The commission may approve or prohibit the establishment and operation of a nuclear waste disposal site in this state by a private person. In determining whether to grant or deny a permit to establish and operate a nuclear waste disposal site, the commission shall consider the need for a nuclear waste disposal site and the existing physical conditions, topography, soils and geology, climate, transportation, and land use at the proposed site. If the commission decides to issue a permit to establish and operate a nuclear waste disposal site, it shall establish, by rule, standards and procedures for the safe operation and maintenance of the proposed site. The commission shall also require the permittee to provide a sufficient surety bond or other financial commitment to insure the perpetual maintenance and monitoring of the nuclear waste disposal site.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 455B.88]
C83, § 455B.334
83 Acts, ch 136, § 5
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