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  • (1)
    • (a) "Alternate feed material" means a natural or native material:
      • (i) mined for the extraction of its constituents or other matter from which source material may be extracted in a licensed uranium or thorium mill; and
      • (ii) may be reprocessed for its source material content.
    • (b) "Alternate feed material" does not include:
      • (i) material containing hazardous waste listed under 40 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart D;
      • (ii) natural or unprocessed ore; or
      • (iii) naturally occurring radioactive materials containing greater than 15 picocuries per gram of radium-226.
  • (2) "Byproduct material" is as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2014(e)(2).
  • (3) "Class A low-level radioactive waste" means radioactive waste that is classified as class A waste under 10 C.F.R. 61.55.
  • (4) "Containerized class A waste" means class A low-level radioactive waste that is placed in the portion of a radioactive waste facility that is licensed to receive containerized class A waste.
  • (5)
    • (a) "Gross receipts" means all consideration an owner or operator of a radioactive waste facility receives for the disposal of radioactive waste in the state, without any deduction or expense paid or accrued related to the disposal of the radioactive waste.
    • (b) "Gross receipts" do not include fees collected under Section 19-3-106 or any other taxes collected for a state or federal governmental entity.
  • (6)
    • (a) "Processed class A waste" means waste that:
      • (i) is class A low-level radioactive waste; and
      • (ii) has been concentrated by a processor.
    • (b) "Processed class A waste" does not include containerized class A waste.
  • (7) "Radioactive waste" means:
    • (a) alternate feed material;
    • (b) byproduct material;
    • (c) containerized class A waste;
    • (d) processed class A waste; or
    • (e) uncontainerized, unprocessed class A waste.
  • (8) "Radioactive waste facility" or "facility" means:
    • (a) a facility licensed under Section 19-3-105; or
    • (b) a uranium mill licensed under 10 C.F.R. Part 40, Domestic Licensing of Source Material.
  • (9)
    • (a) "Uncontainerized, unprocessed class A waste" means class A low-level radioactive waste that:
      • (i) is neither containerized class A waste, nor processed class A waste; and
      • (ii) must be disposed of under rules of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a licensed low-level radioactive waste disposal facility.
    • (b) "Uncontainerized, unprocessed class A waste" does not include alternate feed material.




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