Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) An
application for a TENORM waste management system license must contain an
operation and maintenance plan that complies with ARM Title 17, chapter 50,
subchapters 5 and 11, excluding ARM
17.50.1109,
and that includes:
(a) types of wastes that
will be accepted;
(b) procedures
and equipment that accurately measure radiation exposure that will be used for
gate screening;
(c) procedures for
onsite sampling and testing;
(d)
procedures for waste characterization that:
(i) comply with "Requirements for the
Characterization of TENORM Wastes" Montana DEQ - Solid Waste Program (Revised
June 2020); and
(ii) state how
results must be recorded, utilized, and maintained;
(e) documentation of exposure rates measured
onsite at the time of delivery in accordance with [17.50.1803
](1)(a);
(f) procedures for
rejecting waste;
(g) procedures for
dust monitoring and control;
(h) an
inventory of radiation survey equipment;
(i) calibration procedures for radiation
detection and monitoring equipment and documentation of calibration records,
including:
(i) annual calibration for
radiation detection and monitoring instruments done by a laboratory licensed by
an agreement state or NRC; and
(ii)
daily source and background check procedures for radiation detection and
monitoring equipment, as appropriate;
(j) a radiation health and safety plan
developed by a health physicist to provide onsite facility knowledge necessary
to comply with the requirements of this subchapter and protect public
health;
(k) provisions to minimize
noise impacts on residential areas to the degree practicable through berms,
vegetation screens, and reasonable limits on hours of operation;
(l) procedures developed by a health
physicist for monitoring of TENORM concentrations in a TENORM waste unit. The
operation and maintenance plan must provide that the concentrations be reported
to the department quarterly;
(m)
provisions developed by a health physicist for continuous monitoring of
ionizing radiation dose at the licensed boundary. The monitoring must
demonstrate the dose a hypothetical person would receive if the person were at
the boundary continuously with no shielding for a year;
(n) procedures to protect the integrity of
the liner from objects that could compromise it, such as large bulky items;
and
(o) procedures for random
inspections of incoming loads and rejection procedures for incoming loads that
do not meet the acceptance criteria.
(2) The owner or operator of a TENORM waste
management system shall:
(a) file an annual
report, as required by ARM
17.50.410(1)(b),
that includes a statement about whether the concentration limit in
[17.50.1803](1)(c) has been maintained; and
(b) submit to the department within 45 days
after the end of each calendar quarter a report on TENORM waste delivered
during that quarter. The report must contain the following:
(i) the date of delivery of each load of
TENORM waste during the quarter or a notation that no TENORM waste was
delivered during the quarter;
(ii)
if a load was rejected, the date of attempted delivery, the source of the
delivery, and the reason for rejection;
(iii) the type of waste and waste
characterization results; and
(iv)
readings taken at the licensed boundary in accordance with (1)(m);
(c) make gate-screening
documentation available to the department for inspection during normal business
hours or as requested;
(d) cover
the waste by the end of each operating day with at least six inches of clean
and compacted soil or an alternative daily cover that has been approved by the
department under ARM
17.50.1104;
(e) construct, maintain, and operate a TENORM
waste management system in conformance with the requirements of this
subchapter, the operation and maintenance plan, and all other plans approved by
the department; and
(f) maintain
records required in this subchapter in accordance with ARM
17.50.1112
and make them available for inspection by the department during business hours
or as requested.
(3) The
owner or operator of a TENORM waste management system may not accept TENORM
waste unless the owner or operator has designed, constructed, and maintained:
(a) a run-on control system to divert storm
water to prevent flow of storm water onto the active portion of the landfill
during the peak discharge from a 24-hour, 100-year storm;
(b) a system to control run-off from the
active portion of the landfill by collecting and controlling at least the water
volume resulting from a 24-hour, 100-year storm; and
(c) a system to manage storm water run-off in
accordance with ARM
17.50.1110(1).
(4) The owner or operator of a
TENORM waste management system shall monitor storm water ponds annually for
constituents and parameters determined by the department to be appropriate
based on the waste stream accepted.
(5) If monitoring in (4) detects an
exceedance of a constituent or parameter, the owner or operator of a TENORM
waste management system shall notify the department's Water Protection Bureau
and implement necessary corrective actions.