New Jersey § 13:1e-179

§ 13:1e-179.

As used in this act: “ Class of low-level radioactive waste ” means a designation of low-level radioactive waste by the United States Nuclear

Regulatory Commission based on the concentration of specific radionuclides in the

waste; “ Commission ” means the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission created pursuant

to Article IV of P.L.1983, c. 329 ( C.32:31-5 ); “ Department ” means the Department of Environmental Protection; “ Disposal ” means the isolation of low-level radioactive waste from the biosphere for the hazardous

life of the waste; “ Facility ” means the land, buildings, equipment, and improvements used or developed for the

treatment, storage, or disposal of the low-level radioactive wastes generated within

the party states to the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management

Compact; “ Low-level radioactive waste ” means radioactive waste that (1) is neither high-level waste nor spent fuel, nor

by-product material as defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of 42 U.S.C. s.2014;

and (2) is classified by the federal government as low-level waste, consistent with

existing law; but does not include waste generated as a result of atomic energy defense

activities of the federal government, as defined in the “Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Policy Act,” Pub.L.96-573 (42 U.S.C. s.2021b et seq.) and the “Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments

Act of 1985,” Pub.L.99-240 (42 U.S.C. s.2021b et seq.) or federal research and development activities; “ Plan ” means the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Plan adopted by the department pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1987, c. 333 ( C.13:1E-186 ) ; “ Region ” means the geographical area encompassed by the combined jurisdictions of the party

states to the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact; “ Site ” means both the physical location with a buffer zone and the technology employed

to isolate low-level radioactive waste at that location; and “ Generator ” means any person, association, public utility, hospital, clinic, research laboratory,

corporation, society, radiopharmaceutical facility, academic facility, or nuclear

medical research facility that produces low-level radioactive waste, or any other

entity identified by the board that produces low-level radioactive waste, or that

is licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission to use, possess, handle

or dispose of radioactive materials.