As used in this Part, the following definitions shall
apply:
"Act" means the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management
Act [420 ILCS 20 ].
"Agency" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
"Broker" means any person who takes possession of low-level
radioactive waste solely for purposes of consolidation and shipment.
"Disposal" means the isolation of waste from the biosphere in a
permanent facility designed for that purpose.
"Generator" means any person who produces or possesses
low-level radioactive waste in the course of or incident to manufacturing,
power generation, processing, medical diagnosis and treatment, research,
education or other activity.
"Low-Level Radioactive Waste" or "Waste" means radioactive
waste not classified as high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, spent
nuclear fuel or byproduct material as defined in section 11e(2) of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (
42
USC 2014 ).
"Person" means an individual, corporation, business enterprise
or other legal entity either public or private and any legal successor,
representative, agent or agency of that individual, corporation, business
enterprise, or legal entity.
"Storage" means the holding of waste for treatment or disposal
for a period of 24 hours or more.
"Treatment" means any method, technique or process, including
storage for radioactive decay, designed to change the physical, chemical or
biological characteristics or composition of any waste in order to render the
waste safer for transport, storage or disposal, amenable to recovery,
convertible to another usable material or reduced in volume. (Section 3 of the
Act)
