DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act: (1) Agreement state.—The term “agreement State” means a State that— (A) has entered into an agreement with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2021); and (B) has authority to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste under such agreement. (2) Allocation.—The term “allocation” means the assignment of a specific amount of low-level radioactive waste disposal capacity to a commercial nuclear power reactor for which access is required to be provided by sited States subject to the conditions specified under this Act. (3) Commercial nuclear power reactor.—The term “commercial nuclear power reactor” means any unit of a civilian light-water moderated utilization facility required to be licensed under section 103 or 104b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133 or 2134(b)). (4) Compact.—The term “compact” means a compact entered into by two or more States pursuant to this Act. (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.— (A) In general.—The term “low-level radioactive waste” means radioactive material that— (i) is not high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or byproduct material (as defined in section 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2))); and (ii) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, consistent with existing law and in accordance with paragraph (A), classifies as low-level radioactive waste. (B) Exclusion.—The term “low-level radioactive waste” does not include byproduct material (as defined in paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 11 e. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(e)). (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. (12) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy. (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. [42 U.S.C. 2021b]