Radioactive Materials
Regulation of the extraction, handling, processing, storage, and disposal of radioactive material in Texas
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Delinquent Fees and Penalties Will Affect Processing Your Application
Effective Sept. 1, 2012, the TCEQ redefined delinquent accounts to include those entities or people** who owe at least $25 in delinquent penalties or fees. The previous threshold for delinquency was $200. This new $25 threshold is the same amount used by us to place an entity on Warrant Hold with the Comptroller of Public Accounts.
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Radioactive Material: Am I Regulated?
Overview of regulated radioactive materials and the agencies that regulate them in Texas.
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Disposing of X-Ray Equipment in Texas
Instructions for disassembling X-ray equipment, checking components for PCBs, and properly disposing of the components.
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Waste Control Specialists LLC License Application for By-Product Material Disposal
Links to documents and information relevant to application by Waste Control Specialists LLC for a license to authorize disposal of radioactive by-products in Andrews County.
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Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
Links to forms, guidance documents related to low-level radioactive waste disposal in Texas, and correspondence between the TCEQ and Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS) concerning WCS's current license to authorize near-surface land disposal of low-level radioactive waste in Andrews County and TCEQ regulation of disposal.
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Effects of Radioactive Decay on Curie Limits from Importation
Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS) provided a table summarizing radioactive decay effects on the amount of imported low-level radioactive waste in curies that are predicted to be received by year. WCS provided data on a calendar year basis. For 2012 WCS provided actual curies received from importation and subsequent years are based on estimates of the curies that may be disposed. WCS will update the table annually as actual imports are known in each operating year.
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Applying for a Radioactive Material License
Licensing review process, public notice, and forms to be used by all persons or businesses who wish to handle, process, store radioactive waste, or recover source material in Texas.
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Class III Injection Wells Regulated by the TCEQ
Process for obtaining a permit for a Class III injection well in Texas. Links to application forms and relevant rules, including those for well design and operation.
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