Document: 10 CFR Part 72
Document ID: 9f3f7b84-c2f4-4db5-bfe3-8cc8b8d99ae1
Document Type: cfr
Title: Criteria for spent fuel, high-level radioactive waste, reactor-related greater than Class C waste, and other radioactive waste storage and handling.
Source: 10 CFR Part 72
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-72/section-72.128
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Section ID: 72.128
CFR Part: 72
CFR Title: 10

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§ 72.128 Criteria for spent fuel, high-level radioactive waste, reactor-related greater than Class C waste, and other radioactive waste storage and handling. ( a ) Spent fuel, high-level radioactive waste, and reactor-related GTCC waste storage and handling systems. Spent fuel storage, high-level radioactive waste storage, reactor-related GTCC waste storage and other systems that might contain or handle radioactive materials associated with spent fuel, high-level radioactive waste, or reactor-related GTCC waste, must be designed to ensure adequate safety under normal and accident conditions. These systems must be designed with— ( 1 ) A capability to test and monitor components important to safety, ( 2 ) Suitable shielding for radioactive protection under normal and accident conditions, ( 3 ) Confinement structures and systems, ( 4 ) A heat-removal capability having testability and reliability consistent with its importance to safety, and ( 5 ) means to minimize the quantity of radioactive wastes generated. ( b ) Waste treatment. Radioactive waste treatment facilities must be provided. Provisions must be made for the packing of site-generated low-level wastes in a form suitable for storage onsite awaiting transfer to disposal sites. [ 53 FR 31658 , Aug. 19, 1988, as amended at 66 FR 51843 , Oct. 11, 2001]