Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: dde3601f-5c9c-402e-b23c-8b7adb773461
Document Type: srp
Title: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS1
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070611.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 11
Section ID: 11.4
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, periodic patrols) and a restricted area for radiation protection purposes should be established. The facility should not be placed in a location that requires transportation of the waste over public roads unless no other feasible alternatives exist. Any transportation over public roads must be conducted in accordance with NRC and DOT regulations. (d) For low level dry waste and solidified waste storage: 1. Potential release pathways of all radionuclides present in the solidified waste form shall be monitored as per 10 CFR 50, Appendix A. Surveillance programs shall incorporate adequate methods for detecting failure of container integrity and measuring releases to the environment. For outside storage, periodic direct radiation and surface contamination monitoring shall be conducted to insure that levels are below limits specified in 10 CFR 20.1302, and 49 CFR 173.397. All containers should be decontaminated to these levels or below before storage. 2. Provisions should be incorporated for collecting liquid drainage including provisions for sampling all collected liquids. Routing of the collected liquids should be to radwaste systems if contamination is detected or to normal discharge pathways if the water ingress is from external sources and remains uncontaminated. 3. Waste stored in outside areas should be held securely by installed hold down systems. The hold down system should secure all containers during severe environmental conditions up to and including the design basis event for this waste storage facility. 4. Container integrity should be assured against corrosion from the external environment; external weather protection should be included where necessary and practical. Storage containers should be raised off storage pads where water accumulation can be expected to cause external corrosion and possible degradation of container integrity. 5. Total becquerel (curie) limits should be established based on the design of the storage area and the safety features