Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: dcb2f212-a3db-4f18-9046-f78bb3a0107c
Document Type: srp
Title: and 11.3, addressing compliance with offsite dose requirements, effluent
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070710397.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 11
Section ID: 11.2
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personnel exposure can be anticipated, licensees should incorporate ALARA methodology in accordance with Regulatory Guides 8.8 and 8.10. D. Licensees should develop and implement procedures for early detection, prevention, and mitigation of accidents (e.g., fires). Storage areas and facility designs should incorporate good engineering features and capabilities for handling accidents and provide safeguard systems, such as fire detectors and suppression systems (e.g., smoke detectors and sprinklers). If water sprinkler systems are used, floors should be sloped to drain into local floor sumps or curbed to prevent water runoff to uncontrolled areas. Licensees should establish personnel training and administrative procedures to ensure both control of radioactive materials and minimum personnel exposures. Fire suppression devices may not be necessary if combustible materials in the area are minimal. E. The facility design should incorporate provisions for a ventilation exhaust system (for storage areas) and an airborne radioactivity monitoring system (building exhaust vents) where there is a potential for airborne radioactivity to be generated or to accumulate. VI. LOW-LEVEL DRY WASTE STORAGE 1. Low-level dry waste is classified as contaminated material (e.g., paper, trash, plastics, glass, metals scraps, air filters, and spent charcoal media) that contains radioactive materials dispersed randomly in relatively small concentrations throughout large volumes of inert material and contains no free water. Generally, this consists of dry materials, such as rags, clothing, paper, and small equipment (i.e., tools and instruments), that cannot be easily decontaminated. 2. Licensees should implement controls to segregate and minimize the generation of low- level dry waste to lessen the impact on waste storage. Licensees should consider the integration of volume reduction hardware to minimize the need for additional waste storage facilities. 3. The following design objectives and