Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 601 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR A LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 601.100 - Application Information - Technical

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The license application shall include, but not be limited to,
				  the following technical information:
a) A description of the natural and
				demographic disposal site characteristics as determined by disposal site
				selection and characterization activities. The description shall include
				geologic, geotechnical, hydrologic, meteorologic, climatologic and biotic
				features of the disposal site and vicinity.
b) A description of the pre-operational
				monitoring program and the associated quality assurance plan, and results of
				the pre-operational monitoring program specified in Section
				601.40(b).
c) An environmental report required by 32
				Ill. Adm. Code
				330.250(b).
d) A description of the design basis natural
				events or phenomena and their relationship to the principal design
				criteria.
e) A description of the
				principal design criteria and their relationship to the performance objectives
				described in Section
				601.30.
f) A description of the design features of
				the disposal facility and the disposal units. The description shall include
				design features related to infiltration of water; integrity of covers for
				disposal units; structural stability of filling material, wastes and covers;
				contact of wastes with standing water; disposal site drainage; disposal site
				closure and stabilization; elimination, to the extent possible, of long-term
				disposal site maintenance; inadvertent intrusion; occupational exposures;
				disposal site monitoring; and adequacy of the size of the buffer zone for
				monitoring and potential mitigative measures.
g) Analyses of pathways evaluated in
				demonstrating protection of the general population from releases of
				radioactivity shall include air, soil, groundwater, surface water, plant uptake
				and exhumation by burrowing animals. The analyses shall clearly identify and
				differentiate between the roles performed by the natural disposal site
				characteristics and design features in isolating and segregating the wastes.
				The analyses must clearly demonstrate that there is reasonable assurance that
				the exposures to humans from the release of radioactivity will not exceed the
				limits set forth in Section
				601.30(a).
h) A description of the environmental
				monitoring program required by Section
				601.240
				to be followed during construction, operation, closure and post-closure that
				includes, but is not limited to, the frequency, type and method of analysis to
				provide data to evaluate potential health and environmental impacts, and the
				plan for taking corrective measures if migration of radionuclides is
				indicated.
i) A description of
				codes and standards that the applicant has applied to the design and that will
				apply to construction of the disposal facilities. The standards shall meet
				local, State and national building code standards.
j) A description of the construction and
				general operation of the disposal facility. The description shall include, as a
				minimum, the methods of construction of disposal units, waste emplacement, the
				procedures for and areas of waste segregation, types of intruder barriers,
				onsite traffic and drainage systems, survey control program, methods and areas
				of waste storage, and methods to control surface water and groundwater access
				to the wastes. The description shall also include a description of the methods
				to be employed in the handling and disposal of wastes containing chelating
				agents or other nonradiological substances that might affect meeting the
				performance objectives of this Part.
k) A description of the quality assurance
				program applied during the determination of natural disposal site
				characteristics and during the design, construction and operation of the
				disposal facility.
l) Analyses of
				the long-term stability of the disposal site and the need for active
				maintenance after closure shall be based upon analyses of active natural
				processes such as erosion, seismic activity, mass wasting, slope failure,
				settlement of wastes and backfill, infiltration through covers over disposal
				areas and adjacent soils, and surface drainage of the disposal site. The
				analyses must provide reasonable assurance that there will not be a need for
				active maintenance of the disposal site following closure.
m) An identification of the known natural
				resources at the disposal site whose exploitation could result in inadvertent
				intrusion into the low-level radioactive wastes.
n) A description of the radiation safety
				program for control and monitoring of radioactive effluents to ensure
				compliance with this Part and for occupational radiation exposure to ensure
				compliance with the requirements of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340 and to control
				contamination. Both routine operations and accidents shall be addressed. The
				program description shall include procedures, instrumentation, facilities and
				equipment.
o) Analyses of the
				protection of individuals during operations, including assessments of expected
				exposures due to routine operations and potential accidents during handling,
				storage, treatment and disposal of waste. The analyses must provide reasonable
				assurance that exposures will be controlled to meet the requirements of 32 Ill.
				Adm. Code 340.
p) A description of
				the administrative and operating procedures that the applicant will apply to
				control activities at the facility.
q) A description of the contingency plan
				required by Section
				601.260.
r) A description of the electronic
				recordkeeping system required in Section
				601.140.