# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.004: LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DEFINED

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.004
- **Heading:** LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DEFINED
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.004

## Text

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), "low-level radioactive waste" means radioactive material that:

(1) is discarded or unwanted and is not exempt by department rule adopted under Section 401.106;

(2) is waste, as that term is defined by 10 C.F.R. Section 61.2; and

(3) is subject to:

(A) concentration limits established under 10 C.F.R. Section 61.55, or compatible rules established by the executive commissioner or commission, as applicable; and

(B) disposal criteria established under Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, or established by the department or commission, as applicable.

(b) "Low-level radioactive waste" does not include:

(1) high-level radioactive waste as defined by 10 C.F.R. Section 60.2;

(2) spent nuclear fuel as defined by 10 C.F.R. Section 72.3;

(3) by-product material described by Section 401.003(3)(B);

(4) naturally occurring radioactive material waste that is not oil and gas NORM waste; or

(5) oil and gas NORM waste.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.001 § 401.001. POLICY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.002 § 401.002. PURPOSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.003 § 401.003. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.004 § 401.004. LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DEFINED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.0005 § 401.0005. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.0005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.005 § 401.005. CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS REFERENCES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.011 § 401.011. RADIATION CONTROL AGENCY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.012 § 401.012. DESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.012.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.013 § 401.013. DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.013.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.014 § 401.014. EMPLOYEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.014.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.015 § 401.015. RADIATION ADVISORY BOARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.015.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.016 § 401.016. OFFICERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.016.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.017 § 401.017. SALARY; EXPENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.017.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.018 § 401.018. MEETINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C401_S401.018.md)

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