| (D) not be collected on waste disposed of at a federal
waste disposal facility.
(2) Fee assessments are suspended from imposition against
a party state compact waste generator when the amount in the department's
Radiation and Perpetual Care Account attributable to those fees reaches
$500,000. If the amount in that account attributable to those fees
is reduced to $350,000 or less, the fee is reinstated until the amount
reaches $500,000.
(3) Money expended from the department's Radiation
and Perpetual Care Account to respond to accidents involving LLRW
shall be reimbursed to the department's Radiation and Perpetual Care
Account by the responsible shipper or transporter according to this
section.
(4) For purposes of this subsection, "shipper" means
a person who generates low-level radioactive waste and ships or arranges
with others to ship the waste to a disposal site.
(5) This subsection does not relieve a generator from
liability for a transportation accident involving LLRW.
(ee) Appendices for determination of A1 and A2.
(1) Values of A1 and A2. Values of A1 and
A2 for individual radionuclides, which
are the bases for many activity limits elsewhere in these rules are
given in Table 257-3 of paragraph (6) of this subsection. The curie
(Ci) values specified are obtained by converting from the terabecquerel
(TBq) value. The TBq values are the regulatory standard. The curie
values are for information only and are not intended to be the regulatory
standard. Where values of A1 or A2 are unlimited, it is for radiation control
purposes only. For nuclear criticality safety, some materials are
subject to controls placed on fissile material.
(2) Values of radionuclides not listed.
(A) For individual radionuclides whose identities are
known, but are not listed in Table 257-3 of paragraph (6) of this
subsection, the A1 and A2 values contained in Table 257-5 of paragraph
(8) of this subsection may be used. Otherwise, the licensee shall
obtain prior department or NRC approval of the A1 and
A2 values for radionuclides not listed
in Table 257-3 of paragraph (6) of this subsection, before shipping
the material.
(B) For individual radionuclides whose identities are
known, but that are not listed in Table 257-4 of paragraph (7) of
this subsection, the exempt material activity concentration and exempt
consignment activity values contained in Table 257-5 of paragraph
(8) of this subsection may be used. Otherwise, the licensee shall
obtain prior department or NRC approval of the exempt material activity
concentration and exempt consignment activity values, for radionuclides
not listed in Table 257-4 of paragraph (7) of this subsection, before
shipping the material.
(C) The licensee shall submit requests for prior approval,
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph to the department
or the NRC.
(3) Calculations of A1 and
A2 for a radionuclide not in Table 257-3
of paragraph (6) of this subsection. In the calculations of A1 and A2 for a
radionuclide not in Table 257-3 of paragraph (6) of this subsection,
a single radioactive decay chain, in which radionuclides are present
in their naturally occurring proportions, and in which no daughter
radionuclide has a half-life either longer than 10 days, or longer
than that of the parent radionuclide, shall be considered as a single
radionuclide, and the activity to be taken into account and the A1 and A2 value
to be applied shall be those corresponding to the parent radionuclide
of that chain. In the case of radioactive decay chains in which any
daughter radionuclide has a half-life either longer than 10 days,
or greater than that of the parent radionuclide, the parent and those
daughter radionuclides shall be considered as mixtures of different
radionuclides.
(4) Determination for mixtures of radionuclides whose
identities and respective activities are known. For mixtures of radionuclides
whose identities and respective activities are known, the following
conditions apply.
(A) For special form radioactive material, the maximum
quantity transported in a Type A package is as follows:
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(B) For normal form radioactive material, the maximum
quantity transported in a Type A package is as follows:
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(C) If the package contains both special and normal
form radioactive material, the activity that may be transported in
a Type A package is as follows:
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(D) Alternatively, an A1 value
for mixtures of special form material may be determined as follows:
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(E) Alternatively, an A2 value
for mixtures of normal form material may be determined as follows:
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(F) The exempt activity concentration for mixtures
of nuclides may be determined as follows:
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(G) The activity limit for an exempt consignment for
mixtures of radionuclides may be determined as follows:
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(5) Determination when individual activities of some
of the radionuclides are not known.
(A) When the identity of each radionuclide is known,
but the individual activities of some of the radionuclides are not
known, the radionuclides may be grouped and the lowest A1 or A2 value,
as appropriate, for the radionuclides in each group may be used in
applying the formulas in paragraph (4) of this subsection. Groups
may be based on the total alpha activity and the total beta/gamma
activity when these are known, using the lowest A1 or
A2 values for the alpha emitters and
beta/gamma emitters.
(B) When the identity of each radionuclide is known
but the individual activities of some of the radionuclides are not
known, the radionuclides may be grouped and the lowest [A] (activity
concentration for exempt material) or A (activity limit for exempt
consignment) value, as appropriate, for the radionuclides in each
group may be used in applying the formulas in paragraph (4) of this
subsection. Groups may be based on the total alpha activity and the
total beta/gamma activity when these are known, using the lowest [A]
or A values for the alpha emitters and beta/gamma emitters, respectively.
(6) A1 and A2 values for radionuclides. The following Table
257-3 contains A1 and A2 values for radionuclides.
Attached Graphic
(7) Exempt material activity concentrations and exempt
consignment activity limits for radionuclides. The following Table
257-4 contains exempt material activity concentrations and exempt
consignment activity limits for radionuclides:
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(8) General values for A1 and
A2. The following Table 257-5 contains
general values for A1 and A2:
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(9) Activity-mass relationships for uranium. The following
Table 257-6 contains activity-mass relationships for uranium:
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(ff) Appendices for the requirements for transfers
of LLRW intended for disposal at licensed land disposal facilities
and manifests.
(1) Manifest. A waste generator, collector, or processor
who transports, or offers for transportation, LLRW intended for ultimate
disposal at a licensed LLRW land disposal facility shall prepare a
manifest reflecting information requested on applicable NRC Forms
540 (Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper))
and 541 (Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Container and
Waste Description)) and, if necessary, on an applicable NRC Form 542
(Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Manifest Index and
Regional Compact Tabulation)) or their equivalent. NRC Forms 540 and
540A shall be completed and shall physically accompany the pertinent
LLRW shipment. Upon agreement between shipper and consignee, NRC Forms
541, 541A, and 542 and 542A may be completed, transmitted, and stored
in electronic media with the capability for producing legible, accurate,
and complete records on the respective forms. Licensees are not required
by the department to comply with the manifesting requirements of this
section when they ship:
(A) LLRW for processing and expect its return (i.e.,
for storage in accordance with their license) before disposal at a
licensed land disposal facility;
(B) LLRW that is being returned to the licensee who
is the waste generator or generator, as defined in this section; or
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