116C.75 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this section and section
116C.76.
Subd. 2.
Groundwater. "Groundwater" means the water contained below the surface of the
earth in the saturated zone including, without limitation, all waters whether under confined,
unconfined, or perched conditions, in near surface unconsolidated sediment or regolith, or in
rock formations deeper underground.
Subd. 3.
Undisturbed performance. "Undisturbed performance" means the predicted
behavior of a radioactive waste management facility, including consideration of the uncertainties
in predicted behavior, if the radioactive waste management facility is not disrupted by human
intrusion or unlikely natural events.
History: 1986 c 425 s 10