Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
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 E. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND CLOSURE OF THE REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY |
Section 236.405. Receipt and handling of waste
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(a) The applicant shall submit a plan for the receipt, inspection and handling of waste entering the disposal facility. The plan shall include waste acceptance criteria that define specifications for waste acceptable for disposal at the facility and waste containers that are acceptable for disposal.
(b) The plan shall be designed to ensure that:
(1) Waste that arrives at the disposal site complies with Subchapter F (relating to waste classification, waste characteristics, labeling and manifests).
(2) The procedures and equipment for moving, segregating and storing the waste will be carried out in a safe manner and eliminate, to the maximum extent practicable, the contact of the waste with water.