La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-1301

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XV-1301 - Purpose and Scope

A. The regulations in this Chapter establish procedures, criteria, and terms and conditions upon which the department issues licenses for the land disposal of wastes received from other persons. (Applicability of the requirements in this Chapter to department licenses for waste disposal facilities in effect on the effective date of this regulation will be determined on a case-by-case basis and implemented through terms and conditions of this Chapter are in addition to, and not in substitution for, other applicable requirements of these regulations).

B. The regulations in this Chapter do not apply to disposal of byproduct material as defined in LAC 33:XV.102 of these regulations in quantities greater than 10,000 kilograms containing more than 5 millicuries of radium-226 or disposal of waste as provided for in Chapter 4 of these regulations.

C. This Chapter establishes procedural requirements and performance objectives applicable to any method of land disposal. It establishes specific technical requirements for near-surface disposal of radioactive waste which involves disposal in the uppermost portion of the earth.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-1301

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Nuclear Energy Division, LR 13:569 (October 1987), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2595 (November 2000).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.