For purposes of sections 2021b to 2021j of this title:

((1)) ** Agreement State** The term “agreement State” means a State that—

((A)) has entered into an agreement with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under ; and

((B)) has authority to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste under such agreement.

((2)) ** Allocation** The term “allocation” means the assignment of a specific amount of low-level radioactive waste disposal capacity to a commercial nuclear power reactor for which access is required to be provided by sited States subject to the conditions specified under sections 2021b to 2021j of this title.

((3)) ** Commercial nuclear power reactor** The term “commercial nuclear power reactor” means any unit of a civilian light-water moderated utilization facility required to be licensed under section 2133 or 2134(b) of this title.

((4)) ** Compact** The term “compact” means a compact entered into by two or more States pursuant to sections 2021b to 2021j of this title.

((5)) ** Compact commission** The term “compact commission” means the regional commission, committee, or board established in a compact to administer such compact.

((6)) ** Compact region** The term “compact region” means the area consisting of all States that are members of a compact.

((7)) ** Disposal** The term “disposal” means the permanent isolation of low-level radioactive waste pursuant to the requirements established by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under applicable laws, or by an agreement State if such isolation occurs in such agreement State.

((8)) ** Generate** The term “generate”, when used in relation to low-level radioactive waste, means to produce low-level radioactive waste.

((9)) ** Low-level radioactive waste**

((A)) ** In general** The term “low-level radioactive waste” means radioactive material that—

((i)) is not high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or byproduct material (as defined in ); and

((ii)) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, consistent with existing law and in accordance with paragraph (A), classifies as low-level radioactive waste.

((B)) ** Exclusion** The term “low-level radioactive waste” does not include byproduct material (as defined in paragraphs (3) and (4) of ).section 2014(e) of this title

((10)) ** Non-sited compact region** The term “non-sited compact region” means any compact region that is not a sited compact region.

((11)) ** Regional disposal facility** The term “regional disposal facility” means a non-Federal low-level radioactive waste disposal facility in operation on , or subsequently established and operated under a compact.January 1, 19851985-01-01

((12)) ** Secretary** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.

((13)) ** Sited compact region** The term “sited compact region” means a compact region in which there is located one of the regional disposal facilities at Barnwell, in the State of South Carolina; Richland, in the State of Washington; or Beatty, in the State of Nevada.

((14)) ** State** The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.