New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter IV - QUALITY SERVICES › Subchapter C - RADIATION › Part 382 - REGULATION OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Waste Classification and Characteristics › Section 382.80 - Classification of waste for disposal in land disposal facilities

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Considerations.
Determination of the classification of radioactive waste
						involves two considerations. First, consideration must be given to the
						concentration of long-lived radionuclides (and their shorter-lived precursors)
						whose potential hazard will persist long after such precautions as institutional
						controls, improved waste form and deeper disposal have ceased to be effective.
						These precautions delay the time when long-lived radionuclides could cause
						exposures. In addition, the magnitude of the potential dose is limited by the
						concentration and availability of the radionuclide at the time of exposure.
						Second, consideration must be given to the concentration of shorter-lived
						radionuclides for which requirements on institutional controls, waste form, and
						disposal methods are effective.
(b)
Classes of waste.
(1) Class A waste is waste that is usually
					 segregated from other waste classes at the disposal site. The physical form and
					 characteristics of Class A waste must meet the minimum requirements set forth in
					 section 382.81(a)  of this
					 Part. If Class A waste also meets the stability requirements set forth in section
					 382.81(b)  of this
					 Part, it is not necessary to segregate the waste for disposal.
(2) Class B waste is waste that must meet more
					 rigorous requirements on waste form to ensure stability after disposal. The
					 physical form and characteristics of Class B waste must meet both the minimum and
					 stability requirements set forth in section
					 382.81  of this Part.
(3) Class C waste is waste that not only must
					 meet more rigorous requirements on waste form to ensure stability but also
					 requires additional measures at the land disposal facility to protect against
					 inadvertent intrusion. The physical form and characteristics of Class C waste
					 must meet both the minimum and stability requirements set forth in section
					 382.81  of this Part.
(4) Waste that is not generally acceptable for
					 disposal at a land disposal facility is waste for which waste form and disposal
					 methods must be different, and in general more stringent, than those specified
					 for Class C waste. In the absence of specific requirements in this Part,
					 proposals for disposal of this waste may be submitted to the department for
					 approval, pursuant to section
					 382.83  of this Part.
(5) Except for NARM waste contaminated with
					 radium-226 and its decay products, NARM waste will be classified pursuant to
					 section 382.83  of this Part and not pursuant
					 to section 382.80(f). NARM
					 waste contaminated with radium-226 and its decay products will be classified
					 pursuant to subdivisions (c), (e), (g) and (h) of this section.