Onsite disposal of radioactive waste. Guidance for disposal by subsurface burial. Volume 1

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5966554

Neuder, S M

Volume 1 of this NUREG provides guidance primarily for academic, medical, and industrial licensees seeking authorization to dispose of small quantities of radioactive material by onsite subsurface disposal. Licensee requests for such authorizations are made pursuant to Section 20.302 of 10 CFR Part 20 ''Standards for Protection Against Radiation.'' This guidance supplements Section 20.302 to assure that appropriate information is provided by the licensee so that an adequate evaluation of the application can be performed by NRC staff. In addition, this guidance provides a description of disposal methods and techniques acceptable to the NRC staff in its evaluation of the application. This guidance also identifies categories of radionuclides defined for subsurface disposal. Limiting conditions are described for each category of radionuclides with respect to total radioactivity, waste packaging, burial frequency and other conditions likely to be acceptable for subsurface disposal. The category lists of radionuclides and associated disposal conditions and criteria are the primary data by which the NRC staff will make an initial evaluation of information provided in the application. An application for a proposed disposal activity that does not fit any of the disposal categories will be evaluated against more complete guidance also described in this document.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Waste Management
• OSTI ID: 5966554
• Report Number(s): NUREG-1101-Vol.1; ON: TI86901159
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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