{"data":{"id":"us-il/420-ilcs-15-1","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"420 ILCS 15/1","heading":"","body":"For the purposes of this Act, \"spent nuclear fuel\" means the irradiated energy source that is permanently removed from the core of a nuclear fission reactor either because it can no longer effectively sustain a chain reaction due to the depletion of fissionable isotopes and the build up of by-products that interferes with the chain reaction or because safety or operating concerns dictate such removal.","path":["CHAPTER 420 NUCLEAR SAFETY","Spent Nuclear Fuel Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1616\u0026ChapterID=37\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:37Z","sha256":"bd3c05595eaf5254b521f5da26bceaa95c4986e2f029b642d7207de9c789f7e1","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/420-ilcs-15-0.01","next":"us-il/420-ilcs-15-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}