Section 10. Planning for low-level radioactive waste management shall be conducted, subject to appropriation, in accordance with sections eleven to seventeen, inclusive, which shall be known and cited as ''Phase I of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act''. The provisions of such sections shall be implemented so as to require appropriate source minimization, volume minimization and storage for decay; to require a comprehensive management plan, an appropriate determination of need, and adequate regulatory controls and site selection criteria prior to the initiation of site selection; and to prohibit shallow land burial.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act
Section 4 - Powers and Duties of Board; Acceptance of Donations, Loans or Grants
Section 4a - Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Fund; Assessments
Section 4b - Violations of Sec. 4a; Civil Penalties
Section 6 - Public Participation Coordinator; Duties
Section 10 - Phase I of the Low–level Radioactive Waste Management Act; Planning
Section 11 - Procedures for Adoption of Management Plan
Section 14 - Site Selection Criteria and Application Guidelines; Adoption of Regulations
Section 15 - Selection of Operators; Adoption of Regulations
Section 17 - Initiation of Site Selection Process; Board Vote; Conditions
Section 19 - Site Selection Process; Procedures
Section 21 - Community Supervisory Committees; Establishment
Section 24 - Petition by Aggrieved Person; Adjudicatory Proceeding
Section 25 - Phase Iii of the Low–level Waste Management Act; Selection of Operator and Technology
Section 27 - Certified Applicant Interviews; Selection of Operator of Superior Site Facility
Section 28 - Execution of Development Contract
Section 30 - Notice of Intent to Apply for Facility License; Environmental Impact Report
Section 33 - Negotiation of Comprehensive Operating Contract; Contents
Section 34 - Community Compensation
Section 36 - Comprehensive Environmental Monitoring Program; Establishment
Section 37 - Commencement of Facility Construction
Section 40 - Operation of Facility; Temporary or Permanent Closure; Inspection Report
Section 41 - Contingent Liability Account; Institutional Control Account
Section 42 - Administration of the Low–level Radioactive Waste Trust Fund
Section 43 - Facility Closure Plan
Section 44 - Active Observation and Maintenance of Facility
Section 46 - Transfer of Facility License From Operator
Section 47 - Institutional Control of Facility; Annual Report; Public Meetings