Radioactive waste site exploration

293.25 Radioactive waste site exploration. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section and for the purposes of determining the applicability of ss. 293.13, 293.15 (1) to (12), 293.21, 293.81, 293.87, 293.89, 293.93 and 293.95: (a) “Person” includes any person operating under a contract or under the direction of a federal agency. (b) “Radioactive waste” means any of the following: 1. Fuel that is withdrawn from a nuclear reactor after irradiation and which is packaged and prepared for disposal. 2. Highly radioactive waste resulting from reprocessing irradiated nuclear fuel including both the liquid waste which is produced directly in reprocessing and any solid material into which the liquid waste is transformed. 3. Waste material containing alpha-emitting radioactive elements having an atomic number greater than 92 in concentrations greater than 10 nanocuries per gram. (c) “Radioactive waste site exploration” means the on-site geologic examination from the surface of an area by core, rotary, percussion or other drilling for the purpose of determining the subsurface and geologic characteristics of an area in order to establish whether the area is suitable for a radioactive waste disposal site and includes associated activities such as clearing and preparing sites or constructing roads for drilling. (d) “Radioactive waste disposal site” means any site or facility for the long-term storage or disposal of radioactive waste including any underground storage area and related facilities. (2) EXPLORATION LICENSE AND RELATED PROVISIONS. (a) Applicability. Except as provided under par. (b), ss. 293.21 and