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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adequate public health and safety and minimal environmental impact. The acceptance criteria and performance objectives of any proposed storage facility, or area, will need to meet minimal requirements in areas of design, operations, safety considerations and policy considerations. For purposes of this technical position, the major emphasis will be on safety considerations in the storing, handling and eventual disposition of the radioactive waste. Design and operational acceptability will be based on minimal requirements which are defined in existing SRP, Regulatory Guides, and industry standards for proper management of radioactive waste. Considerations for waste minimization and volume reduction will also have to be incorporated into an overall site waste management plan and the onsite storage alternative. Additional waste management considerations for ALARA, decontamination, and decommissioning of the temporary storage facility, including disposal, should be performed 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 (fire, tornado, seismic event, flood) should not exceed a small fraction (10%) of 10 CFR Part 100, i.e., no more than a few Sv (rem) whole body dose. The added capacity would typically extend storage to accommodate no more than an amount of waste generated during a nominal five-year period. In addition, waste should not be stored for a duration that exceeds five years. Storage of waste in excess of the quantities and duration described herein requires Part 30 licensing approval. The design capacity (m, MBq) should be determined from historical waste generation rates for the station, considering both volume minimization/reduction programs and 11.4-23 DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 the need for surge capacity due to operations which may generate unusually large amounts of waste. The