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	Delinquent Fees and Penalties Will Affect Processing Applications Effective Sept. 1, 2006, the TCEQ will no longer issue, amend, or renew permits, registrations, certifications, or licenses to an entity or person who is delinquent on penalties or fees.

	Concerns and Options for Generators of Radioactive Waste If you generate radioactive waste in Texas, steps you can take to dispose of that waste legally.

	Waste Control Specialists LLC License Application for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Links to forms, guidance documents, WCS license application, and correspondence between TCEQ and WCS.

Topics Under This Category:

	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.

	Disposing of X-Ray Equipment in Texas Instructions for disassembling X-ray equipment, checking components for PCBs, and properly disposing of the components according to Texas regulations.

	Radioactive Material Disposal: Mixed Waste Defines "mixed waste" (in the context of rules for radioactive wastes) and summarizes requirements for its disposal in Texas.

	Radioactive Material: Rules and Statutes Links to rules that are relevant to radioactive material waste disposal in Texas.

	Radioactive Waste Disposal: By-Product Material 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.

	Radioactive Waste Disposal: Inspection and Enforcement Inspection requirements for licensed radioactive waste sites. Agency enforcement requirements and procedures for the public to make a complaint.

	Radioactive Waste Disposal: Low-Level Radioactive Waste Defines "low-level radioactive waste" and summarizes the responsibilities of various federal and state agencies with respect to its disposal.

	Radioactive Waste Disposal: Materials That Are Exempt or Below Regulatory Concern Information about materials that are radioactive but under the law do not require special handling, care, or regulations. Links to related Web pages and responsible agency contacts.

	Radioactive Waste Disposal: NORM Disposal Defines "naturally occurring radioactive material" and links to TCEQ rules and guidance relevant to the disposal in Texas of wastes that contain these materials.

	Radioactive Waste Disposal: Options for Disposal Options to dispose of radioactive wastes generated in Texas. Includes links to facilities that handle radioactive wastes and to radioactive waste brokers.

	Radioactive Waste Disposal: Remediation/Decommissioning Process to follow to close a facility that had received radioactive materials for disposal. Links to TCEQ's remediation/decommissioning rules, guidance document, and to federal guidance documents.

	Radioactive Waste Disposal: Tailings Impoundments List of the three Texas conventional uranium mills/tailings impoundments which are classified as by-product material disposal sites.

	Stakeholder Group on Rulemaking to Implement SB 1604 and HB 3838 Schedule and agendas of upcoming meetings for this stakeholder group to implement rules for two bills of the 80th Legislature which transfer regulatory authority to the TCEQ for commercial radioactive waste processing, source material recovery (uranium mining), and by-product material disposal. Minutes and other materials from past meetings.