New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter IV - QUALITY SERVICES › Subchapter C - RADIATION › Part 383 - Regulations For Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities Financial Assurance Requirements › Subpart 383-10 - Requirements for Environmental Structural Monitoring › Section 383-10.2 - General monitoring and inspection requirements

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The following general requirements apply to
					 all monitoring required by this Subpart or the permit:
(1) Samples and measurements taken for the
					 purpose of monitoring must be representative of the activity and medium being
					 monitored.
(2) The monitoring systems
					 and data evaluation process must have sufficient sensitivity to demonstrate that
					 the performance objectives and all applicable Federal and State environmental
					 standards are met.
(3) The permittee
					 must maintain monitoring systems and equipment in good working order and protect
					 them from tampering, vandalism, and inclement weather.
(4) All monitoring systems and equipment must
					 be periodically inspected, tested, and calibrated to ensure the proper and
					 continuous functioning of the monitoring system and equipment.
(5) All monitoring programs must include
					 collection of data to be used as input to the models used in the technical
					 analysis required by sections
					 383-3.4(h)(2)
					 and
					 383-13.4(b)(8) 
					 of this Part.
(6) If a monitoring
					 station required by this Part fails to operate properly or is unexpectedly
					 removed from service, the permittee must immediately notify the department.
					 Unless otherwise directed by the department, the permittee must replace or repair
					 the monitoring station, as necessary, to bring the station back into operation as
					 soon as possible.
(7) A systematic
					 numbering system must be established for all samples collected, and a unique
					 identification number must be assigned to each sample.
(8) The permittee must retain and maintain
					 records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and maintenance
					 records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring
					 instrumentation in accordance with section
					 383-13.2 
					 of this Part. Records of monitoring information must include:
(i) the date, exact place, sample
					 identification number, and time of sampling or measurements;
(ii) the name of the individual who performed
					 the sampling and measurements;
(iii)
					 the date the analyses were performed;
(iv) the name of the individual who performed
					 the analyses;
(v) the analytical
					 techniques or methods used;
(vi) the
					 result of such analyses with radiological results reported in both the
					 International System of Units (i.e., becquerels, grays, and sieverts) and
					 customary units (i.e., curies, rads, and rems);
(vii) records of internal laboratory quality
					 assurance and control; and
(viii)
					 additional information relating to the analyses as requested by the
					 department.
(9) Monitoring
					 data in the permittee's computer must at all reasonable times be available to the
					 department through electronic access to the permittee's computer. Where
					 continuous monitoring data are transmitted by telephone from the monitoring
					 device to the permittee's computer, the permittee must provide to the department
					 telephone access to the data at all times.
(10) When facility closure is commenced, a
					 closure, post-closure and institutional control period environmental monitoring
					 program must be implemented. This monitoring program must be based on the
					 disposal method(s), the site design, the operating history and the closure and
					 stabilization of the disposal site. It must be approved by the department in the
					 modification of the permit for facility closure.
(11) Monitoring during the closure,
					 post-closure, and institutional control periods must, to the maximum extent
					 practicable, utilize the same monitoring points as those that were utilized
					 during the operation of the land disposal facility.
(12) Monitoring plans submitted by the
					 applicant must include a description of the following:
(i) the media to be monitored;
(ii) the equipment, instruments, and facilities
					 to be used;
(iii) the data recording
					 and statistical analysis procedures to be used;
(iv) the organization of the staff that will
					 perform the monitoring; and
(v) the
					 quality assurance and quality control procedures to be followed.