MI SB1035

Landfills are prohibited from accepting technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM) containing radium-226 and/or radium-228 at concentrations of 5 picocuries per gram or greater above natural background.

Landfill operators may receive and process TENORM with radium contamination at or above 5 picocuries per gram for purposes other than transfer or disposal if they obtain all necessary authorizations.

The director may promulgate rules governing receipt, acceptance, processing, handling, management, and disposal of radioactive materials, including requirements for leachate and groundwater monitoring and verification procedures.

Well operators must obtain representative analytical results determining radium-226 and radium-228 concentrations in TENORM from horizontal well operations before removal from the well site, with exceptions for material reused in wells, disposed at injection wells, or transported out-of-state.

Well operators must retain analysis results for 3 years and provide copies to the department upon request; material must be transported and disposed in accordance with all applicable laws.