Nev. Admin. Code § 459.359 - Disposal of waste: General requirements

1. A licensee shall dispose of licensed radioactive material only:

(a) By transfer to an authorized recipient as provided in NAC 459.180 to 459.313, inclusive, and sections 7 to 27, inclusive and 459.8231 to 459.950, inclusive;

(b) By decay in storage;

(c) By release in effluents within the limits specified in NAC 459.335; or

(d) As authorized pursuant to NAC 459.3595 to 459.3615, inclusive.

2. A person must be licensed by the Division to receive waste containing licensed radioactive material from other persons for:

(a) Treatment before disposal;

(b) Treatment or disposal by incineration;

(c) Decay in storage;

(d) Disposal at a land disposal facility licensed pursuant to NAC 459.806 to 459.8225, inclusive; or

(e) Storage until it is transferred to a storage or disposal facility authorized to receive the waste.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 459.359

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-18-94; A by R084-98, 1-26-99; R149-07, 1-30-2008; A by R144-13A, eff. 10/13/2016

NRS 459.201