N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 383-7.3

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

Section 383-7.3 - Design and construction requirements for associated facilities and support systems

(a) General requirements.

(1) The design life of each associated facility and support system must be consistent with the performance objectives and the required period for which the facility or system must reliably function.

(2) Design details of the associated facilities and support systems, including all utility services, must be provided as part of the application. The design details must describe each associated facility and support system including components; design criteria codes; standards used for design; and the impact of the shutdown of the associated facility or support system on overall land disposal facility operations.

(b) Utility systems. The land disposal facility design must provide for utility systems and services necessary for facility construction and operation, including communication, electrical service, water supply, lighting, sanitary waste disposal, fuel delivery, and storage. Details on the design of each system must be provided as part of the application and include a designation of system components, design criteria, codes, and standards used in the design, the impact of system failure on facility operation, and necessary emergency standby or backup systems to be incorporated.

(c) Security. The land disposal facility design must include site security facilities in accordance with Subpart 383-14 of this Part.

(d) Receiving area. The land disposal facility design must include a receiving area that will provide adequate space, based on the expected rate and frequency of waste shipments to the facility, for the temporary storage of waste prior to inspection.

(e) Inspection and testing facilities. The land disposal facility design must include facilities for the waste package inspection and testing program required by section 383-8.4 of this Part.

(f) Facilities for unacceptable wastes. The land disposal facility design must include a separate area of adequate size for storage of unacceptable wastes awaiting reprocessing, repackaging, or return to the generator or shipper, and facilities properly equipped to isolate and return or reprocess all unacceptable waste received.

(g) Temporary storage facilities. The land disposal facility design must include facilities for temporary storage of waste at the disposal facility. The temporary storage facilities must be designed to:

(1) safely store, at a minimum, a six-month volume of waste;

(2) provide shielding which meets the requirements of section 382.13 of this Title;

(3) keep the waste dry, protected from the elements and major natural phenomena, and segregated from other activities on the site that could adversely affect the integrity of the waste package or the waste form;

(4) provide the separate storage areas required by section 383-8.5(c)(3) and (4) of this Part;

(5) store and prevent the decomposition of the radioactive wastes identified in section 383-8.3(a)(1) through (3) of this Part prior to incineration on the site, if applicable (for example, by storage in a freezer);

(6) provide for prompt response to fires;

(7) provide for ease of decontamination and minimization of the spread of contamination; and

(8) provide for waste minimization for waste generated at the disposal site.

(h) Waste treatment facilities. Unless provisions are made for off-site waste treatment, the land disposal facility design must include on-site waste treatment facilities that are capable of treating and packaging for disposal all waste generated from on-site activities including equipment and vehicle washdown; runoff collection; waste packaging, volume reduction, inspection, testing, sampling, analysis, treatment, incineration, and handling; and environmental monitoring.

(i) Site grading and surface water control. The disposal site design must include grading and surface water control features to direct surface water drainage and upgradient surface water away from the disposal units at velocities and gradients that would not result in erosion or deposition that could adversely affect the ability of the land disposal facility to meet the performance objectives.

(j) Surface drainage collection and treatment. The land disposal facility design must include one or more surface drainage systems serving those portions of the site on which waste is present at any time for any reason, including transportation, receipt, inspection, storage, treatment, or disposal. These surface drainage systems must meet the following requirements:

(1) Each surface drainage system must be designed to handle the peak runoff from a 1-in-500 year design storm.

(2) The design of the surface drainage systems must provide for the collection, sampling, treatment (if necessary), and release of the collected runoff in accordance with the applicable requirements of this Title.

(k) Fire prevention and protection provisions. The land disposal facility design must incorporate provisions for adequate fire prevention and protection including necessary equipment, systems, and facilities for preventing fires and protecting the land disposal facility and personnel from fire and radiation exposure hazards in case of a fire. The fire prevention and protection provisions must meet the following minimum requirements:

(1) All fire prevention and protection provisions must be designed and constructed in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association Codes NFPA 801-1991, Recommended Fire Protection Practice for Facilities Handling Radioactive Materials and NFPA 901-1990, Uniform Coding for Fire Protection (see section 383-1.8 of this Part).

(2) Fire protection systems must include on-site and off-site warning systems and an on-site alarm system for reporting and responding to a fire.

(3) The fire prevention and protection provisions must include fire-retardant building materials, fire detection equipment, fire fighting equipment, fire extinguishing systems.

(4) The fire prevention and protection provisions must be designed to respond to all credible fires that may occur at the land disposal facility including the following:

(i) fires in closed disposal units;

(ii) fires in disposal units that have not yet been closed;

(iii) fires in the waste storage area; and

(iv) fires resulting from transportation accidents.

(l) Emergency facilities. The land disposal facility design must include emergency facilities for responding to radioactive waste spills, personnel injuries, and other operation emergencies. The following emergency systems and facilities must be included in the land disposal facility design:

(1) emergency personnel showers and decontamination facilities which must be clearly posted and located in potential hazard areas for quick and easy access for personnel decontamination purposes;

(2) on-site warning and alarm systems to alert on-site personnel of an accident occurrence and the need for response;

(3) on-site facilities to administer first aid and treatment to injured personnel;

(4) on-site laboratories to promptly analyze environmental radiation samples;

(5) an on-site emergency control center; and

(6) on-site emergency training facilities.

(m) Emergency standby power and systems. The land disposal facility must be designed and constructed to include emergency standby power and/or adequate backup systems to maintain, during a power outage or other related emergency occurrence, the operation of all systems that are essential to facility operation and/or health and safety including the following:

(1) security and alarm systems;

(2) monitoring and operations warning systems;

(3) ventilation systems in waste storage and handling areas and buildings;

(4) lighting in all critical operations areas; and

(5) other essential systems and services that, were they to become inoperable, would pose a potential health risk to the facility personnel, the surrounding public, and/or the environment.

(n) Incinerators. Incinerators on the site must comply with the applicable provisions of Parts 200, 201, 211, 212, 219, 257, and 373 of this Title.

(o) The land disposal facility must include adequate office space for the department's on-site environmental monitors as required by section 383-15.1 of this Part.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 383-7.3