§ 8–401
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Envir. § 8-401 (2026)
Title 8. Radiation
Subtitle 4. Low-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal
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(a)
In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)
“High-level nuclear waste” means:
(1)
Spent nuclear reactor fuel;
(2)
Liquid waste that results from the operation, in a facility for reprocessing spent nuclear reactor fuel, of a first cycle solvent extraction system or an equivalent system;
(3)
Concentrated waste from the operation, in a facility for reprocessing spent nuclear reactor fuel, of a subsequent cycle solvent extraction system or an equivalent system; or
(4)
Any solid into which any waste that is described in item (2) or (3) of this subsection has been converted.
(c)
“Low-level nuclear waste” means waste that:
(1)
Contains or is contaminated with radioactive material emitting primarily beta or gamma radiation; and
(2)
Is neither high-level nuclear waste nor transuranic waste.
(d)
“Transuranic waste” means waste material that is measured or assumed to contain at least 10 nanocuries of transuranic activity per gram of waste.