Section 459.8245 - Duties of waste processor who processes, treats or repackages wasteA waste processor who processes, treats or repackages wastes shall:
1. Acknowledge receipt of the waste from the shipper by returning a signed copy of NRC Form 540 within 1 week after receipt of the waste.2. Prepare a new shipping manifest which contains the required information and certificate, the preparation of which is acknowledgment that the waste processor is responsible for the waste. For each container of waste in the shipment, the manifest must set forth the waste generator, the volume of preprocessed waste and any other information required pursuant to NAC 459.8231.3. Prepare all wastes so that the waste is classified according to NAC 459.8265 and meets the requirements of NAC 459.830 and 459.8305.4. Label each package of waste to identify whether it is Class A, Class B or Class C waste in accordance with NAC 459.8265.5. Conduct a program of inspection, including a managerial evaluation of audits, to ensure that the waste conforms to permitted classes and the requirements for physical form and packaging.6. Forward or electronically transfer a copy of the uniform low-level radioactive waste manifest to the consignee so that the manifest is received before or at the same time the shipment is delivered to the consignee.7. Include NRC Form 540 or Form 540A, as applicable, with the shipment.8. Receive acknowledgment of the receipt of the shipment in the form of a signed copy of NRC Form 540.9. Retain or electronically store a copy of the uniform low-level radioactive waste manifest and documentation of acknowledgment of receipt as the required record of transfer of licensed material.10. For any shipment or part of a shipment for which an acknowledgment of its receipt has not been received within 20 days after the shipping date, conduct the investigation required by NAC 459.8255.11. Notify the shipper and Division when any shipment or part of a shipment has not arrived within 60 days after receipt of an advanced manifest, unless the waste processor is notified by the shipper that the shipment has been cancelled.Nev. Admin. Code § 459.8245
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 4-27-84; A by R084-98, 1-26-99; A by Dep't of Human Resources by R137-01, 5-30-2003