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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corporate good engineering features and capabilities for contingencies so as to handle accidents and provide safeguard systems such as fire detectors and suppression systems, (e.g., smoke detector and sprinklers). Personnel training and administrative procedures should be established to insure both control of radioactive materials and minimum personnel exposures. Fires suppression devices may not be necessary if combustible materials are minimal in the area. VI. Low Level Dry Waste Storage (a) Low level dry waste is classified as contaminated material (e.g., paper, trash, air filters) which contains radioactive material dispersed in small concentrations throughout large 11.4-27 DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 volumes of inert material and contains no free water. Generally, this consists of dry material such as rags, clothing, paper and small equipment (i.e., tools and instruments) which cannot be easily decontaminated. (b) Licensees should implement controls to segregate and minimize the generation of low level dry waste to lessen the impact on waste storage. Integration of Volume Reduction (VR) hardware should be considered to minimize the need for additional waste storage facilities. (c) The following design objectives and criteria are applicable for low level dry waste storage containers and facilities: 1. All dry or compacted radwaste should be located in restricted areas where effective material control and accountability can be maintained. While structures are not required to meet seismic criteria, protection should be afforded to insure the radioactive material is contained safely by use of good engineering judgment. 2. The waste container should be designed to insure radioactive material containment during normal and abnormal occurrences. The waste container materials should not support combustion. The packaged material should not cause fires through spontaneous chemical reactions, retained heat, etc. 3. Containers should generally comply with the criteria of 10