Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: dcb2f212-a3db-4f18-9046-f78bb3a0107c
Document Type: srp
Title: and 11.3, addressing compliance with offsite dose requirements, effluent
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070710397.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 11
Section ID: 11.2
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existing SRPs, regulatory guides, and industry standards for proper management of radioactive waste. Considerations for waste minimization and volume reduction will also need to be part of an overall site waste management plan and the chosen onsite storage alternative. Licensees and applicants should implement additional waste management considerations for ALARA, decontamination, and decommissioning of the temporary storage facility, including disposal, as early as possible, because future requirements for waste forms may make stored wastes unacceptable for final disposition. Facility design and operation should assure that radiological consequences of design basis events (e.g., fire, tornado, seismic occurrence, and flood) do not exceed a small fraction (10 percent) of 10 CFR Part 100 dose limits (i.e., no more than a few sieverts whole body dose). The added storage capacity should typically consider the anticipated low-level waste volumes generated over the operational life of the plant. Licensees should determine the 11.4-26 Revision 3 - March 2007 design storage capacity (volume and radioactive material inventories) from historical and projected waste generation rates for all units, considering both volume minimization/reduction programs and the need for surge capacity due to operations which may generate unusually large amounts of waste. Further guidance is provided in Generic Letter No. 80-09, 81-38, and 81-39, and in SECY 94-198 and SECY 93-323. It should be noted that under SECY 94-198 and SECY 93-323, the provision requiring a Part 30 license for the storage of waste beyond 5 years has been eliminated. However, the balance of the technical information presented in Generic Letter No. 81-38 on the storage of low-level waste remains applicable for the purpose of this guidance. In considering expanded storage capacity, licensees should consider the design and construction of additional volume reduction facilities (e.g., trash compactors, shredders,