§ 2021b. Definitions
(1)
Agreement State
The term “agreement State” means a State that—
(A)
has entered into an agreement with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under section
2021 of this title; and
(5)
Compact commission
The term “compact commission” means the regional commission, committee, or board established in a compact to administer such compact.
(6)
Compact region
The term “compact region” means the area consisting of all States that are members of a compact.
(7)
Disposal
The term “disposal” means the permanent isolation of low-level radioactive waste pursuant to the requirements established by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under applicable laws, or by an agreement State if such isolation occurs in such agreement State.
(8)
Generate
The term “generate”, when used in relation to low-level radioactive waste, means to produce low-level radioactive waste.
(9)
Low-level radioactive waste
(10)
Non-sited compact region
The term “non-sited compact region” means any compact region that is not a sited compact region.
(11)
Regional disposal facility
The term “regional disposal facility” means a non-Federal low-level radioactive waste disposal facility in operation on January 1, 1985, or subsequently established and operated under a compact.
(13)
Sited compact region
The term “sited compact region” means a compact region in which there is located one of the regional disposal facilities at Barnwell, in the State of South Carolina; Richland, in the State of Washington; or Beatty, in the State of Nevada.
(14)
State
The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.