SOUTHWESTERN LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION

 1731 Howe Avenue #611, Sacramento, California 95825

Voice: (916) 448-2390  

Fax: (916) 720-0144

E-mail: swllrwcc@swllrwcc.org

Website: www.swllrwcc.org

Policy of the Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission

Regarding Importation for Disposal of Radioactive Waste

The Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission recognizes that the exportation, importation and disposal of radioactive waste may be subject to regulation by the Commission, its party states, and other compacts and states; and further recognizes that various states and compacts have differing regulatory approaches and limits.

For these reasons the Commission requires that any party planning to import radioactive waste into the Southwestern Compact region for disposal consult with and obtain written approval from the following agencies prior to authorizing the disposal of radioactive waste:

• The low-level radioactive waste compact or unaffiliated state in which the waste originates;

• The Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission; and

• The radiation control agency and waste management agency of the state into which the waste would be imported for disposal.

Adopted April 7, 2000 by a 5 aye,  0 no, vote

  Original signed by

Dana K. Mount, Chair