South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part VII - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 61-63.VII.RHA 7.32 - Maintenance of Records, Reports, and Transfers

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
7.32.1 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.
7.32.2 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 7.32.4 as a condition of license termination unless the
				Department authorizes their disposition.
7.32.3 Records which shall be maintained pursuant
				to this part 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.
7.32.4 Notwithstanding 7.32.1 through 7.32.3,
				copies of records of the location and the quantity of wastes contained in the
				disposal site must be transferred upon license termination to the chief executive of
				the nearest municipality, the chief executive of the county in which the facility is
				located, the county 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.
7.32.5 Following receipt and acceptance of a
				shipment of radioactive waste, the licensee shall record the date that the shipment
				is received at the disposal facility, the date of disposal of the waste, 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 disposal containers as
				received, any discrepancies between materials listed on the manifest and those
				received, the volume of any pallets, bracing, or other shipping or onsite generated
				materials that are contaminated, and are disposed of as contaminated or suspect
				materials, and any evidence of leaking or damaged disposal containers 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 disposal containers 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.
7.32.6 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 Department in order to update the
				information base for determining financial qualifications.
7.32.7 Each licensee authorized to dispose of
				waste received from other persons, pursuant to this part, shall submit annual
				reports to the Department. Reports shall be submitted by the end of the first
				calendar quarter of each year for the preceding year.
7.32.7.1 The reports shall include:
7.32.7.1.1 specification of the quantity of each
				of the principal contaminants released to unrestricted areas in liquid and in
				airborne effluents during the preceding year,
7.32.7.1.2 the results of the environmental
				monitoring program,
7.32.7.1.3 a summary
				of licensee disposal unit servey and maintenance activities,
7.32.7.1.4 a summary, by waste class, of
				activities and quantities of radionuclides disposed of,
7.32.7.1.5 any instances in which observed site
				characteristics were significantly different from those described in the application
				for a license, and
7.32.7.1.6 any other
				information the Department may require.