New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION
Part 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION
Section 20.3.4.438 - TRANSFER FOR DISPOSAL AND MANIFESTS

Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.3.4.438

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

A. The requirements of this section and 20.3.4.466 NMAC are designed to:

(1) control transfers of low-level radioactive waste by any waste generator, waste collector or waste processor licensee, as defined in 20.3.4.466 NMAC (appendix G), who ships low-level waste either directly or indirectly through a waste collector, waste broker or waste processor, to a licensed low-level waste land disposal facility (as defined in 20.3.13 NMAC);

(2) establish a manifest tracking system; and

(3) supplement existing requirements concerning transfers and record keeping for those wastes.

B. Each shipment of radioactive waste intended for disposal at a licensed land disposal facility must be accompanied by a shipment manifest, which contains all the information on the NRC's uniform low-level radioactive waste manifest (see 20.3.4.466 NMAC).

C. Any licensee shipping radioactive waste intended for ultimate disposal at a licensed land disposal facility must document the information required on NRC's uniform low-level radioactive waste manifest and transfer this recorded manifest information to the intended consignee in accordance with 20.3.4.466 NMAC.

D. Each shipment manifest must include a certification by the waste generator as specified in Subsection B of 20.3.4.466 NMAC.

E. Each person involved in the transfer for disposal and disposal of waste, including the waste generator, waste collector, waste processor and disposal facility operator, shall comply with the requirements specified in Subsection C of 20.3.4.466 NMAC.

F. Any licensee shipping byproduct material as defined in Paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) of the definition of byproduct material set forth in 20.3.4.7 NMAC intended for ultimate disposal at a land disposal facility licensed under 20.3.13 NMAC must document the information required on the NRC's uniform low-level radioactive waste manifest and transfer this recorded manifest information to the intended consignee in accordance with 20.3.4.466 NMAC.

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