Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 25e52c07-8f43-4a33-a908-01ec9eb02d06
Document Type: srp
Title: LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1304/ML13044A644.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 11
Section ID: 11.2
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0 CFR 20.1301(e) requires that NRC-licensed facilities comply with the EPA generally applicable environmental radiation standards of 40 CFR Part 190 for facilities that are part of the fuel cycle. The EPA annual dose limits are 0.25 mSv (25 mrem) to the whole body, 0.75 mSv (75 mrem) to the thyroid, and 0.25 mSv (25 mrem) to any other organ. Meeting the requirements of 10 CFR 20.1301(e) requires the consideration of all potential sources of external radiation and radioactivity, including liquid and gaseous effluents and external radiation exposures from buildings, storage tanks, radioactive waste storage areas, and N-16 skyshine from BWR turbine buildings. The EPA standards apply to the entire site or facility, whether it has single or multiple reactor units. SRP Sections 11.3 and 11.4 address the sources of radioactivity and doses associated with gaseous effluents and solid wastes, respectively. SRP Section 12.3-12.4 addresses the sources of radiation and external radiation exposures from buildings, storage tanks, radioactive waste storage areas, and N-16 skyshine from BWR turbine buildings. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES These review procedures are based on the identified SRP acceptance criteria. For deviations from these acceptance criteria, the staff should review the applicant’s evaluation of how the proposed alternatives provide an acceptable method of complying with the relevant NRC 11.2-20 Draft Revision 5 – August 2014 requirements and guidance identified in Subsection II. The review should confirm that the applicant has submitted sufficient information for the staff to conduct an independent evaluation of any proposed alternative method and demonstration of compliance with NRC regulations and SRP acceptance criteria and supporting regulatory guidance. While the LWMS has been categorized as nonsafety-related and nonrisk-significant, the failure of specific subsystems or components may have impacts on the means to control and monitor liquid effluent releases and