Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 401.218
Disposal of Certain Waste
(a)
In this section, “Class A low-level radioactive waste,” “Class B low-level radioactive waste,” and “Class C low-level radioactive waste” have the meanings assigned by commission rule.(b)
The compact waste disposal facility license holder shall dispose of Class B low-level radioactive waste and Class C low-level radioactive waste:(1)
within a reinforced concrete container and within a reinforced concrete barrier or within containment structures made of materials technologically equivalent or superior to reinforced concrete; and(2)
in such a manner that the waste can be monitored and retrieved.(c)
The commission by rule may require a compact waste disposal facility license holder to dispose of certain Class A low-level radioactive wastes that present a hazard because of their high radiation levels in the manner required for Class B low-level radioactive waste and Class C low-level radioactive waste under Subsection (b). To the extent practicable, rules adopted under this subsection shall be consistent with federal rules regarding classification of low-level radioactive waste under 10 C.F.R. Part 61.(d)
In addition to the fees charged to support the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission, the commission’s executive director may charge a license holder a fee to cover the administrative costs of the executive director’s action to adjust, correct, or otherwise modify a license.
Source:
Section 401.218 — Disposal of Certain Waste, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.401.htm#401.218
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).