KRS 278.600: Definitions for KRS 278.600 and 278.610.

As used in this section and KRS 278.610, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Certify" means to issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity

under KRS 278.020;

(2) "High-level nuclear wastes" means the aqueous wastes resulting from the

operation of the first cycle of the solvent extraction system or equivalent and

the concentrated wastes of the subsequent extraction cycles or equivalent in a

facility for reprocessing irradiated reactor fuel. High-level nuclear wastes shall

include spent fuel assemblies prior to fuel reprocessing;

(3) "Low-level nuclear waste" means items that have become contaminated with

radioactive material or have become radioactive through exposure to neutron

radiation;

(4) "Mixed nuclear waste" means waste that is both radioactive and chemically

hazardous;

(5) "Nuclear power facility" or "nuclear facility" means a nuclear fission thermal

power plant;

(6) "Plan for storage of high-level nuclear waste" means a method for the storage

of high-level nuclear waste in accordance with federal laws and regulation; and

(7) "Storage" means the retention of high-level nuclear waste, spent nuclear fuel,

or transuranic waste with the intent to recover the waste or fuel for subsequent

use, processing, or disposal.