Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 05969442-49ea-4f4a-a9e2-de3a14628b5e
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Minimization of Contamination and Radioactive Waste Generation:  Life-Cycle Planning - HISTORY 07/2013 – Periodic Review of Revision 0 – No issues identified
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0805/ML080500187.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.21
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. Environmental Protection Agency regulations control the storage of mixed wastes. Some States impose additional regulations addressing the characterization, treatment, transportation, and disposal of mixed wastes. When disposal or treatment outlets are not available, a 10 CFR 20.1406 applicant or licensee may be required to develop additional onsite storage capacity. The availability of waste disposal facilities depends on whether States or regional low-level waste compacts have provided facilities for long-term storage and disposal. For onsite storage, 10 CFR 20.1406 applicants and licensees should integrate the associated operations into existing waste management programs. They should also address decontamination and decommissioning of the storage facility and conduct periodic reassessments of waste already being stored, given that changes in future disposal requirements might possibly make stored wastes unacceptable for disposition. D. IMPLEMENTATION The purpose of this section is to provide information to 10 CFR 20.1406 applicants regarding the NRC’s plans for using this regulatory guide. The NRC does not intend or approve any imposition or backfit in connection with its issuance. In some cases, 10 CFR 20.1406 applicants may use proposed or previously established acceptable alternative methods for complying with specified portions of the NRC’s regulations. Otherwise, the methods described in this guide will be used in evaluating compliance with 10 CFR 20.1406. RG 4.21, Page 10 REGULATORY ANALYSIS The NRC staff did not prepare a separate regulatory analysis for this regulatory guide. The regulatory basis for this guide is the regulatory analysis prepared for the amendments to 10 CFR Part 20 promulgated July 21, 1997 (62 FR 39058). That regulatory analysis examined the costs and benefits of the rule as implemented by this guide. A copy of that regulatory analysis is available for inspection and may be copied (for a fee) at the NRC Public Document Room,