Procedural and Technical Requirements for Siting Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities. National Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Program

摘要

With the passage of the Low-Level Waste Policy Act of 1980, the responsibility for providing facilities for the safe and efficient disposal of low-level waste has been placed upon the states. Most states have chosen to share the responsibility with neighboring states through the formation of regional interstate compacts. The compacts will differ in their functional authority; some will merely assist the member states and others will act as a regional government in the area of LLW management. In all regional arrangements, an individual state will be required to host the regional disposal facility. As a result, multiplicity of entities will be involved each of which will have its own operating approach and practices. It is important, therefore, that guidelines be developed that enable each participant to adopt procedures tailored to meet particular needs but which form a common basis of practice. The purpose of differences in the procedures employed by the various entities can be readily understood and not allowed to cause confusion and delay. With the publication on December 27, 1982, by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of final rules on Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste (10 CFR 61), it is now possible to factor these requirements into such guidelines. This report has been prepared with that objective in mind. Contents of this report include: guidelines for siting LLW disposal facilities; life cycle of an LLW disposal facility; siting procedures; and role of compact commissions. 4 references, 7 figures, 3 tables. (ERA citation 09:039713)