Title 57, Planning, Research and Development

The board shall promote and coordinate educational programs which provide information on the nature of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste, the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of these wastes, the activities of the board, the council and th…

The board, in consultation with the council and the committee, shall review any application to the federal department of energy, other federal agency, or contractor thereof, by a state agency, including the state institutions of higher learning, a local unit of government, or a r…

The board, through the council and the committee, shall monitor activity by Congress and the federal government related to the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste. The board, upon recommendation of the cou…

In appropriate cases, the board upon recommendation of the council shall request the state Attorney General to institute or intervene in judicial proceedings to protect the state’s interests and present the state’s point of view on matters related to the long-term or temporary st…

(a) An application for a permit to conduct site characterization studies which shall be filed pursuant to this chapter shall contain the following information and materials:(a) A description of the proposed activities, including maps, present and proposed development, and geologi…

Prior to the initiation of nuclear waste site characterization activities, the board shall require that a written agreement between the federal department of energy and the state shall be concluded in accordance with the provisions of Sections 57-49-29 through 57-49-33. At the co…

(1) The board shall serve as the agency in this state to negotiate written nuclear waste site characterization agreements and modifications and/or technical revisions to these agreements, with the federal Department of Energy on any matter related to the long-term or temporary st…

(a) Unless the context otherwise requires, the words defined in this section shall have the following meaning when found in this chapter:(a) “Department” and “board” shall mean the Department of Environmental Quality.(b) “Committee” shall mean the nuclear waste technical review c…

(1) The board shall negotiate separate agreements with the federal Department of Energy concerning different stages of the process of evaluating and selecting a site for the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic wa…

The board shall submit any written agreement or modification or technical revision to an agreement negotiated under Section 57-49-29, and approved by the board and approved by the federal Department of Energy or other federal agency, to the governor, through the council. The boar…

(1) If the federal Department of Energy selects a site in the state for construction of a repository for the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste, the board shall review the adequacy of the selected site and…

The board, in consultation with the committee and council, shall implement all agreements, modifications and technical revisions approved pursuant to this chapter. In doing so, the board may solicit the views of appropriate state agencies, local units of government, and intereste…

The board shall attempt to finance all of its expenses from monies received from the federal Department of Energy and other federal agencies and from gifts and grants received from other persons. Expenses of the council and committee members to attend meetings shall be reimbursed…

The board shall rely on the expertise of staff in other state agencies to assist the board in its duties whenever possible and these other state agencies shall assist the board as much as possible in fulfilling its duties.

Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted by the federal government or the federal Department of Energy as an expression by the people of this state to accept the establishment of a site for the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive…

(1) The department shall serve as the initial agency in this state to be contacted by the federal department of energy or any other federal agency on any matter related to the long-term or temporary storage and/or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic …

The Nuclear Waste Policy Advisory Council hereby created and hereinafter referred to as the “council” shall exercise the powers and duties and discharge the responsibilities enumerated herein. The council shall consist of the following members, each of whom shall be a qualified e…

(a) The responsibilities and duties of the council shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(a) To recommend state nuclear waste policy to the board and advise the board on any matters relating to state nuclear waste policy, including matters to be addressed in memoran…