NAC459.8085. Application for license: Analyses.

An applicant for a license to operate a disposal area must submit to the Division the following analyses to demonstrate that the objectives of disposal will be met:

     1. Pathways of migration of radionuclides which are analyzed in demonstrating protection of the general population from releases of radioactivity must include air, soil, groundwater, surface water, vegetative growth and exhumation by burrowing animals. The analyses must clearly identify and differentiate between the roles performed by the natural characteristics of the disposal area and features of design to isolate and segregate the wastes. The analyses must clearly demonstrate that there is a reasonable assurance that the exposures of persons to the release of radioactivity will not exceed the limits set forth in NAC 459.8155.

     2. Analyses of the protection of persons who inadvertently intrude must include a demonstration that there is a reasonable assurance that the requirement of segregation of wastes will be met and that adequate barriers to inadvertent intrusion will be provided.

     3. Analyses of the protection of persons during operations must include assessments of expected exposures resulting from routine operations and likely accidents during the handling, storage and disposal of waste. The analyses must provide a reasonable assurance that exposure will be controlled to meet the requirements of NAC 459.320 to 459.374, inclusive.

     4. Analyses of the long-term stability of the disposal area and the need for active maintenance after closure must be based upon analyses of active natural processes such as erosion, mass wasting, slope failure, settlement of wastes and backfill, infiltration through covers over disposal areas and adjacent soils and the surface drainage of the disposal area. The analyses must provide a reasonable assurance that active maintenance of the disposal area will not be needed following closure.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 4-27-84; A 1-18-94)