2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION
Chapter 13: WASTE MANAGEMENT
38 §1305-B. Municipal notice of decommissioning waste

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 517, §4 (RPR)

§1305-B. Municipal notice of decommissioning waste

1. Disposal; notice. A person may not dispose of decommissioning waste or transfer decommissioning waste to a facility defined in section 1303-C, subsection 30 or 31 in this State without giving notice to the municipality in which the decommissioning waste is to be disposed of. Notice must be given at least 5 working days before the first scheduled disposal. The notice must include:

A. The type of decommissioning waste to be delivered to the facility; [1999, c. 739, §2 (AMD).]

B. The anticipated amount of decommissioning waste to be delivered to the facility; [1999, c. 739, §2 (AMD).]

C. The anticipated number of loads that will be delivered to the facility; and [1999, c. 739, §2 (AMD).]

D. The estimated delivery schedule of the decommissioning waste, including dates for delivery. [1999, c. 366, §1 (NEW).]

[ 1999, c. 739, §2 (AMD) .]

2. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

A. "Decommissioning waste" means any materials, whether solid or fluid, removed from a closed nuclear power plant, other than:

(1) Licensed discharges from the plant; and

(2) High-level radioactive waste and low-level radioactive waste regulated under chapter 14-A. [1999, c. 366, §1 (NEW).]

B. "Dispose of" means to deposit or attempt to deposit in the land or waters of this State. [1999, c. 366, §1 (NEW).]

[ 1999, c. 366, §1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1999, c. 366, §1 (NEW). 1999, c. 739, §2 (AMD).