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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-247 - Radiation protectionAir emissions › Section 246-247-085 - Compliance determination for existing emission units and facilities

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(1) All procedures
				for determining compliance with the dose equivalent standards of  40 C.F.R. 61
				 (effective July 1, 2021) are adopted by reference, as applicable as specified
				by the referenced subparts. The department may, upon request of a nonfederal
				licensee, authorize provisions specific to that nonfederal licensee, other than
				those already set forth in WAC 246-247-085 for determining compliance with
				appropriate dose equivalent standards by nonfederal emission units, so long as
				the department finds reasonable assurance of compliance with the performance
				objectives of this chapter.
(2)
				Facilities subject to  40 C.F.R. 61  shall use computer codes or procedures
				approved by the EPA to determine the TEDE to the MEI; all other facilities
				shall use computer codes or procedures approved by the department.
(3) The determination of compliance with the
				dose equivalent standard of WAC
				246-247-040
				shall include all radioactive air emissions resulting from routine and
				nonroutine operations for the past calendar year.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.050. 04-18-094, § 246-247-085,
					 filed 9/1/04, effective 10/2/04. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 70.98 and
					 70.94 RCW and chapter 173-480 WAC.
					 94-07-010, § 246-247-085, filed 3/4/94, effective
					 4/4/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-247 - Radiation protectionAir emissions › Section 246-247-100 - Enforcement actions

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(1) In
				accordance with
				RCW
				   70A.15.3130, the department may take any of
				the following actions to enforce compliance with the provisions of this
				chapter:
(a) Notice of violation and
				compliance order (RCW
				   70A.15.3010).
(b) Restraining order or temporary or
				permanent injunction (RCW
				   70A.15.3140; also
				RCW
				   70A.388.160).
(c) Penalty: Either fine or imprisonment, or
				both, for each separate violation (RCW
				   70A.15.3150).
(d) Civil penalty: Up to ten thousand dollars
				for each day of continued noncompliance (RCW 70A.15.-3160 (1) through
				(7)).
(e) Assurance of
				discontinuance (RCW
				   70A.15.3170).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-247 - Radiation protectionAir emissions › Section 246-247-110 - Appendix A - Application information requirements

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(1) Name and address of the facility, and
				location (latitude and longitude) of the emission unit(s).
(2) Name, title, address, and phone number of
				the responsible manager.
(3)
				Identify the type of proposed action for which this application is submitted:
(a) Construction of new emission
				unit(s);
(b) Modification of
				existing emission unit(s); identify whether this is a significant
				modification;
(c) Modification of
				existing unit(s), unregistered.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-249 - Radioactive waste - Use of the commercial disposal site › Section 246-249-001 - Purpose and scope

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These rules govern generators and brokers of low-level
				  radioactive waste (LLRW) and generators and brokers of naturally occurring and
				  accelerator produced radioactive material (NARM) seeking to dispose waste at
				  any commercial disposal facility in the state of Washington. For purposes of
				  this chapter, the term "radioactive waste" refers to both low-level radioactive
				  waste and naturally occurring and accelerator produced radioactive material.
				  These rules are in addition to applicable requirements of the United States
				  Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the United States Department of
				  Transportation (DOT), and other requirements of Title 246 WAC, the requirements
				  of the department of ecology, Title 173 WAC, and conditions of the license
				  issued to the disposal site operator(s).
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050. 05-21-128, 05-23-113 and
					 06-01-105, § 246-249-001, filed 10/19/05, 11/18/05 and 12/21/05, effective
					 8/15/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.050 and
					 70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
					 § 246-249-001, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-249-001, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-62-010, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-249 - Radioactive waste - Use of the commercial disposal site › Section 246-249-010 - Definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms

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As used in this chapter, the following definitions
				  apply:
(1) "Broker" means a person who
				performs one or more of the following functions for a radioactive waste
				generator:
(a) Arranges for transportation of
				the radioactive waste;
(b) Collects
				and/or consolidates shipments of radioactive waste (waste collector);
(c) Processes radioactive waste in some
				manner, not including carriers whose sole function is to transport radioactive
				waste (waste processor).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-249 - Radioactive waste - Use of the commercial disposal site › Section 246-249-020 - Site use permit

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(1) Each
				generator and each broker of radioactive waste shall:
(a) Possess an active valid, and unencumbered
				site use permit prior to the shipment of such waste to, or the disposal of such
				waste at any commercial disposal facility in the state of Washington.
(b) Renew the site use permit annually to
				maintain the permit in active status.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-249 - Radioactive waste - Use of the commercial disposal site › Section 246-249-030 - Waste shipment certification

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(1) A low-level radioactive waste shipment
				certification, Form RHF-31, must accompany each shipment of radioactive waste
				to a licensed low-level radioactive waste burial site. All three sections of
				the form must be completed. The certification shall be submitted at the
				disposal site to the department of health or its designee, and must be judged
				to be properly executed prior to the acceptance of the waste by the site
				operator. If a broker is involved, the broker's and carrier's sections must
				bear original signatures. The generator's signature need not be an original
				signature. If a broker is acting as the processor and/or packager of the waste,
				the broker may act as the agent of the generator and may sign the certification
				statement for the generator, provided the name and site use permit number of
				the original generator are identified. If no broker is involved, the generator
				shall so signify by entry in the broker's section of the form that no broker
				was involved, e.g., "no broker," and the generator and carrier's section must
				bear original signatures.
(2) In
				the case of brokered shipments from more than a single generator, information
				on each generator's certification shall include data clearly identifying,
				without reference to other documentation, each package transferred from that
				generator to the broker. The data shall be compatible with package
				identifications on the shipment manifest (RSR) from the broker, and with
				identification markings on the packages.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050 and
					 70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
					 § 246-249-030, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-249-030, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-62-040, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-249 - Radioactive waste - Use of the commercial disposal site › Section 246-249-040 - Classification of radioactive waste for near-surface disposal

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(1)
Considerations.
Determination of the classification of 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.
(2)
Classes of waste.
(a) 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 WAC 246-249-050(1).
				If Class A waste also meets the stability requirements set forth in WAC
				246-249-050(2),
				it is not necessary to segregate the waste for disposal.
(b) 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 WAC
				246-249-050.
(c) 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 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 WAC
				246-249-050.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-249 - Radioactive waste - Use of the commercial disposal site › Section 246-249-050 - Acceptable radioactive waste forms and packaging

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(1) Packaging.
(a) Wastes shall be packaged in conformance
				with the conditions of the license issued to the site operator to which the
				waste will be shipped. Where the conditions of the site license are more
				restrictive than the provisions of these regulations, the site license
				condition shall govern. As a minimum, radioactive waste must be packaged in
				such a manner that waste containers received at the facility do not show:
(i) Significant deformation;
(ii) Loss or dispersal of contents;
(iii) An increase in the external radiation
				levels recorded on the manifest, within instrument tolerances; or
(iv) Significant containment degradation due
				to rust or other chemical actions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-249 - Radioactive waste - Use of the commercial disposal site › Section 246-249-060 - Labeling

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Each package of waste must be clearly labeled to identify
				  whether it is Class A waste, Class B waste, or Class C waste in accordance with
				  WAC 246-249-040. This marking is in
				  addition to any transportation markings or labeling required by the United
				  States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or the United States Department of
				  Transportation and shall consist of lettering one-half inch high or greater in
				  a durable contrasting color with the background surrounding the lettering. The
				  classification marking shall be visible on the same side as the radioactive
				  marking or label and in close proximity (within six inches). Waste packages
				  marked "Radioactive," "Limited Quantity" or "Radioactive LSA" need only one
				  classification marking whereas waste packages labeled White I, Yellow II, or
				  Yellow III shall have classification markings in close proximity (within six
				  inches) to each label.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050 and
					 70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
					 § 246-249-060, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-249-060, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-62-070, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-249 - Radioactive waste - Use of the commercial disposal site › Section 246-249-070 - Variances

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It is inevitable that a small portion of wastes cannot be
				  treated to fully comply with the waste form requirements of this chapter
				  consistent with the ALARA philosophy of chapter 246-220 WAC. A waste disposal
				  site operator may apply to the department for a variance provided:
(1) The variance requested is not for a
				continuing process or waste stream;
(2) An equivalent or greater degree of
				protection is provided by the proposed alternative; and
(3) All reasonable methods of complying with
				the existing requirement have been considered.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.98.050 and
					 70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
					 § 246-249-070, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-249-070, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
					 402-62-080, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-249 - Radioactive waste - Use of the commercial disposal site › Section 246-249-080 - Naturally occurring and accelerator produced radioactive material (NARM), excluding source material

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(1) In
				addition to requirements for a disposal site use permit contained in WAC
				246-249-020, single generators of
				naturally occurring or accelerator produced radioactive material shall obtain
				the specific approval of the department prior to offering wastes for
				disposal.
(2) Applications for
				specific departmental approval must be submitted to the department for volumes
				greater than one thousand cubic feet of diffuse NARM, and must describe:
(a) The chemical processes which produce or
				have produced the waste;
(b) The
				volume of waste to be disposed; and
(c) The radionuclides in the waste.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-249 - Radioactive waste - Use of the commercial disposal site › Section 246-249-090 - Transfer for disposal and manifests

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The requirements of this section are designed to control
				  transfers of radioactive waste by any waste generator, waste collector, or
				  waste processor licensee who ships radioactive waste either directly, or
				  indirectly through a waste collector or waste processor, to a licensed
				  low-level waste land disposal facility; establish a manifest tracking system;
				  and supplement existing requirements concerning transfers and recordkeeping for
				  those wastes.
(1) Effective March 1,
				1998, each shipment of radioactive waste intended for disposal at a licensed
				land disposal facility in the state of Washington must be accompanied by a
				uniform low-level radioactive waste shipment manifest.
(2) Any licensee shipping radioactive waste
				intended for ultimate disposal at a licensed land disposal facility must
				document the information required on NRC's Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste
				Manifest and transfer this recorded manifest information to the intended
				consignee in accordance with this section.
(a) Each shipment manifest must include a
				certification by the waste generator as specified in this section.
(b) Each person involved in the transfer for
				disposal and disposal of waste, including the waste generator, waste collector,
				waste processor, and disposal facility operator, shall comply with the
				requirements specified in this section.
(c) Any licensee shipping by-product material
				as defined in subsection (2)(c) and (d) of this section intended for ultimate
				disposal at a land disposal facility licensed under chapter 246-250 WAC must
				document the information required on NRC's Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste
				Manifest and transfer this recorded manifest information to the intended
				consignee in accordance with this section.
(d) When recording information on shipment
				manifests, information must be recorded in the International System of Units
				(SI) or in SI and units of curie, rad, rem, including multiples and
				subdivisions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-001 - Purpose and scope

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(1)
				  The regulations in this chapter establish procedures, criteria, and terms and
				  conditions upon which the department issues licenses for land disposal of
				  low-level radioactive wastes received from other persons. (Applicability of the
				  requirements in this chapter to department licenses for waste disposal
				  facilities in effect on the effective date of this regulation will be
				  determined on a case-by-case basis and implemented through terms and conditions
				  of the license or by orders issued by the department.) The requirements of this
				  chapter are in addition to, and not in substitution for, other applicable
				  requirements of these regulations or other state regulations.
(2) The regulations in this chapter do not
				  apply to disposal of tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or
				  concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore where the tailings or wastes
				  result in quantities greater than 10,000 kilograms and containing more than 185
				  mega becquerels (five millicuries) of radium 226, or disposal of waste provided
				  in WAC 246-221-070,
				  246-221-190, or
				  246-221-200.
(3) This chapter establishes procedural
				  requirements and performance objectives applicable to any method of land
				  disposal. It establishes specific technical requirements for near-surface
				  disposal of radioactive waste which involves disposal in the uppermost portion
				  of the earth, approximately 30 meters. Near-surface disposal includes disposal
				  in engineered facilities which may be built totally or partially above-grade
				  provided that such facilities have protective earthen covers. Near-surface
				  disposal does not include disposal facilities which are partially or fully
				  above-grade with no protective earthen cover, which are referred to as
				  "above-ground disposal." Burial deeper than 30 meters may also be satisfactory.
				  Technical requirements for alternative methods may be added in the
				  future.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050 and
						70.98.080. 97-02-014, §
						246-250-001, filed 12/20/96, effective 1/20/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 94-01-073, § 246-250-001,
						filed 12/9/93, effective 1/9/94. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050 and
						70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
						§ 246-250-001, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-001, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-010, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-010 - Definitions

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As used in this chapter, the following definitions
					 apply:
(1) "Active maintenance" means
				  any significant activity needed during the period of institutional control to
				  maintain a reasonable assurance that the performance objectives of WAC
				  246-250-170 and
				  246-250-180 are met. Such active
				  maintenance includes ongoing activities such as the pumping and treatment of
				  water from a disposal unit or one-time measures such as replacement of a
				  disposal unit cover. Active maintenance does not include custodial activities
				  such as repair of fencing, repair or replacement of monitoring equipment,
				  revegetation, minor additions to soil cover, minor repair of disposal unit
				  covers, and general disposal site upkeep such as mowing grass.
(2) "Buffer zone" means a portion of the
				  disposal site that is controlled by the licensee or by the United States
				  Department of Energy and that lies under the disposal units and between the
				  disposal units and the boundary of the site.
(3) "By-product material" means:
(a) Any radioactive material (except special
				  nuclear material) yielded in, or made radioactive by, exposure to the radiation
				  incident to the process of producing or using special nuclear
				  material;
(b) The tailings or
				  wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from
				  ore processed primarily for its source material content, including discrete
				  surface wastes resulting from uranium solution extraction processes.
				  Underground ore bodies depleted by these solution extraction operations do not
				  constitute "by-product material" within this definition;
(c)
(i) Any
				  discrete source of radium-226 that is produced, extracted, or converted after
				  extraction, before, on, or after August 8, 2005, for use for a commercial,
				  medical, or research activity; or
(ii) Any material that:
(A) Has been made radioactive by use of a
				  particular accelerator; and
(B) Is
				  produced, extracted, or converted after extraction, before, on, or after August
				  8, 2005, for use for a commercial, medical, or research activity; and
(d) Any discrete source
				  of naturally occurring radioactive material, other than source material, that:
(i) The commission, in consultation with the
				  Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy,
				  the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the head of any other appropriate
				  federal agency determines would pose a threat similar to the threat posed by a
				  discrete source of radium-226 to the public health and safety or the common
				  defense and security; and
(ii)
				  Before, on, or after August 8, 2005, is extracted or converted after extraction
				  for use in a commercial, medical, or research activity.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-020 - License required

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(1) No person
				  may receive, possess, or dispose of waste received from other persons at a land
				  disposal facility unless authorized by a license issued by the department
				  pursuant to this chapter, and chapter 246-235 WAC.
(2) Each person shall file an application
				  with the department pursuant to chapter 246-235 WAC and obtain a license as
				  provided in this chapter before commencement of construction of a land disposal
				  facility. Failure to comply with this requirement may be grounds for denial of
				  a license.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050 and
						70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
						§ 246-250-020, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-020, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-030, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-030 - Content of application

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In addition to the requirements set forth in chapter
					 246-235 WAC, an application to receive from others, possess, and dispose of
					 wastes shall consist of general information, specific technical information,
					 institutional information, and financial information as set forth in WAC
					 246-250-040 through
					 246-250-080.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050 and
						70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
						§ 246-250-030, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-030, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-040, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-040 - General information

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The general information shall include each of the
					 following:
(1) Identity of the
				  applicant including:
(a) The full name,
				  address, telephone number, and description of the business or occupation of the
				  applicant;
(b) If the applicant is
				  a partnership, the name and address of each partner and the principal location
				  where the partnership does business;
(c) If the applicant is a corporation or an
				  unincorporated association, (i) the state where it is incorporated or organized
				  and the principal location where it does business, and (ii) the names and
				  addresses of its directors and principal officers; and
(d) If the applicant is acting as an agent or
				  representative of another person in filing the application, all information
				  required under this subsection must be supplied with respect to the other
				  person.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-060 - Technical analyses

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The specific technical information shall also include the
					 following analyses needed to demonstrate that the performance objectives of
					 this chapter will be met:
(1) Pathways
				  analyzed in demonstrating protection of the general population from releases of
				  radioactivity shall include air, soil, groundwater, surface water, plant
				  uptake, and exhumation by burrowing animals. The analyses shall clearly
				  identify and differentiate between the roles performed by the natural disposal
				  site characteristics and design features in isolating and segregating the
				  wastes. The analyses shall clearly demonstrate that there is reasonable
				  assurance that the exposures to humans from the release of radioactivity will
				  not exceed the limits set forth in WAC
				  246-250-170.
(2) Analyses of the protection of individuals
				  from inadvertent intrusion shall include demonstration that there is reasonable
				  assurance the waste classification and segregation requirements will be met and
				  that adequate barriers to inadvertent intrusion will be provided.
(3) Analyses of the protection of individuals
				  during operations shall include assessments of expected exposures due to
				  routine operations and likely accidents during handling, storage, and disposal
				  of waste. The analyses shall provide reasonable assurance that exposures will
				  be controlled to meet the requirements of chapter 246-221 WAC.
(4) Analyses of the long-term stability of
				  the disposal site and the need for ongoing active maintenance after closure
				  shall be based upon analyses of active natural processes such as erosion, mass
				  wasting, slope failure, settlement of wastes and backfill, infiltration through
				  covers over disposal areas and adjacent soils, and surface drainage of the
				  disposal site. The analyses shall provide reasonable assurance that there will
				  not be a need for ongoing active maintenance of the disposal site following
				  closure.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050 and
						70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
						§ 246-250-060, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-060, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-070, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-070 - Institutional information

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The institutional information submitted by the applicant
					 shall include:
(1) A certification by
				  the federal or state agency which owns the disposal site that the federal or
				  state agency is prepared to accept transfer of the license when the provisions
				  of WAC 246-250-140 are met and will
				  assume responsibility for institutional control after site closure and
				  post-closure observation and maintenance.
(2) Where the proposed disposal site is on
				  land not owned by the federal or state government, the applicant shall submit
				  evidence that arrangements have been made for assumption of ownership in fee by
				  the federal or state agency before the department issues a license.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050 and
						70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
						§ 246-250-070, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-070, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-080, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-080 - Financial information

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The financial information shall be sufficient to
					 demonstrate that the financial qualifications of the applicant are adequate to
					 carry out the activities for which the license is sought and meet other
					 financial assurance requirements of this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-080, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-090, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-100 - Conditions of licenses

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(1) A
				  license issued under this chapter, or any right thereunder, may be transferred,
				  assigned, or in any manner disposed of, either voluntarily or involuntarily,
				  directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of the license to any
				  person, only if the department finds, after securing full information, that the
				  transfer is in accordance with the provisions of the act and gives its consent
				  in writing in the form of a license amendment.
(2) The licensee shall submit written
				  statements under oath upon request of the department, at any time before
				  termination of the license, to enable the department to determine whether the
				  license should be modified, suspended, or revoked.
(3) The license will be terminated only on
				  the full implementation of the final closure plan as approved by the
				  department, including post-closure observation and maintenance.
(4) The licensee shall be subject to the
				  provisions of the act, now or hereafter in effect, and to all rules,
				  regulations, and orders of the department. The terms and conditions of the
				  license are subject to amendment, revision, or modification, by reason of
				  amendments to, or by reason of rules, regulations, and orders issued in
				  accordance with the terms of the act.
(5) Each person licensed by the department
				  pursuant to the regulations in this chapter shall confine possession and use of
				  materials to the locations and purposes authorized in the license.
(6) The licensee shall not dispose of waste
				  until the department has inspected the land disposal facility and has found it
				  to be in conformance with the description, design, and construction described
				  in the application for a license.
(7) The department may incorporate in any
				  license at the time of issuance, or thereafter, by appropriate rule,
				  regulation, or order, additional requirements and conditions with respect to
				  the licensee's receipt, possession, and disposal of waste as it deems
				  appropriate or necessary in order to:
(a)
				  Protect health or to minimize danger to life or property;
(b) Require reports and the keeping of
				  records, and to provide for inspections of activities under the license that
				  may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of the act and
				  regulations thereunder.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-110 - Application for renewal or closure

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(1) An application for renewal must be filed
				  at least ninety days prior to license expiration.
(2) An application for closure under WAC
				  246-250-120 must be filed at
				  least one year prior to proposed closure.
(3) Applications for renewal of a license
				  must be filed in accordance with WAC
				  246-250-030 through
				  246-250-080. Applications for
				  closure must be filed in accordance with WAC
				  246-250-120. Information
				  contained in previous applications, statements, or reports filed with the
				  department under the license may be incorporated by reference if the references
				  are clear, specific, and remain pertinent.
(4) In any case in which a licensee has filed
				  an application in proper form for renewal of a license, the license shall not
				  expire until the department has taken final action on the application for
				  renewal.
(5) In determining whether
				  a license will be renewed, the department will apply the criteria set forth in
				  WAC 246-250-090.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050 and
						70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
						§ 246-250-110, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-110, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-120, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-120 - Contents of application for site closure and stabilization

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(1) Prior to final
				  closure of the disposal site, or as otherwise directed by the department, the
				  applicant shall submit an application to amend the license for closure. This
				  closure application shall include a final revision and specific details of the
				  disposal site closure plan included as part of the license application
				  submitted under WAC
				  246-250-050(7) that includes each of the following:
(a) Any
				  additional geologic, hydrologic, or other data pertinent to the long-term
				  containment of emplaced wastes obtained during the operational
				  period.
(b) The results of tests,
				  experiments, or any other analyses relating to backfill of excavated areas,
				  closure and sealing, waste migration and interaction with emplacement media, or
				  any other tests, experiments, or analysis pertinent to the long-term
				  containment of emplaced waste within the disposal site.
(c) Any proposed revision of plans for:
(i) Decontamination and/or dismantlement of
				  surface facilities;
(ii)
				  Backfilling of excavated areas; or
(iii) Stabilization of the disposal site for
				  post-closure care.
(d)
				  Any significant new information regarding the environmental impact of closure
				  activities and long-term performance of the disposal site.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-130 - Post-closure observation and maintenance

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The licensee shall observe, monitor, and carry out
					 necessary maintenance and repairs at the disposal site until the site closure
					 is complete and the license is transferred by the department in accordance with
					 WAC 246-250-140. Responsibility for
					 the disposal site must be maintained by the licensee for five years. A shorter
					 or longer time period for post-closure observation and maintenance may be
					 established and approved as part of the site closure plan, based on
					 site-specific conditions.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050 and
						70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
						§ 246-250-130, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-130, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-140, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-140 - Transfer of license

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Following closure and the period of post-closure
					 observation and maintenance, the licensee may apply for an amendment to
					 transfer the license to the disposal site owner. The license shall be
					 transferred when the department finds:
(1) That the closure of the disposal site has
				  been made in conformance with the licensee's disposal site closure plan, as
				  amended and approved as part of the license;
(2) That reasonable assurance has been
				  provided by the licensee that the performance objectives of this chapter are
				  met;
(3) That any funds and
				  necessary records for care will be transferred to the disposal site
				  owner;
(4) That the post-closure
				  monitoring program is operational for implementation by the disposal site
				  owner; and
(5) That the federal or
				  state agency which will assume responsibility for institutional control of the
				  disposal site is prepared to assume responsibility and ensure that the
				  institutional requirements found necessary under WAC
				  246-250-090(8) will be met.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050 and
						70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
						§ 246-250-140, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-140, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-150, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-150 - Termination of license

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(1)
				  Following any period of institutional control needed to meet the requirements
				  found necessary under WAC
				  246-250-090, the licensee may
				  apply for an amendment to terminate the license.
(2) This application will be reviewed in
				  accordance with the provisions of chapter 246-235 WAC.
(3) A license shall be terminated only when
				  the department finds:
(a) That the
				  institutional control requirements found necessary under WAC
				  246-250-090(8) have been met;
(b) That any
				  additional requirements resulting from new information developed during the
				  institutional control period have been met; and
(c) That permanent monuments or markers
				  warning against intrusion have been installed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-160 - General requirement

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Land disposal facilities shall be sited, designed,
					 operated, closed, and controlled after closure so that reasonable assurance
					 exists that exposures to individuals are within the requirements established in
					 the performance objectives in WAC
					 246-250-170 through
					 246-250-200.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050 and
						70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
						§ 246-250-160, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-160, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-170, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-170 - Protection of the general population from releases of radioactivity

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Concentrations of radioactive material which may be
					 released to the general environment in groundwater, surface water, air, soil,
					 plants, or animals shall not result in an annual dose exceeding an equivalent
					 of twenty-five millirems (0.25 mSv) to the whole body, seventy-five millirems
					 (0.75 mSv) to the thyroid, and twenty-five millirems (0.25 mSv) to any other
					 organ of any member of the public. Reasonable effort should be made to maintain
					 releases of radioactivity in effluents to the general environment as low as is
					 reasonably achievable.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-170, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-180, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-180 - Protection of individuals from inadvertent intrusion

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Design, operation, and closure of the land disposal
					 facility shall ensure protection of any individual inadvertently intruding into
					 the disposal site and occupying the site or contacting the waste at any time
					 after active institutional controls over the disposal site are
					 removed.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-180, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-190, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-190 - Protection of individuals during operations

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After the effective date of these regulations, operations
					 at the land disposal facility shall be conducted in compliance with the
					 standards for radiation protection set out in chapter 246-221 WAC, except for
					 releases of radioactivity in effluents from the land disposal facility, which
					 shall be governed by WAC
					 246-250-170. Every reasonable
					 effort should be made to maintain radiation exposures as low as is reasonably
					 achievable.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050 and
						70.98.080. 91-16-109 (Order 187),
						§ 246-250-190, filed 8/7/91, effective 9/7/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-190, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-200, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 246-250-200 - Stability of the disposal site after closure

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The disposal facility shall be sited, designed, used,
					 operated, and closed to achieve long-term stability of the disposal site and to
					 eliminate, to the extent practicable, the need for ongoing active maintenance
					 of the disposal site following closure so that only surveillance, monitoring,
					 or minor custodial care is required.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-250-200, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.080. 87-01-031 (Order 2450), §
						402-61-210, filed 12/11/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-250 - Radioactive waste-Licensing land disposal › TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Section 246-250-320 - Disposal site design for land disposal

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(1) Disposal site design for near-surface
				  disposal.
(a) Site design features shall be
				  directed toward long-term isolation and avoidance of the need for continuing
				  active maintenance after site closure.
(b) The disposal site design and operation
				  shall be compatible with the disposal site closure and stabilization plan and
				  lead to disposal site closure that provides reasonable assurance that the
				  performance objectives will be met.
(c) The disposal site shall be designed to
				  complement and improve, where appropriate, the ability of the disposal site's
				  natural characteristics to assure that the performance objectives will be
				  met.
(d) Covers shall be designed
				  to minimize to the extent practicable water infiltration, to direct percolating
				  or surface water away from the disposed waste, and to resist degradation by
				  surface geologic processes and biotic activity.
(e) Surface features shall direct surface
				  water drainage away from disposal units at velocities and gradients which will
				  not result in erosion that will require ongoing active maintenance in the
				  future.
(f) The disposal site shall
				  be designed to minimize to the extent practicable the contact of water with
				  waste during storage, the contact of standing water with waste during disposal,
				  and the contact of percolating or standing water with wastes after
				  disposal.