48-941. Definitions.
48-941
48-941. Definitions.As used in this act:
(a) "Emergency planning zone" means an area surrounding a nuclear facilityfor which planning is needed to assure that prompt and effective actions can betaken to protect the public in the event of an accident at the facility. Eachnuclear facility shall have, as a minimum a plume exposure pathway planningzone consisting of an area of approximately 10 miles radius surrounding thefacility and an ingestion exposure pathway planning zone consisting of an areaapproximately 50 miles in radius surrounding the facility.
(b) "Emergency management" has the meaning ascribedthereto by K.S.A.48-904, and amendments thereto.
(c) "Nuclear facility" means any facility which utilizes nuclear energy toproduce electricity and which has all or any part of an emergency planning zonewithin Kansas.
(d) "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm,association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency,political subdivision of this state, or any other state or politicalsubdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent,or agency of the foregoing.
History: L. 1993, ch. 113, § 2;L. 1994, ch. 248, § 23; July 1.