature for approval, including any federal plan for conduct of those studies and a plan for […]

38 §1464. Site characterization and selection

§1464. Site characterization and selection 1.  Limitation.  Except for oversight, monitoring and public information activities, no agent of the State may participate in site characterization or selection studies, until the Legislature finds that all of the matters in section 1463, subsection 3, have been adequately addressed and has approved a plan for the studies and […]

38 §1466. Other facilities

§1466. Other facilities Except for on-site storage of spent fuel from a nuclear power plant, any facility for storage or processing of high-level radioactive waste which is not a repository covered by section 1461, subsection 1, is subject to the requirements in this section. Except for storage in existing licensed capacity, on-site storage of spent […]