Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) Except as provided in (2), the owner or
operator of a TENORM waste management system shall ensure that:
(a) TENORM waste entering the system does not
exceed a gate screening level of 200 microroentgen per hour (µR/hr), excluding
background, in accordance with [17.50.1808 ](1)(b);
(b) TENORM waste entering the system does not
exceed a concentration of 200 picocuries per gram (pCi/g) of combined radium Ra-226
and Ra-228 determined by the waste characterization requirements in
[17.50.1808](1)(d);
(c) the average
concentration in a TENORM waste unit does not exceed 50 pCi/g of combined radium
Ra-226 and Ra-228 in accordance with [17.50.1808](1)(l); and
(d) the total effective dose equivalent (TEDE)
contributed by the TENORM waste management system does not exceed 100 millirem per
year (mrem/y), excluding background radiation, for a hypothetical member of the
public who is at the boundary continuously with no shielding for a year, as
monitored in accordance with [17.50.1808](1)(m).
(2) TENORM surface-contaminated objects are not
subject to the waste characterization requirement in (1)(b), but must not exceed a
gate screening level of 100 microroentgen per hour (µR/hr), excluding
background radiation, in accordance with [17.50.1808](1)(b).
(3) Before accepting a load of TENORM waste, the
owner or operator of a TENORM waste management system shall:
(a) obtain a manifest from the transporter that
includes the following:
(i) name of generator(s) or
aggregator(s);
(ii) address of
generator(s) or aggregator(s);
(iii)
vehicle license number;
(iv) U.S.
Department of Transportation number associated with the truck and company;
(v) name of transporter;
(vi) name of driver;
(vii) transporter's company address;
(viii) transporter's company phone
number;
(ix) transporter's email
address;
(x) identification of the
source location(s), volume, physical state, and type;
(xi) date and time of the delivery of the
waste;
(xii) identification of the
process(es) producing the waste;
(xiii)
method of receipt; and
(xiv) waste
characterization results, which may be provided on associated documents..
(b) ensure that the TENORM waste has
been characterized in compliance with [17.50.1808](1)(d).
(4) The owner or operator of a TENORM waste
management system shall conduct additional testing of other constituents of the
waste stream if the department determines the additional testing is necessary to
protect human health and the environment.
(5) The owner or operator of a TENORM waste
management system shall conduct random inspections to ensure that incoming loads of
filter media do not exceed 200 pCi/g, excluding background radiation.
(6) If a random inspection detects an exceedance
of the limit in (5), the owner or operator shall reject the load.
(7) If a person attempts to deliver for disposal
TENORM waste exceeding the gate screening limit in (1)(a) or the concentration limit
in (1)(b), the owner or operator of the TENORM waste management system shall:
(a) refuse to accept the waste;
(b) record the source, amount, name of the
generator, and other identifying information about the rejected waste; and
(c) notify the department and generator in writing
with the information in (b) within 24 hours after waste rejection.
(8) If the owner or operator of a
TENORM waste management system or the department determines that the combined
average concentration of 50 pCi/g in a TENORM waste unit has been exceeded, or that
the TEDE limit of 100 mrem/y, excluding background radiation, assessed at the
licensed boundary has been exceeded, the owner or operator shall:
(a) within 5 days after the determination, or
notification by the department, place a notice in the operating record indicating
the exceedance; and
(b) within 15 days
after the determination or notification by the department, submit for department
approval a corrective action plan and follow the closure and post-closure care
requirements of [17.50.1812 ] if determined necessary by the department to protect
human health and the environment.
(9) The corrective action plan required in (8)(b)
must:
(a) include corrective measures that will
enable the TENORM waste management system to meet the requirements in (1)(c) and
(d); and
(b) establish a
department-approved timeframe on a case-by-case basis for implementing the proposed
corrective action plan.
(10)
The owner or operator of a TENORM waste management system may not allow disposal of
bulk or non-containerized liquid waste.
(11) A person may dispose of TENORM waste that
exceeds a limit in (1)(a) or (b) only in a disposal facility licensed to receive
waste that exceeds one or both of those limits.
AUTH:
75-10-204,
MCA; IMP:
75-10-204,
MCA
