Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article V - Radiological Health
Chapter 236 - LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL
Subchapter D - DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY
DESIGN CRITERIA
Section 236.313 - Acceptance of diverse waste streams

(a) The disposal facility shall be capable of accepting low-level radioactive waste generated within the Appalachian Compact region that is classified as a state responsibility under the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 2021b-2021j).

(b) The disposal facility shall have sufficient capacity to accommodate at least a 30-year useful facility life, as required by the Appalachian State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact. Design consideration for disposal capacity shall be based on reasonable waste projections and be capable of accommodating unanticipated changes in waste streams or volumes.

2(c) The disposal facility shall be capable of accommodating low-level waste streams with different physical and chemical properties.