(420 ILCS 37/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions.
(a) "Agency" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
(b) "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
(c) "Disposal" means the isolation of waste from the biosphere in a permanent facility designed for that purpose.
(d) "Facility" means a parcel of land or a site, together with structures, equipment, and improvements on or appurtenant to the land or site, that is used or is being developed for the treatment, storage, or disposal of low-level radioactive waste.
(e) "Low-level radioactive waste" or "waste" means radioactive waste not classified as (1) high-level radioactive waste, (2) transuranic waste, (3) spent nuclear fuel, or (4) by-product material as defined in Section 11e(2) of the Atomic Energy Act. This definition shall apply notwithstanding any declaration by the federal government or a state that any radioactive material is exempt from any regulatory control.
(f) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business enterprise, or other legal entity, public or private, or any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of that individual, corporation, business enterprise, or legal entity.
(g) "Regional facility" or "disposal facility" means a facility that is located in Illinois and established by Illinois, under designation of Illinois as a host state by the Commission for disposal of waste.
(h) "Storage" means the temporary holding of waste for treatment or disposal for a period determined by Agency regulations.
(i) "Treatment" means any method, technique, or process, including storage for radioactive decay, that is designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics or composition of any waste in order to render the waste safer for transport, storage, or disposal, amenable to recovery, convertible to another usable material, or reduced in volume.
(Source: P.A. 95-777, eff. 8-4-08.)
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