# Environment (GEN)

## Title 7. Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Substances

### Subtitle 2. Controlled Hazardous Substances

#### Section 7-243

If any radiation escapes from a low-level nuclear facility into the environment, the low-level nuclear waste facility permit holder shall:

(1) Notify the Department promptly of:

  (i) The name of the radioactive substance involved;

  (ii) The quantity of the radioactive substance released;

  (iii) The intensity of the radiation released; and

  (iv) The composition of all radionuclides of the radioactive substance in terms of constituent weights; and

(2) Provide any additional information that the Department requests.

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