Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 4bd45d7d-29f4-4741-af71-92f8172245e1
Document Type: srp
Title: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070710397.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 11
Section ID: 11.4
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1 establishes, for land disposal of radioactive waste, the procedures, criteria, and terms and conditions for the disposal of radioactive wastes containing byproduct, source, and other special nuclear material. State and local regulations also apply to the licensing of land disposal facilities. The SWMS processes liquid, wet, and dry solid wastes for shipment to a licensed disposal facility. For the SWMS, 10 CFR 61.55 and 10 CFR 61.56 require the inclusion of provisions in the system design and PCP that describe the dewatering and stabilization processes and the classification, processing, and disposition of solid wastes. The SWMS and PCP should also address the criteria that the different waste classes should satisfy and the various characteristics that the processed liquid wet wastes should satisfy. Item 7 of this SRP subsection outlines the technical and procedural elements that the PCP should address and identifies related NRC guidance. Meeting the requirements of 10 CFR 61.55 and 10 CFR 61.56 provides a level of assurance that radioactive wastes processed by the SWMS have been properly classified such that controls and resulting waste forms are effective and that the processed waste, when stabilized as required, will not structurally degrade and will be compatible with the disposal site’s waste acceptance criteria and the 10 CFR Part 61 requirements. The maximum radionuclide concentrations allowable for land disposal are defined by 10 CFR 61.55 for Class A, B, and C wastes. 7. In the context of 10 CFR Part 61, radioactive wastes shipped to disposal facilities must comply with the requirements addressing waste classifications and characteristics and the shipping regulations under 10 CFR Part 71 and 49 CFR Parts 171–180. Plant TS require that a PCP be established to provide reasonable assurance of the complete stabilization of process wastes and the absence of free water in process wastes. The PCP and operational procedures should describe, given specific