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Alaska Statutes Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender § 18.45.027. Transportation of nuclear waste material

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The transportation of high level nuclear waste material, except for purposes of disposal outside the state, is prohibited.

(b) For purposes of this section, “high level nuclear waste material”

(1) means

(A) used nuclear reactor fuel;

(B) waste produced during the reprocessing of used nuclear reactor fuel; and

(C) elements having an atomic number greater than 92 and containing 10 or more nanocuries per gram;

(2) does not include radioactive materials used in medicine, education, or scientific research that are stored or disposed of in conformity with procedures established by the Department of Environmental Conservation by regulation adopted under AS 46.03.250(3).

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