Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 1b3504d5-f216-460c-9d69-2e78c6e1e501
Document Type: esrp
Title: MIXED WASTE IMPACTS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.5.2
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om the ER or requested from the applicant) ` estimated environmental impacts, including health effects resulting from exposure to the chemical constituents as well as those resulting from radiological exposures that are estimated to be received by workers as a result of mixed-waste testing and storage (from the ER or requested from the applicant) ` a waste minimization plan that identifies process changes that can be made to reduce or eliminate mixed wastes. This should contain a description of methods to minimize the volume of mixed wastes (from the ER or requested from the applicant). II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for the analysis and evaluation of the impacts resulting from the production, storage, and disposal of mixed waste are based on the following: ` Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) with respect to mixed waste, which must meet EPA’s requirements for hazardous waste in 40 CFRs 261, 264, and 265 before final transfer offsite in route to burial. This includes the maintenance of records identifying each physical location or unit where mixed waste is stored and identifying the method of storage (40 CFR 264.73(b) and 265.73(b)). An inspection of these storage areas for compliance with applicable RCRA standards for storage methods, including an assessment of compliance with storage-facility standards of 40 CFR 264 or 265 (interim status), should be performed regularly (see 40 CFR 264.15 and 265.15). ` 10 CFR 20 with respect to the NRC requirements for general radiation protection and occupational dose limits, and waste disposal requirements. October 1999 5.5.2-3 NUREG-1555 Technical Rationale The technical rationale for evaluating the applicant’s potential mixed-waste impacts is discussed in the following paragraphs: Mixed waste is generated during routine maintenance activities, refueling outages, health physics activities, and radiochemical laboratory activities. The vast majority of mixed waste that is stored at nuclear