Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 459 - Hazardous Materials
REGULATION OF HIGHLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND EXPLOSIVES
General Provisions
Section 459.95211 - "Accidental release" defined
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 459.95211
Current through September 16, 2024
1. "Accidental release" means:
(a) An unintentional discharge
from a process of any amount of a highly hazardous substance into the air,
water or land, including, without limitation, any unintentional discharges
within a building that encloses a process; or
(b) A fire or an explosion at a facility
involving a highly hazardous substance or explosive.
2. The term does not include emissions of highly hazardous substances from piping component threaded connections, valve and equipment packing, or malfunctioning pollution control devices unless such an emission would qualify as a catastrophic release.
Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n by R121-98, eff. 5-27-99; A by R041-01, 10-25-2001; R137-04, 2-15-2005
NRS 459.3818
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