Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES › Subchapter H - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR NEAR-SURFACE LAND DISPOSAL OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Section 336.707 - Specific Technical Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The specific technical information in the application shall
					 include the following information needed for demonstration that the performance
					 objectives and the applicable technical requirements of this subchapter will be
					 met:
(1) a description of the
				  principal design criteria and their relationship to the performance
				  objectives;
(2) a description of
				  the design basis natural events or phenomena and their relationship to the
				  principal design criteria;
(3) a
				  description of codes and standards which the applicant has applied to the
				  design and which will apply to construction of the land disposal
				  facilities;
(4) a description of
				  the design features of the land disposal facility and the disposal units. For
				  near-surface disposal, the description shall include those design features
				  related to infiltration of water; integrity of covers for disposal units;
				  structural stability of backfill, wastes, and covers; contact of wastes with
				  standing water; disposal site drainage; disposal site closure and
				  stabilization; elimination to the extent practicable of long-term disposal site
				  maintenance; inadvertent intrusion; occupational exposures; disposal site
				  monitoring; and adequacy of the size of the buffer zone for monitoring and
				  potential mitigative measures;
(5)
				  a description of the construction and operation of the land disposal facility.
				  The description shall include, as a minimum, the methods of construction of
				  disposal units; waste emplacement; the procedures for and areas of waste
				  segregation; accurate drawings and descriptions of on-site buildings including,
				  but not limited to, construction, foundation details, ventilation, plumbing and
				  fire suppression systems, and proximity to creeks or culverts; types of
				  intruder barriers; onsite traffic and drainage systems; physical security
				  system; survey control program; methods and areas of waste storage; facilities
				  for and methods of processing waste including improperly packaged shipments;
				  and methods to control surface water and groundwater access to the wastes. The
				  description shall also include the methods to be employed in the handling and
				  disposal of wastes containing chelating agents or other nonradiological
				  substances that might affect meeting the performance objectives of this
				  subchapter;
(6) a description of
				  the types, chemical and physical forms, quantities, classification, and
				  specifications of the radioactive material proposed to be received, possessed,
				  processed, and disposed of at the land disposal facility. This description
				  shall include any prior disposal containing radioactive material at the site.
				  This description shall include performance criteria for form and packaging of
				  the waste or radioactive material that has been previously received and will be
				  received;
(7) a description of the
				  quality assurance program, tailored to disposal of low-level radioactive waste,
				  developed and applied by the applicant for the determination of natural
				  disposal site characteristics and for quality assurance during the design,
				  construction, operation, and closure of the land disposal facility and during
				  the receipt, handling, and emplacement of waste;
(8) a description of the radiation safety
				  program for control and monitoring of radioactive effluents to ensure
				  compliance with the performance objective in §
										336.724
				  of this title (relating to Protection of the General Population from Releases
				  of Radioactivity) and occupational radiation exposure to ensure compliance with
				  the requirements of Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Standards for
				  Protection Against Radiation) and to control contamination of personnel,
				  vehicles, equipment, buildings, and the disposal site. Both routine operations
				  and accidents shall be addressed. The program description shall include
				  procedures, instrumentation, facilities, and equipment;
(9) an Operating and Emergency Procedures
				  Manual that shall provide detailed procedures for receiving, handling, storing,
				  processing, and disposal of waste. Emergency procedures shall include a spill
				  detection and cleanup program for the site and associated transportation of
				  waste;
(10) a description of the
				  administrative procedures that the applicant must apply to control activities
				  at the land disposal facility, including hours of proposed operation;
				  and
(11) a description of the
				  electronic recordkeeping system as required in §
										336.740(i)
				  of this title (relating to Maintenance of Records and Reports).