Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: d72c5a84-b363-4a7d-9df3-5570a5eceb2c
Document Type: srp
Title: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052350108.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 11
Section ID: 11.4
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porary On-Site Storage of Low Level Radioactive Waste." 4. 10 CFR Part 50, §50.36a, "Technical Specifications on Effluents from Nuclear Power Reactors." 5. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, "General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants," Criterion 60, "Control of Releases of Radioactive Material to the Environment"; Criterion 63, "Monitoring Fuel and Waste Storage"; and Criterion 64, "Monitoring Radioactive Release." 6. 10 CFR Part 20, "Standards for Protection Against Radiation," and Appendix B, "Concentrations in Air and Water Above Natural Background." 7. 10 CFR Part 71, "Packaging of Radioactive Material for Transport and Transportation of Radioactive Materials Under Certain Conditions." 8. 10 CFR, Part 50, §50.34a, "Design Objectives for Equipment to Control Releases of Radioactive Materials in Effluents - Nuclear Power Reactors." 11.4-6 Rev. 2 - July 1981 Branch Technical Position - ETSB 11-3 Design Guidance for Solid Radioactive Waste Management Systems Installed in Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Reactor Plants A. BACKGROUND During normal operation of a nuclear power plant, radioactive materials are generated in the form of "wet" and "dry" wastes. Wet wastes, including spent bed resins, filter sludge, spent powdered resins, evaporator and reverse osmosis concentrates, and spent cartridge filter elements, normally result as byproducts from liquid processing systems. Dry wastes, including activated charcoal, HEPA filters, rags, paper, and clothing, normally result as bypro- ducts from ventilation air and gaseous waste processing systems and maintenance and refueling operations. Wet and dry wastes will require processing in appropriate portions of the solid waste management system prior to shipment offsite for disposal. Compressible dry wastes such as contaminated rags, paper and clothing normally undergo a compaction process to reduce the volume of waste shipped offsite. Special provisions are needed to assure that contaminated airborne dusts are not released