Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 481 - VIRGINIA RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS › Part XVII - Schedules › Section 12VAC5-481-3710 - Requirements for transfers of low-level radioactive waste intended for disposal at licensed land disposal facilities and manifests

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Manifest.
1. A waste generator, waste collector, or
				  waste processor that transports, or offers for transportation, low-level
				  radioactive waste intended for ultimate disposal at a licensed low-level
				  radioactive waste land disposal facility must prepare a manifest reflecting
				  information requested on applicable NRC Forms 540 (Uniform Low-Level
				  Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper)) and 541 (Uniform Low-Level
				  Radioactive Waste Manifest (Container and Waste Description)) and, if
				  necessary, on an applicable NRC Form 542 (Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste
				  Manifest (Manifest Index and Regional Compact Tabulation)). NRC Forms 540 and
				  540A must be completed and must physically accompany the pertinent low-level
				  waste shipment.
2. Upon agreement
				  between shipper and consignee, NRC Forms 541, 541A, 542, and 542A may be
				  completed, transmitted, and stored in electronic media with the capability for
				  producing legible, accurate, and complete records on the respective
				  forms.
3. Licensees are not
				  required by the agency, the NRC, or another agreement state to comply with the
				  manifesting requirements of this subpart when they ship:
a. Low-level radioactive waste for processing
				  and expect its return, such as for storage under their license, prior to
				  disposal at a licensed land disposal facility;
b. Low-level radioactive waste that is being
				  returned to the licensee that is the waste generator or generator; or
c. Radioactively contaminated material to a
				  waste processor that becomes the processor's residual waste.
4. For guidance in completing the
				  forms required under subdivision 1 of this subsection, refer to the
				  instructions that accompany the forms. Copies of manifests required by this
				  subpart may be legible carbon copies, photocopies, or computer printouts that
				  reproduce the data in the format of the uniform manifest.
5. NRC Forms 540, 540A, 541, 541A, 542, and
				  542A, and the accompanying instructions, in hard copy, may be obtained by
				  writing or calling the Office of Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
				  Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (800) 368-5642, or by visiting
				  the NRC's website at ###www.nrc.gov.
6. This section includes information
				  requirements of the DOT, as codified in 49 CFR Part 172. Information on
				  hazardous, medical, or other waste, required to meet Environmental Protection
				  Agency (EPA) regulations, as codified in 40 CFR Part 259, 261 or elsewhere, is
				  not addressed in this section and must be provided on the required EPA forms.
				  However, the required EPA forms must accompany the uniform low-level
				  radioactive waste manifest required by this section.