Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation › QUALITY ASSURANCE › Section 120.842 - Receipt, Handling, and Inspection of Waste

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(A) The Operator shall submit a plan for the
				receipt, inspection, and handling of waste entering the facility. The plan
				shall include, but not be limited to, the waste acceptance criteria approved by
				the Board.
(B) The Operator shall
				ensure that special inspection and receiving plans are in place in case of
				damaged transportation vehicles or packages, incorrect manifests or shipping
				documents, or non-compliance with any Section of 105 CMR 120.000.
(C) The plans and procedures for moving the
				waste shall be implemented and equipment shall be utilized so as to minimize
				contact or the possibility of contact with water.
(D) Upon arrival to the facility, all waste
				shall enter a waste inspection area and remain there until the Department can
				inspect the manifests and the integrity of the waste being received.
(E) The Department shall inspect each
				shipment of waste before the shipment is accepted for storage, treatment or
				disposal. Any shipment that is not found to be in compliance with applicable
				regulations, license conditions, and waste acceptance criteria shall be held in
				a controlled area within the facility until a representative from the generator
				is contacted, and the generator or its agent remedies the deficiency; the
				operator shall notify the board of health of each site community of any such
				failure of compliance.
(F) The
				generator shall be assessed a daily penalty until the deficiency is remedied
				and the shipment complies with applicable regulations, license conditions and
				waste acceptance criteria.
(G)
				After a transport vehicle is unloaded and leaves the waste management area, it
				shall not leave the facility until it is again inspected by the Department and
				decontaminated, if necessary.
(H)
				Once inspected, wastes accepted for disposal shall be emplaced in a manner to
				ensure that container integrity is maintained during emplacement, and that the
				minimization of void spaces between the containers permits the ability to fill
				the void spaces. Once inspected, wastes accepted for storage shall be placed in
				storage in a manner to ensure that container integrity is maintained throughout
				the period of storage.
(I) Void
				spaces between waste containers in disposal units shall be filled with material
				appropriate to reducing future subsidence of the disposal units.
(J) Closure measures set forth in the
				approved facility closure plan shall be carried out as each disposal unit is
				filled and sealed.
(K) Waste shall
				be emplaced and sealed in a manner that limits the radiation dose rate at the
				surface of the engineered barrier to levels that at a minimum will permit the
				Operator to comply with all provisions of 105 CMR 120.207 at the time of
				license transferral as provided in 105 CMR 120.800.
(L) Waste shall be handled in a manner to
				minimize workers exposure to radiation utilizing ALARA (As Low As Reasonably
				Achievable) techniques.
(M) Waste
				shall be emplaced to ensure retrievability and the ability to monitor through
				the end of the institutional control period.
(N) Following receipt and acceptance of a
				shipment of waste, the Operator shall record the date of any emplacement of the
				waste, the waste's location in the facility, the condition of the waste
				containers as received, any remedial measures taken pursuant to 105 CMR
				120.842(E), any discrepancies between materials listed on the manifest and
				those received, and any evidence of leaking or damaged containers or radiation
				or contamination levels in excess of limits specified in the regulations of the
				U.S. Department of Transportation (
				49 CFR
				173.441 and
				173.443,
				revised as of November 1, 1984, as amended) and the Department. The Operator
				shall briefly describe any repackaging operations of any of the waste
				containers included in the shipment, plus any other information required by the
				Department as a license condition.
(O) Facility operations shall not have an
				adverse effect on the implementation of closure plan measures.
(P) Only wastes containing or contaminated
				with radioactive material shall be accepted at the facility.
(Q) Waste received at a disposal facility
				shall not be intentionally diluted by the Operator to alter its classification
				as identified on the manifest.