Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
38 §1305-B. Municipal notice of decommissioning waste

§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; [PL 1999, c. 739, §2 (AMD).]
B. The anticipated amount of decommissioning waste to be delivered to the facility; [PL 1999, c. 739, §2 (AMD).]
C. The anticipated number of loads that will be delivered to the facility; and [PL 1999, c. 739, §2 (AMD).]
D. The estimated delivery schedule of the decommissioning waste, including dates for delivery. [PL 1999, c. 366, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 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. [PL 1999, c. 366, §1 (NEW).]
B. "Dispose of" means to deposit or attempt to deposit in the land or waters of this State. [PL 1999, c. 366, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1999, c. 366, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 366, §1 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 739, §2 (AMD).