§ 74-3-4. Definitions

As used in the Radiation Protection Act: A. “ board ” means the environmental improvement board; B. “ agency ” or “ division ” means the environmental protection division of the department of environment; C. “ council ” means the radiation technical advisory council; D. “ radiation ” includes particulate and electromagnetic radiation and ultrasound, but does not include audible sound; E. “ radioactive material ” includes any materials or sources, regardless of chemical or physical state, that emit radiation; F. “ radiation equipment ” means any device that is capable of producing radiation; G. “ agreement state ” means any state with which the nuclear regulatory commission has entered into an agreement under Section 274(b) of the federal Atomic Energy Act of 1954 1 , as amended; H. “ person ” means any individual, partnership, firm, public or private corporation, association, trust, estate, political subdivision or agency, or any other legal entity or its legal representatives, agents or assigns; I. “ continued care fund ” means the radiation protection continued care fund; J. “ director ” means the director of the division; K. “ nuclear regulatory commission ” means the United States nuclear regulatory commission; and L. “ secretary ” means the secretary of environment.