Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 13 - Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste › Subchapter E - Records, Reports, Tests, and Inspections › Section XV-1333 - Maintenance of Records, Reports and Transfers

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each licensee shall maintain any records
				  and make any reports in connection with the licensed activities as may be
				  required by the conditions of the license or by the rules, regulations, and
				  orders of the department.
B.
				  Records which are required by these regulations or by license conditions shall
				  be maintained for a period specified by the appropriate regulations or by
				  license condition. If a retention period is not otherwise specified, these
				  records must be maintained and transferred to the officials specified in LAC
				  33:XV.1333.D as a condition of license termination unless the department
				  otherwise authorizes their disposition.
C. Records which shall be maintained in
				  accordance with this Chapter may be the original or a reproduced copy or
				  microfilm if this reproduced copy or microfilm is capable of producing copy
				  that is clear and legible at the end of the required retention period. The
				  record may also be stored in electronic media with the capability of producing
				  legible, accurate, and complete records during the required retention period.
				  Records such as letters, drawings, and specifications, shall include all
				  pertinent information such as stamps, initials, and signatures. The licensee
				  shall maintain adequate safeguards against tampering with and loss of
				  records.
D. Notwithstanding
				  Subsections A-C of this Section, copies of records of the location and the
				  quantity of radioactive wastes contained in the disposal site shall be
				  transferred upon license termination to the chief executive of the nearest
				  municipality, the chief executive of the parish in which the facility is
				  located, the parish zoning board or land development and planning agency, the
				  state governor, and other state, local, and federal governmental agencies as
				  designated by the department at the time of license termination.
E. Following receipt and acceptance of a
				  shipment of radioactive waste, the licensee shall record the date of disposal
				  of the waste, the date that the shipment is received at the disposal facility,
				  a traceable shipment manifest number, a description of any engineered barrier
				  or structural overpack provided for disposal of the waste, the location of
				  disposal at the disposal site, the containment integrity of the waste packages
				  as received, any discrepancies between materials listed on the manifest and
				  those received, the volume of any pallets, bracing, or other shipping or
				  on-site generated materials that are contaminated and are disposed of as
				  contaminated or suspect materials, and any evidence of leaking or damaged
				  packages or radiation or contamination levels in excess of limits specified in
				  U.S. Department of Transportation and department regulations. The licensee
				  shall briefly describe any repackaging operations of any of the waste packages
				  included in the shipment, plus any other information required by the department
				  as a license condition. The licensee shall retain these records until the
				  department transfers or terminates the license that authorizes the activities
				  described in this Section.
F. Each
				  licensee authorized to dispose of waste received from other persons shall file
				  a copy of its financial report or a certified financial statement annually with
				  the Office of Environmental Compliance in order to update the information base
				  for determining financial qualifications.
G. Each licensee authorized to dispose of
				  waste received from other persons, in accordance with this Chapter, shall
				  submit annual reports to the Office of Environmental Compliance. Reports shall
				  be submitted by the end of the first calendar quarter of each year for the
				  preceding year.
1. The reports shall include:
a. specification of the quantity of each of
				  the principal contaminants released to unrestricted areas in liquid and in
				  airborne effluents during the preceding year;
b. the results of the environmental
				  monitoring program;
c. a summary of
				  licensee disposal unit survey and maintenance activities;
d. a summary, by waste class, of activities
				  and quantities of radionuclides disposed of;
e. any instances in which observed site
				  characteristics were significantly different from those described in the
				  application for a license; and
f.
				  any other information the department may require.