N. C. Regulations for Protection Against Radiation

15A NCAC 11 .1503          LICENSE REQUIRED

(a)  No person shall ship or transfer waste to a low‑level radioactive waste disposal facility located in North Carolina, except as authorized by a valid site access license issued, prior to shipment or transfer, pursuant to the rules in this Section.

(b)  A separate site access license is required for each generator, collector and processor facility from which waste, which will be transferred to a low‑level radioactive waste disposal facility located in North Carolina, is shipped.

(c)  The agency shall not issue any site access license authorizing disposal of waste generated outside the Southeast Compact region unless:

(1)           the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted emergency access as authorized under the Low‑Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985, provided that access shall be limited to that granted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and complies with Rule .1517 of this Section; or

(2)           access has been granted by the Southeast Compact Commission in accordance with provisions of G.S. 104F and complies with all rules of this Section.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 104E‑10.3; 104E‑27;

Eff. January 1, 1995.

NC Radiation Protection, 1645 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC  27699-1645  919-571-4141  Fax  919-571-4148