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Ark. Code Ann. § 8-7-602

Disposal or storage in above-ground facilities

Acts 1987, No. 562, § 2.

(1) In the event that low-level radioactive waste is required to be disposed of or stored in the State of Arkansas, the low-level radioactive waste shall be disposed of or stored only in an above-ground facility.

(2) An above-ground facility shall be so designed, constructed, and maintained as to prevent any accidental release of the low-level radioactive waste or any harmful substance in the above-ground facility as a result of flooding, earthquakes, tornadoes, or other occurrences, to permit effective surveillance of the above-ground facility and the low-level radioactive waste in the above-ground facility, and to permit retrievability of any low-level radioactive waste stored in the above-ground facility for testing and other appropriate purposes.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.