Effective: September 8, 1995
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 19 - 121st General Assembly
(A) A facility that is licensed under this chapter and rules adopted under it, including a facility that is licensed for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste, shall comply with all applicable rules adopted under division (I) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code governing closure, decontamination, decommissioning, reclamation, and long-term surveillance and care of its licensed activity.
(B) Unless there is federal jurisdiction for oversight of closure, decontamination, decommissioning, reclamation, and long-term surveillance and care of a licensed activity, those actions are the responsibility of the state.
(C) When the director of health finds that a licensee has failed to comply with all requirements governing closure, decontamination, decommissioning, and reclamation of its licensed activity, the director shall make a finding of that fact and declare any financial guaranty provided for in the licensee's decommissioning funding plan prepared in accordance with rules adopted under division (I)(1) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code forfeited in the amount established by the director. The director shall certify the total forfeiture to the attorney general, who shall collect the amount.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, moneys collected from forfeitures under this division shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the radiation site closure and reclamation fund, which is hereby created. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The director shall use moneys in the fund exclusively to complete actions necessary to comply with requirements governing closure, decontamination, decommissioning, and reclamation regarding licensed activities for which financial guaranties have been forfeited under this division. The director may enter into contracts for those purposes.
(D) When the director finds that a licensee to whom standards and procedures established in rules adopted under division (I)(2) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code apply has failed to comply with long-term surveillance and care requirements established in rules adopted under division (I) of that section, the director shall make a finding of that fact and declare any financial guaranty provided for in the licensee's decommissioning funding plan prepared in accordance with rules adopted under division (I)(2) of that section forfeited in the amount established by the director. The director shall certify the total forfeiture to the attorney general, who shall collect the amount.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, moneys collected from forfeitures under this division shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the radiation long-term care fund, which is hereby created. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The director shall use moneys in the fund exclusively to complete actions necessary to comply with requirements governing long-term surveillance, care, and maintenance regarding licensed activities for which financial guaranties have been forfeited under this division. The director may enter into contracts for those purposes.
(E) Moneys collected from the forfeiture of any financial guaranty under division (C) or (D) of this section by the licensee of a facility for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the long-term care fund created pursuant to section 3747.01 of the Revised Code.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals
Chapter 3748 | Radiation Control Program
Section 3748.01 | Radiation Control Program Definitions.
Section 3748.02 | Ohio Radiation Control Agency Designation.
Section 3748.03 | Agreements With Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Section 3748.04 | Director of Health Rules for Requirements, Procedures and Fees.
Section 3748.05 | Director of Health - Powers and Duties.
Section 3748.06 | Compliance With Licensing Provisions and Rules.
Section 3748.07 | Applying for License or Certificate of Registration.
Section 3748.11 | Compliance With Rules.
Section 3748.12 | Certifying Radiation Experts.
Section 3748.121 | Effect of Child Support Default on Certificate.
Section 3748.13 | Inspections.
Section 3748.14 | Excepting Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use of Radiation.
Section 3748.15 | Prohibited Acts.
Section 3748.16 | Facility Inspections.
Section 3748.17 | Notice of Violation.
Section 3748.18 | Prosecution.
Section 3748.19 | Civil Penalty.
Section 3748.20 | Radiation Advisory Council - Appointment - Powers and Duties.
Section 3748.21 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulated Entities.