Chapter 469 — Chapter 469

ORS 469.505 Consultation with other agencies. (1) In making a determination regarding compliance with statutes, rules and ordinances administered by another agency or compliance with requirements of ORS 469.300 to 469.563 and 469.590 to 469.619 where another agency has special expertise, consultation with the other agency shall occur during the notice of intent and site certificate application process. Any permit application for which the permitting decision has been delegated by the federal government to a state agency other than the Energy Facility Siting Council shall be reviewed, whenever feasible, simultaneously with the council’s review of the site certificate application. Any hearings required on such permit applications shall be consolidated, whenever feasible, with hearings under ORS 469.300 to 469.563 and 469.590 to 469.619

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ORS 469.507 Monitoring environmental and ecological effects of construction and operation of energy facilities. (1) The site certificate holder shall establish programs for monitoring the environmental and ecological effects of the construction and operation of facilities subject to site certificates to assure continued compliance with the terms and conditions of the certificate. The programs shall be subject to review and approval by the Energy Facility Siting Council

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ORS 469.510 [Formerly 453.515; 1977 c.794 §15; repealed by 1993 c.569 §21 (469.501, 469.503, 469.505 and 469.507 enacted in lieu of 469.500 and 469.510)]

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ORS 469.520 Cooperation of state governmental bodies; adoption of rules by state agencies on energy facility development. (1) Each state agency and political subdivision in this state that is concerned with energy facilities shall inform the State Department of Energy, promptly of its activities and programs relating to energy and radiation

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ORS 469.525 Prohibitions on radioactive waste disposal, arrangements for disposal, transportation for disposal and disposal facilities; exceptions; rules. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no radioactive waste shall be disposed of within this state, no person may arrange for disposal of radioactive waste within this state, no person may transport radioactive waste for disposal in this state and no waste disposal facility for any radioactive waste shall be established, operated or licensed within this state, except as follows

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ORS 469.530 Review and approval of security programs. The Energy Facility Siting Council and the Director of the State Department of Energy shall review and approve all security programs attendant to a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant, a nuclear installation and the transportation of radioactive material derived from or destined for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant or a nuclear installation. The council shall provide reasonable public notice of a meeting of the council held for purposes of such review and approval. [Formerly 453.535; 1981 c.707 §3; 1989 c.6 §1]

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ORS 469.533 State Department of Energy rules for health protection and evacuation procedures in nuclear emergency. Notwithstanding ORS chapter 401, the State Department of Energy in cooperation with the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall establish rules for the protection of health and procedures for the evacuation of people and communities who would be affected by radiation in the event of an accident or a catastrophe in the operation of a nuclear power plant or nuclear installation. [Formerly 453.765; 1983 c.586 §43; 2009 c.595 §954; 2009 c.718 §49; 2021 c.539 §88a]

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ORS 469.534 County procedures. Each county in this state that has a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant located within county boundaries and each county within this state that has any portion of its area located within 50 miles of a site within this state of a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant shall develop written procedures that are compatible with the rules adopted by the State Department of Energy under ORS 469.533. The department shall review the county procedures to determine whether they are compatible with the rules of the department. [1983 c.586 §46]

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ORS 469.535 Governor may assume control of emergency operations during nuclear accident or catastrophe. Notwithstanding ORS chapter 401, when an emergency exists because of an accident or catastrophe in the operation of a nuclear power plant or nuclear installation or in the transportation of radioactive material, the Governor, for the duration of the emergency, may

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ORS 469.536 Public utility to disseminate information under ORS 469.533. A public utility which operates a nuclear power plant or nuclear installation shall disseminate to the governing bodies of cities and counties that may be affected information approved by the State Department of Energy which explains rules or procedures adopted under ORS 469.533. [Formerly 453.770]

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ORS 469.540 Reductions or curtailment of operations for violation of safety standards; notice; time period for repairs; transport and disposal of radioactive materials. (1) In instances where the Director of the State Department of Energy determines either from the monitoring or surveillance of the director that there is danger of violation of a safety standard adopted under ORS 469.501 from the continued operation of a plant or installation, the director may order temporary reductions or curtailment of operations until such time as proper safety precautions can be taken

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ORS 469.550 Order for halt of plant operations or activities with radioactive material; notice. (1) Whenever in the judgment of the Director of the State Department of Energy from the results of monitoring or surveillance of operation of any nuclear-fueled thermal power plant or nuclear installation or based upon information from the Energy Facility Siting Council there is cause to believe that there is clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety from continued operation of the plant or installation, the director shall, in cooperation with appropriate state and federal agencies, without hearing or prior notice, order the operation of the plant halted by service of the order on the plant superintendent or other person charged with the operation thereof. Within 24 hours after such order, the director must appear in the appropriate circuit court to petition for the relief afforded under ORS 469.563 and may commence proceedings for revocation of the site certificate if grounds therefor exist

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ORS 469.553 Active uranium mill or mill tailings disposal facility site certification required; procedure for review; fees. (1) Any person desiring to construct or operate an active uranium mill or uranium mill tailings disposal facility after June 25, 1979, shall file with the Energy Facility Siting Council a site certificate application

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ORS 469.556 Rules governing uranium-related activities. The Energy Facility Siting Council shall adopt rules governing the location, construction and operation of uranium mills and uranium mill tailings disposal facilities and the treatment, storage and disposal of uranium mine overburden for the protection of the public health and safety and the environment. [1979 c.283 §8]

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ORS 469.559 Cooperative agreements authorized between council and federal officials and agencies; rules; powers of Governor; exception for inactive or abandoned site. (1) Notwithstanding the authority of the Oregon Health Authority pursuant to ORS 453.605 to 453.800 to regulate radiation sources or the requirements of ORS 469.525, the Energy Facility Siting Council may enter into and carry out cooperative agreements with the Secretary of Energy pursuant to Title I and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to Title II of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, Public Law 95-604, and perform or cause to be performed any and all acts necessary to be performed by the state, including the acquisition by condemnation or otherwise, retention and disposition of land or interests therein, in order to implement that Act and rules, standards and guidelines adopted pursuant thereto. The Energy Facility Siting Council may adopt, amend or repeal rules in accordance with ORS chapter 183 and may receive and disburse funds in connection with the implementation and administration of this section

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ORS 469.560 Records; public inspection; confidential information. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and ORS 192.338, 192.345 and 192.355, any information filed or submitted pursuant to ORS 469.300 to 469.563, 469.590 to 469.619, 469.930 and 469.992 shall be made available for public inspection and copying during regular office hours of the State Department of Energy at the expense of any person requesting copies

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ORS 469.561 Property insurance required; exceptions; filing of policy. (1) A person owning and operating a nuclear power plant in this state under a license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or under a site certificate issued under ORS 469.300 to 469.563, 469.590 to 469.619, 469.930 and 469.992 shall obtain and maintain property insurance in the maximum insurable amount available for each nuclear incident occurring within this state, as required by this section. The insurance shall cover property damage occurring within a nuclear plant and its related or supporting facilities as a result of the nuclear incident

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ORS 469.562 Eligible insurers. (1) In order to provide the private insurance specified under ORS 469.561, an insurer must be authorized to provide or transact insurance in this state

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ORS 469.563 Court orders for enforcement. Without prior administrative proceedings, a circuit court may issue such restraining orders, and such temporary and permanent injunctive relief as is necessary to secure compliance with ORS 469.320, 469.405 (3), 469.410, 469.421, 469.430, 469.440, 469.442, 469.507, 469.525 to 469.559, 469.560, 469.561, 469.562, 469.590 to 469.619, 469.930 and 469.992 or with the terms and conditions of a site certificate. [Formerly 469.570; 1999 c.385 §12]

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ORS 469.564 Records or information for enforcement; correction of violation; determination of compliance; costs. (1) The Director of the State Department of Energy or the Energy Facility Siting Council may obtain from any persons all records or information needed to carry out and enforce ORS 469.525, 469.550 (3) and 469.607. In obtaining records or information under this subsection, the director or the council, with the written consent of the Governor, may subpoena witnesses, material and relevant books, papers, accounts, records and memoranda, may administer oaths and may cause the depositions of persons residing within or without Oregon to be taken in the manner prescribed for depositions in civil actions in circuit courts

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ORS 469.565 [1981 c.866 §§3,4; renumbered 469.561 in 1997]

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ORS 469.566 Legislative findings. (1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that Oregon is not assured that the United States Department of Energy will

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ORS 469.567 [1981 c.866 §5; renumbered 469.562 in 1997]

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ORS 469.568 Construction of ORS 469.566 to 469.583. Nothing in ORS 469.566 to 469.583 shall be interpreted by the federal government or the United States Department of Energy as an expression by the people of Oregon to accept the Hanford Nuclear Reservation as the site for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste. [1987 c.514 §2; 2001 c.104 §205]

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ORS 469.569 Definitions for ORS 469.566 to 469.583. As used in ORS 469.566 to 469.583

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ORS 469.570 [Formerly 453.575; 1995 c.505 §23; renumbered 469.563 in 1997]

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ORS 469.571 Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board; members; appointment. There is created an Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board that shall consist of the following members

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ORS 469.572 Compensation of board members. (1) Each member of the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. For purposes of this subsection, for those members of the board selected by the public advisory committee, the appointing authority shall be the public advisory committee

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ORS 469.573 Purpose of Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board. The Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board

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ORS 469.574 Duties of Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board; coordination with Washington. In carrying out its purpose as set forth in ORS 469.573, the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board shall

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ORS 469.575 Duties of chairperson of Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board. The chairperson of the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board shall

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ORS 469.576 Review of Hanford as site selected for long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste. (1) If the United States Department of Energy selects the Hanford Nuclear Reservation as the site for the construction of a repository for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste, the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board shall review the selected site and the site plan prepared by the United States Department of Energy. In conducting its review the board shall

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ORS 469.577 Lead agency; agreements with federal agencies related to long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste. (1) In addition to any other duty prescribed by law and subject to the policy direction of the board, a lead agency designated by the Governor shall negotiate written agreements and modifications to those agreements, with the United States Department of Energy or any other federal agency or state on any matter related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste

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ORS 469.578 Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board to implement agreements with federal agencies. The Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board shall implement agreements, modifications and technical revisions approved by the agency designated by the Governor under ORS 469.577. In implementing these agreements, modifications and revisions, the board may solicit the views of any appropriate state agency, local government, regional planning commission, American Indian tribal governing body, the general public and interested citizen groups. [1987 c.514 §12]

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ORS 469.579 Authority to accept moneys; disbursement of funds; rules. The Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board may accept moneys from the United States Department of Energy, other federal agencies, the State of Washington and from gifts and grants received from any other person. Such moneys are continuously appropriated to the board for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of ORS 469.566 to 469.583. The board shall establish by rule a method for disbursing such funds as necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 469.566 to 469.583, including but not limited to awarding contracts for studies pertaining to the long-term disposal of radioactive waste or other issues related to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Any disbursement of funds by the board or the lead agency shall be consistent with the policy established by the board under ORS 469.573. [1987 c.514 §13; 1991 c.562 §6; 2001 c.104 §210; 2003 c.186 §35]

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ORS 469.580 [1977 c.296 §13; repealed by 1993 c.569 §31]

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ORS 469.581 Advisory and technical committees. The Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board may establish any advisory and technical committee it considers necessary. Members of any advisory or technical committee established under this section may receive reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with ORS 292.495. [1987 c.514 §14; 1991 c.562 §2]

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ORS 469.582 Cooperation with Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board; technical assistance from other state agencies. All departments, agencies and officers of this state and its political subdivisions shall cooperate with the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board in carrying out any of its activities under ORS 469.566 to 469.583 and, at the request of the chairperson, provide technical assistance to the board. [1987 c.514 §15]

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ORS 469.583 Rules. In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board shall adopt rules and standards to carry out the requirements of ORS 469.566 to 469.583. [1987 c.514 §16]

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ORS 469.584 Findings. The Legislative Assembly and the people of the State of Oregon find that

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ORS 469.585 Activities of state related to selection of high-level radioactive waste disposal site. In order to achieve complete compliance with federal law and protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of the State of Oregon, the Legislative Assembly, other statewide officials and state agencies shall use all legal means necessary to

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ORS 469.586 Findings. The Legislative Assembly and the people of the State of Oregon find that

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ORS 469.587 Position of State of Oregon related to operation of Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The Legislative Assembly and the people of the State of Oregon

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ORS 469.590 Definitions for ORS 469.590 to 469.595. As used in ORS 469.590 to 469.595

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ORS 469.593 Findings. The people of this state find that if no permanent repository for high-level radioactive waste is provided by the federal government, the residents of the state may face the undue financial burden of paying for construction of a repository for such wastes. Therefore, the people of this state enact ORS 469.590 to 469.601. [1981 c.1 §1]

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ORS 469.594 Storage of high-level radioactive waste after expiration of license prohibited; continuing responsibility for storage; implementation agreements. (1) Notwithstanding the definition of a “waste disposal facility” under ORS 469.300, no high-level radioactive waste should be stored at the site of a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant after the expiration of the operating license issued to the nuclear power plant by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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ORS 469.595 Condition to site certificate for nuclear-fueled thermal power plant. Before issuing a site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant, the Energy Facility Siting Council must find that an adequate repository for the disposal of the high-level radioactive waste produced by the plant has been licensed to operate by the appropriate agency of the federal government. The repository must provide for the terminal disposition of such waste, with or without provision for retrieval for reprocessing. [1981 c.1 §3]

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ORS 469.597 Election procedure; elector approval required. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 469.370, if the Energy Facility Siting Council finds that the requirements of ORS 469.595 have been satisfied and proposes to issue a site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant, the proposal shall be submitted to the electors of this state for their approval or rejection at the next available statewide general election. The procedures for submitting a proposal to the electors under this section shall conform, as nearly as possible to those for state measures, including but not limited to procedures for printing related material in the voters’ pamphlet

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ORS 469.599 Public Utility Commission’s duty. The Public Utility Commission shall not authorize the issuance of stocks, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness to finance any nuclear-fueled thermal power plant pursuant to ORS 757.400 to 757.463 until the Energy Facility Siting Council has made the finding required under ORS 469.595. [1981 c.1 §6]

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ORS 469.601 Effect of ORS 469.595 on applications and applicants. ORS 469.595 does not prohibit

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