Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: d72c5a84-b363-4a7d-9df3-5570a5eceb2c
Document Type: srp
Title: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052350108.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 11
Section ID: 11.4
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individual to less than 25 mrem per year to the whole body from all sources of the uranium fuel cycle; therefore, offsite doses from 11.4-A-1 Rev. 0 - July 1981 onsite storage must be sufficiently low to account for other sources (e.g., < 1 mrem/year). Onsite dose limits associated with temporary storage will be controlled per 10 CFR Part 20 including the ALARA principle of 10 CFR Part 20, Section 20.1. (2) All potential release pathways of radionuclides (e.g., evolved gases, breach of container, etc.) shall be controlled and monitored as per 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix A (General Design Criteria 60 and 64). Surveillance programs should incorporate adequate methods for detecting failure of container integrity and measuring releases to the environment. (b) In addition, the following design objectives and criteria are applicable to solidified (or dewatered) and low level dry radioactive waste storage facilities: (1) For outside storage, periodic direct radiation and surface contamination monitoring shall be conducted to insure that levels are below limits specified in 10 CFR Part 20, Section 20.202, 20.205, and 49 CFR Part 173, Section 173.397. All containers should be decontaminated to these levels or below before storage. (2) Procedures should be developed and implemented for early detection, prevention and mitigation of accidents (e.g., fires). Storage areas and facility designs should incorporate good engineering features and 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 to insure both control of radioactive materials and minimum personnel exposures. Fire suppression devices may not be necessary if combustible materials are minimal in the area. - (3) Provisions should be incorporated for collecting liquid drainage, including- provisions for sampling all collected liquids. Routing of the collected liquids should