Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article VIII - Municipal Waste
Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES
Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES
PLANS
Section 281.119 - Radiation protection action plan
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) An application for a commercial composting facility that will receive sewage sludge or unseparated municipal waste, or both, shall contain an action plan specifying procedures for monitoring for and responding to radioactive material entering the facility, as well as related procedures for training, notification, recordkeeping and reporting.
(b) The action plan shall be prepared in accordance with the Department's "Guidance Document on Radioactivity Monitoring at Solid Waste Processing and Disposal Facilities," Document Number 250-3100-001, or in a manner at least as protective of the environment, facility staff and public health and safety and which meets all statutory and regulatory requirements.
(c) The action plan shall be incorporated into the facility's approved waste analysis plan under § 271.613 (relating to waste analysis plan).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 281.221 (relating to radiation monitoring and response).