Sec. 13710.
(1) The director, following consultation with the department of natural resources, shall establish minimum criteria for the design, construction, and operation of the disposal site. The minimum criteria shall reflect and shall be updated to include state-of-the-art technology in regard to disposal site design, construction, operation, and waste disposal technology. The criteria shall be developed and prepared in the form of specifications to be included in the construction and operating license issued to the authority pursuant to sections 13712 to 13714 and in any modification of that license. The criteria at a minimum shall comply with criteria adopted under the atomic energy act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. 2011 to 2296 and regulations pertaining to licensing requirements for land disposal of waste under 10 C.F.R. 61.1 to 61.81 and shall require that the isolation distance between the disposal unit and adjacent property lines be at least 3,000 feet.
(2) Shallow land burial shall not be permitted. Acceptable disposal technologies shall be limited to above and below ground canisters or above and below ground vaults, or both. The criteria shall also include provisions for monitoring at the disposal site and within the disposal unit and provisions for the recoverability of waste that has been disposed of in the disposal site.
History: Add. 1987, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1987 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 435, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1995 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of radioactive materials program from department of health and human services to department of health and human services, see E.R.O. No. 2017-3, compiled at MCL 333.26254.Popular Name: Act 368
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211)
Article 12 - Environmental Health (333.12101...333.13832)
368-1978-12-137 - Part 137 (333.13701...333.13741)
Section 333.13701 - Meanings of Words and Phrases.
Section 333.13702 - Definitions; a to H.
Section 333.13703 - Definitions; G to M.
Section 333.13704 - Definitions; M to S.
Section 333.13705 - Regulatory Responsibility.
Section 333.13707 - Review and Recommendations; Conflicting Laws and Rules.
Section 333.13708 - Duties of Director or Director's Designee.
Section 333.13710 - Minimum Criteria for Design, Construction, and Operation of Disposal Site.
Section 333.13711 - Licensing Requirements for Design, Construction, and Operation of Disposal Site.
Section 333.13715 - Financial Responsibility.
Section 333.13718 - Temporary or Permanent Closure of Disposal Site; Reopening.
Section 333.13721 - Amendment to Construction and Operating License.
Section 333.13722 - Manifest; Duties of Authority Accepting Waste at Disposal Site.
Section 333.13726 - Duties of Generator; Generator Acting as Carrier, Collector, or Processor.
Section 333.13733 - Condition to Possession of Waste; Data as Public Information.
Section 333.13735 - Notice of Release of Waste; Report.
Section 333.13739 - Action for Injunction; Noncompliance by Department.
Section 333.13741 - Lawful Activity Not Prohibited or Restricted.