Environmental
In Kansas, the most common naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) concerns for real estate stem from:
ACoal mining operations
BOil and gas production waste containing radioactive scale and sludge, as well as naturally occurring radon from uranium-bearing geological formations✓ Correct
CNuclear power plants
DMilitary testing ranges
Explanation
Kansas oil and gas production brings up naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) in scale and produced water. Uranium-bearing formations also produce radon gas in certain areas of the state.
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Key Terms to Know
Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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