{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-environment-8-402","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Environment § 8–402","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Department may not issue or renew a specific license unless the applicant demonstrates to the Department that there is storage or disposal capacity available inside or outside of this State for any low-level nuclear waste that the applicant may generate.\n(b) This section does not apply:\n(1) To the extent that the Department is authorized to issue a specific license under:\n(i) An interstate compact or executive agreement made under § 7-227 of this article;\n(ii) A rule or regulation adopted under § 8-403 of this subtitle; or\n(iii) An executive order issued under § 8-406 of this subtitle;\n(2) To renewal of any license originally issued before January 1, 1986;\n(3) To any facility that generated low-level nuclear waste before January 1, 1986;\n(4) To any hospital, medical, or educational facility; or\n(5) To any low-level nuclear waste, if, under standards adopted by rule or regulation, the Department finds that:\n(i) The half-life or specific activity of the low-level nuclear waste is such that, within a period of not more than 6 months, the low-level nuclear waste will not require special handling, special subsurface disposal, or special storage; and\n(ii) The low-level nuclear waste can be disposed of safely in the same manner as other hazardous substances or handled as conventional waste.","path":["Article - Environment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen\u0026section=8-402","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:58Z","sha256":"1ab144dafe234d850c2f4ed272c950c6b319530bd49b8846e9c09767b1b43820","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-environment-8-401","next":"us-md/md.-code-environment-8-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}