2012 Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - STATE GOVERNMENT — EXECUTIVE
43.200 Radioactive waste act.
43.200.200 Review of potential damage -- Financial assurance.

RCW 43.200.200 Review of potential damage — Financial assurance.

(1) The director of the department of ecology may periodically review the potential for bodily injury and property damage arising from the transportation and disposal of commercial low-level radioactive waste under permits issued by the state.

     (2) In making the determination of the appropriate level of financial assurance, the director shall consider:

     (a) The nature and purpose of the activity and its potential for injury and damages to or claims against the state and its citizens;

     (b) The current and cumulative manifested volume and radioactivity of waste being packaged, transported, buried, or otherwise handled;

     (c) The location where the waste is being packaged, transported, buried, or otherwise handled, including the proximity to the general public and geographic features such as geology and hydrology, if relevant; and

     (d) The legal defense cost, if any, that will be paid from the required financial assurance amount.

[2012 c 19 § 6; 1998 c 245 § 83; 1992 c 61 § 1; 1990 c 82 § 1; 1986 c 191 § 1.]

Notes:

Effective date -- 2012 c 19: See note following RCW 43.200.015.