TN·Bill·110th Regular Session (2017-2018)
HB 1545
Nuclear Materials, Transportation and Safety - As introduced, exempts information concerning low-level radioactive waste from the general requirement that records of the department of environment and conservation concerning radioactive materials be classified and not open for public inspection. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 11, Chapter 1 and Title 68, Chapter 202.
Introduced 2018-01-10Last action 2018-01-19 — Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
Sponsor
Hicks
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Summary
This bill modifies Tennessee's public records law to increase transparency regarding low-level radioactive waste by exempting information about such waste from the state's general requirement that records concerning radioactive materials be kept confidential. Currently, Tennessee law classifies all records held by the Department of Environment and Conservation concerning radioactive materials as confidential and closed to public inspection, but this bill creates an exception specifically for low-level radioactive waste (which includes most medical, industrial, and research radioactive waste, but excludes high-level waste like spent nuclear fuel). The exemption would allow public access to these low-level radioactive waste records unless federal law or regulation specifically requires their confidentiality, thereby enhancing public oversight while still protecting sensitive information governed by federal requirements.
Note
Historical import. Session: 110
Full Bill Text
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1545.pdf