N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 382.32

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 382.32 - Additional criteria for aboveground and belowground disposal

In addition to the requirements of section 382.31 and, if applicable, sections 382.33 and 382.34 of this Part, aboveground and belowground disposal methods must meet the requirements of this section.

(a) The disposal unit design must ensure that the geochemical interaction between the disposal units and the soils with which they come into contact will not adversely affect the ability of the land disposal facility to meet the performance objectives of sections 382.10 -382.15 of this Part.

(b) The disposal units must be placed on stable foundations such that settlement of the disposal unit will not adversely affect the ability of the land disposal facility to meet the performance objectives of sections 382.10 - 382.15 of this Part.

(c) The disposal units must be designed to maintain their stability and containment of waste under the impact of major natural phenomena which could affect the area of the land disposal facility.

(d) The disposal units must be designed to minimize leakage of water into the disposal units. The disposal units must be designed with a system that:

(1) prevents water resulting from possible leakage and internal condensation from saturating the waste; and

(2) provides for the release of such water from the disposal units in a manner that will not adversely affect the ability of the land disposal facility to meet the performance objectives of sections 382.10 -382.15 of this Part.

(e) During the operational and institutional control periods, the disposal units must be provided with reliable redundant monitoring systems to give early warning of the failure of the disposal units.

(f) The disposal units must function in concert with the other features of the disposal site to ensure that the performance objectives of sections 382.10 - 382.15 of this Part are met. The disposal method must be compatible with the following requirements for the disposal site:

(1) The disposal site must be designed:

(i) to minimize water infiltration into the disposal units;

(ii) to direct percolating or surface waters away from the disposal units; and

(iii) to resist degradation by surface geologic processes and biotic activity.

(2) Surface features of the disposal site must direct surface water drainage away from disposal units at velocities and gradients that will not result in erosion that will require ongoing active maintenance during and after the institutional control period.

(3) The disposal site must be designed to minimize the contact of water, ice or snow with waste during storage, the contact of standing water or snow with waste during disposal, and the contact of percolating or standing water with waste after disposal.

(g) The disposal unit design must minimize the amount of radioactive material that would be released to the environment, should water infiltrate the disposal units.

(h) Recovery or retrieval of waste from the disposal units must be feasible through the institutional control period. This provision must not adversely affect the ability of the disposal site to meet the performance objectives of sections 382.10 -382.15 of this Part.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 382.32