Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 37 - FINANCIAL ASSURANCE
Subchapter T - FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND AQUIFER RESTORATION
Section 37.9035 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 30 TX Admin Code § 37.9035

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

Definitions for terms that appear throughout this subchapter may be found in Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to General Financial Assurance Requirements), § 336.2 of this title (relating to Definitions), and § 336.702 of this title (relating to Definitions), except the following definitions shall apply for this subchapter.

(1) Annual review--Conducted on the anniversary date of the establishment of the financial assurance mechanism.

(2) Closure--Any one or combination of the following: closure, dismantlement, decontamination, decommissioning, reclamation, disposal, aquifer restoration, stabilization, monitoring, or post closure observation and maintenance.

(3) Corrective action--The activities to remediate unplanned events that pose a risk to public health, safety, and the environment and that may occur after the decommissioning and closure of the compact waste disposal facility or a federal facility waste disposal facility.

(4) Facility--The term "Facility" has the same meaning as the term "Site" as defined in § 336.702 of this title (relating to Definitions). Facility also means all contiguous land, water, buildings, structures, and equipment which are or were used for activities associated with:

(A) the disposal of radioactive material, including disposal, receipt, storage, processing, or handling of radioactive material, waste, soil, and groundwater contaminated by radioactive material;

(B) the recovery of source material as provided in Chapter 336, Subchapter L of this title (relating to Licensing of Source Material Recovery and By-Product Material Disposal Facilities); or

(C) the processing and storage of radioactive substances as provided in Chapter 336, Subchapter M of this title (relating to Licensing of Radioactive Substances Processing and Storage Facilities).

(5) Institutional control--Shall have the same meaning as post closure.

(6) Licensee--Shall have the same meaning as owner, operator, or license holder.

(7) Post closure--The activities that are identified as institutional control as specified in § 336.734 of this title (relating to Institutional Requirements).

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