NAC459.8165. Records of shipments.

     1. After receipt and acceptance of a shipment of radioactive waste, the licensee shall record:

     (a) The date of receipt and the condition of the packages of waste as received at the disposal facility;

     (b) Any discrepancies between the materials listed on the manifest and those received;

     (c) Any evidence of leaking or damaged packages or radiation, or levels of contamination in excess of the limits specified in the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation and the Division;

     (d) The traceable shipment manifest number;

     (e) A description of any engineered barrier or structural overpack provided for disposal of the waste;

     (f) The volume of any pallets, bracing or other shipping or on-site generated materials that are contaminated and are disposed of as contaminated or suspect materials;

     (g) The date of disposal of the waste and its location in the disposal area; and

     (h) Any other information that may be required by the Division as a condition of the license.

     2. The licensee shall retain the records described in subsection 1 until the Division transfers or terminates the license that authorizes the activities described in this section.

     3. The licensee shall briefly describe any repackaging performed on the waste included in the shipment and any other information required to be kept by the Division.

     4. The licensee shall store, or have stored, the manifest and any other information relating to the receipt and disposal of radioactive waste in a medium that is computer readable, including, without limitation, the information described in:

     (a) Paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 1;

     (b) Subsection 3; and

     (c) NAC 459.8231, except for:

          (1) The telephone numbers of the persons shipping and carrying the waste; and

          (2) The certifications of the consignee and the shipper of the waste.

     5. As used in this section:

     (a) “Engineered barrier” means an artificially created structure or device that is used to improve the ability of the disposal facility to meet the requirements set forth in NAC 459.810.

     (b) “Medium that is computer readable” means a medium from which information can be transferred into the memory of the computer of the Division.

     (c) “Structural overpack” means an enclosure that is used by a single consignor to protect a package of waste, for convenience in the handling of such a package or to consolidate two or more such packages. The term does not include a vehicle used for transportation or a freight container.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 4-27-84; A by R084-98, 1-26-99)