{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-459.300","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 459.300","heading":"Legislative findings.","body":"The Legislature finds that tailings from active and inactive uranium and thorium mills pose a potential hazard from radiation to the health of persons in this State. It is essential for this State to regulate the activities of such mills to:\n1. Assure that every reasonable effort is made to provide for the stabilization, disposal and control of such tailings in a safe and environmentally sound manner.\n2. Minimize or prevent the diffusion of radon and other environmental hazards from such tailings.\n3. Reduce to the greatest extent practicable the need for long-term treatment and surveillance of such tailings.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 459 - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS","REGULATION OF MILLS AND BY-PRODUCTS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-459.html#NRS459Sec300","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"bf24a092e20a261c437f63eaf487fc317b7911fac79c2be4e76b5bf43326c88b","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-459.290","next":"us-nv/nrs-459.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}