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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on, considering both volume minimization/reduction programs and 11.4-23 DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 the need for surge capacity due to operations which may generate unusually large amounts of waste. The five-year period is sufficient to allow licensees to design and construct additional volume reduction facilities (incinerators, etc.), as necessary, and then process wastes that may have been stored during construction. Regional state compacts to create additional low-level waste disposal sites should also be established within the next five years. III. Generally Applicable Guidance (a) The quantity of radioactive material allowed and the shielding configurations will be dictated by the dose rate criteria for both the site boundary and unrestricted areas or site. The 40 CFR 190 limits will restrict the annual dose from direct radiation and effluent releases from all sources of uranium fuel cycle and 10 CFR Part 20.1302 limits the exposure rates in unrestricted areas. Offsite doses from onsite storage must be sufficiently low to account for other uranium fuel cycle sources (e.g., an additional dose of 0.01 mSv [1 mrem/year] is not likely to cause the limits of 40 CFR 190 to be exceeded). Onsite dose limits associated with temporary storage will be controlled per 10 CFR Part 20 including the ALARA principal of 10 CFR 20.1003. (b) Compatibility of the container materials with the waste forms and with environmental conditions external to the containers is necessary to prevent significant container corrosion. Container selection should be based on data which demonstrates minimal corrosion from the anticipated internal and external environment for a period well in excess of the planned storage duration. Container integrity after the period of storage should be sufficient to allow handling during transportation and disposal without container breach. Gas generation from organic materials in waste containers can also lead to container breach and potentially flammable/explosive