Illinois Administrative Code
Title 32 - ENERGY
Part 605 - STANDARDS FOR SELECTION OF CONTRACTORS
Section 605.80 - Method of Disposal
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
The Agency shall select as a contractor a proposer who is capable of designing, constructing, operating, and closing a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility that does not incorporate the use of shallow land burial or deep well injection and that will further the objective of providing for the management of these wastes in the safest manner possible and in a manner that creates the least risk to human health and the environment of Illinois [420 ILCS 20/2(b)] . For purposes of this Section, shallow land burial has the same definition ascribed in Section 3 of the Act. The Agency will establish whether a proposer is capable of designing such a facility by evaluating a reference facility design submitted by the proposer as part of its proposal. The reference facility design shall briefly and concisely describe for consideration by the Agency the proposer's concept of the best available technology that is economically reasonable, technologically feasible, and environmentally sound for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste. The reference facility design shall include schematic drawings and narrative descriptions only in sufficient detail to permit an evaluation by the Agency of the technical merit of the design and the knowledge and expertise of the proposer. The reference facility design shall specifically address the role and performance of the engineered features in enhancing long-term isolation, monitoring, retrievability or remedial action and minimizing exposure to personnel. Reference facility designs shall be evaluated according to the following criteria:
a) Disposal Facility Design
b) Operating Plan. When evaluating the proposer's operating plan, the Agency will evaluate the adequacy of the proposer's procedures for:
c) Closure Plan. The Agency will evaluate the adequacy of the proposer's plan for satisfying the closure requirements of 32 Ill. Adm. Code 601.