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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 104Pt. 9Ch. 8Art. 3§ 115025 Radioactive Waste Disposal Licensing

§ 115025 Radioactive Waste Disposal Licensing

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§ 115025 Radioactive Waste Disposal Licensing

Key Takeaways

  • •If no private company plans to open a radioactive waste disposal site within 45 days after a 3-month period, the state gets notified.
  • •The state must then apply for a license to open its own radioactive waste disposal site within one year.
  • •The state can borrow up to $2 million in the first year (and up to $15 million total) to build and run the site, but must pay it back with interest.
  • •If the state opens a site, they will charge fees to cover the costs of building and running it.

Example

Imagine no company steps up to handle radioactive waste in California. The state then has to create its own dump site for this waste.

The state will borrow money to build the site and charge fees to anyone who uses it to cover the costs.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 115025 Radioactive Waste Disposal Licensing

(a)  If, within 45 days after the termination of the three-month filing period specified in subdivision (a) of Section 115020, the director determines that the department has not received a statement of capabilities and a notice of intent to file an application for a license to receive radioactive materials from other persons for disposal on land that is likely to result in the filing of an application that satisfies the requirements of Section 115010, the director shall notify the Secretary of the Resources Agency. (b)  Within one year after receiving the notification specified in subdivision (a), the Secretary of the Resources Agency shall file with the department an application for a license to receive radioactive materials from other persons for disposal on land at a site within a region identified pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 115005 and that is owned, operated, or both, by the state. (c)  (1)  Upon the request of the Resources Agency, the Director of Finance may provide a loan from the General Fund to the Resources Agency for the purposes of implementing this section. The Resources Agency shall repay any loans made pursuant to this section pursuant to the terms and conditions prescribed by the Department of Finance, including interest at the rate set by the Pooled Money Investment Board pursuant to Section 16314 of the Government Code. (2)  The Director of Finance shall not provide more than two million dollars ($2,000,000) pursuant to this subdivision during the 1983–84 fiscal year. The amount for loans in the 1984–85 fiscal year, and subsequent fiscal years, shall be specified annually in the Budget Act and the total of all loans made pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000). (d)  If a radioactive materials disposal site that is owned, operated, or both, by the state is established pursuant to this section, the Secretary of the Resources Agency shall establish a schedule of fees to be charged each person who disposes of radioactive materials at the site. The schedule of fees shall be set at an amount sufficient to reimburse the state for any costs incurred in developing, constructing, and operating the site. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

resources agencyapplicationterminationdisposalsecretarylicensedirectorgeneral fund

Related Statutes

  • § 115020 Radioactive Material Disposal Licensing
  • § 1351.3 License Application Misconduct Review
  • § 1353 License Issuance Requirements
  • § 1354 Licensure Denial Hearing Rights
  • § 1356 Application Fee Reimbursement

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 115025.
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