75-20-1302. Legislative approval of siting of spent nuclear fuel storage facilities -- conditions -- definition.
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75-20-1302 . Legislative approval of siting of spent nuclear fuel storage facilities -- conditions -- definition.
(1)The legislature authorizes the siting of temporary spent nuclear fuel storage facilities within the state. A facility is authorized if:
(a)the facility is operated on the site of a nuclear power generating facility and stores spent nuclear fuel produced by a nuclear power generating facility operating within the state;
(b)the facility has received a state recommendation from the department of environmental quality, pursuant to 75-20-204 ; and
(c)the facility has received a license to construct and operate from the federal nuclear regulatory commission.
(2)For the purposes of this section, "spent nuclear fuel" means nuclear fuel that has been used in a reactor and is no longer able to produce enough energy to sustain a reaction.