2005 Vermont Code - § 7065. — Compact responsibilities

§ 7065. Compact responsibilities

(a) For low-level radioactive waste, to the extent necessary to meet the requirements of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact, the secretary of natural resources shall do the following:

(1) Develop and enforce procedures for packaging, processing, and waste form specifications for low-level radioactive waste shipments to the compact facility.

(2) Develop and enforce procedures for minimization of the volume of low-level radioactive waste generated.

(3) By no later than 180 days after the effective date of this chapter, establish the annual projected volume of low-level radioactive waste from each generator in Vermont to be disposed in the compact facility for the years 1995-2045, to determine compliance with section 3.04(11) of the compact agreement.

(4) Collect, compile and distribute data and information required under this section.

(b) For low-level radioactive waste, as part of its present responsibilities under 18 V.S.A. chapter 32, the commissioner of health shall do the following:

(1) Maintain a registry of all generators of low-level radioactive waste within the state, including the amount and class of low-level radioactive waste generated by each generator.

(2) Maintain an accounting of waste shipped and proposed to be shipped to the compact facility by volume and curies, proposed transportation methods and routes, and proposed shipment schedules.

(c) The secretary of natural resources may do the following:

(1) Develop and enforce procedures for reports and manifests from generators of low-level radioactive waste within the state concerning the quantities, concentrations, and characteristics of waste generated and shipped; proposed transportation methods and routes; proposed shipment schedules; expected generation rates; packaging; and storage conditions and any other information reasonably necessary for the agency and the commission member to carry out their responsibilities.

(2) Adopt rules under chapter 25 of Title 3 for fulfilling the state responsibilities identified in this section and any other responsibilities established in the compact for low-level radioactive waste.

(d) The commission member, established under section 7062, shall report by January 15 each year to the house and senate committees on natural resources and energy. The report shall include: an evaluation of federal status and activities related to low-level radioactive waste storage and disposal, with special consideration to changes in federal law and regulation; the status of licensing the Texas facility; a summary of the costs of the compact; an evaluation of the effect on Vermont ratepayers; and a recommendation regarding continued participation in the compact. (Added 1993, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)