# Environment (GEN)

## Title 7. Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Substances

### Subtitle 2. Controlled Hazardous Substances

#### Section 7-233

The Department may not issue a low-level nuclear waste facility permit to a person unless:

(1) The person meets the requirements of this subtitle for a low-level nuclear waste facility permit; and

(2)

  (i) The low-level nuclear waste facility permit conforms to any interstate low-level nuclear waste disposal compact of which this State is a member;

  (ii) The Governor issues an executive order under Sec. 7-234 of this subtitle; or

  (iii) The Department determines under standards set by its rules or regulations that:

    (1) The half-life or specific activity of the low-level nuclear waste is such that within a period of not more than 6 months, the low-level nuclear waste will not require special handling, special subsurface disposal, or special storage; and

    (2) The low-level nuclear waste can be disposed of in the same manner as other hazardous substances or handled as conventional waste.

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Md. Code Ann., Envir. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)