Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 4bd45d7d-29f4-4741-af71-92f8172245e1
Document Type: srp
Title: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070710397.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 11
Section ID: 11.4
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ers and packages, 10 CFR Part 71 presents criteria and also refers to DOT shipping regulations under Subpart I (Class 7) of 49 CFR Part 173. Meeting the requirements of 10 CFR Part 71 provides a level of assurance that the operation of the SWMS and development of the PCP with regard to packaging, preparation for shipment, qualification of the packaging material, testing of the package, exemptions, quality control and procedures, and transportation of licensed radioactive materials will not result in an undue risk to the public. 9. BTP 11-3 presents guidance on SWMS design guidelines and operation, addressing process parameters, waste stabilization or dewatering, waste form properties, free liquid detection, quality assurance, waste storage, and portable solid waste systems. The BTP focuses primarily on wet and liquid wastes for the purpose of ensuring complete stabilization and dewatering. For dry wastes, it emphasizes the use of waste volume reduction technologies for minimizing the amounts of wastes shipped to land disposal facilities. Generic Letter Nos. 80-009, 81-038, and 81-039 provide further guidance. Meeting the guidelines of BTP 11-3 provides a level of assurance that the SWMS, as implemented under the PCP, includes the necessary equipment, processes, and procedures to satisfactorily process, monitor, store for decay, and provide storage facilities for radioactive wastes before shipment for offsite disposal or further processing by waste processors. 10. Appendix 11.4-A addresses the long-term storage of wet, stabilized, and dry solid wastes. Appendix 11.4-A provides guidance for applicants when considering onsite low-level radioactive waste storage capabilities for periods that may last several years but are 11.4-13 Revision 3 - March 2007 significantly less than the life of the plant. The guidance emphasizes safety considerations in the storing, handling, and eventual disposition of radioactive wastes under 10 CFR Part 61 or equivalent State regulations.