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Or. Rev. Stat. § 469.553 (2026)

Active uranium mill or mill tailings disposal facility site certification required; procedure for review; fees

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      469.553 Active uranium mill or mill tailings disposal facility site certification required; procedure for review; fees. (1) Any person desiring to construct or operate an active uranium mill or uranium mill tailings disposal facility after June 25, 1979, shall file with the Energy Facility Siting Council a site certificate application.

      (2) The Energy Facility Siting Council shall review an application for a site certificate under this section using the procedure prescribed in ORS 469.350, 469.360, 469.370, 469.375, 469.401 and 469.403, for energy facilities. The council is authorized to assess fees in accordance with ORS 469.421 in connection with site certificates applied for or issued under this section. [1979 c.283 §7; 1987 c.633 §1; 1993 c.569 §27; 1995 c.505 §25]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1987–1991 · leading case: Forelaws on Bd. v. Energy Facility Siting Council, 734 P.2d 370 (Or. Ct. App. 1987).
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Forelaws on Bd. v. Energy Facility Siting Council, 734 P.2d 370 (Or. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 28× “410, that the site application, review and certificate requirements of ORS 469.553 are inapplicable to a uranium mill tailings disposal facility which the federal and state governments, through their respective Departments of Energy, have entered into a cooperative agreement to…”
Forelaws On Bd. v. Energy Facility Siting Council, 767 P.2d 899 (Or. 1989). · cites it 8× “Forelaws sought a declaratory ruling that the project was subject to the site certification requirements of ORS 469.553, which provides: “(1) Any person desiring to construct or operate an active uranium mill or uranium mill tailings disposal facility *330 after June 25, 1979,…”
Forelaws on Bd. v. Energy Facility Siting Council, 811 P.2d 636 (Or. 1991). · cites it 4× “559 and federal law) exempt the project from the site certificate process prescribed by ORS 469.553? EFSC ruled against Forelaws.”
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Forelaws on Bd. v. Energy Facility Siting Council, 734 P.2d 370 (Or. Ct. App. 1987). “410, that the site application, review and certificate requirements of ORS 469.553 are inapplicable to a uranium mill tailings disposal facility which the federal and state governments, through their respective Departments of Energy, have entered into a cooperative agreement to…”
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