Appendix CRF - Part 3 - Northamptonshire County Council

Non reusable type approved waste transport drums (200 litre nominal
capacity). The drums would be handled on pallets or using drum handling
equipment. The drums would be placed into the disposal void using
mechanical handling equipment.
Single items may be wrapped and sealed.
5.3.6 Loose or exposed LLW will not be accepted at the landfill site.
5.3.7 Under the transport regulations the consignee (the receiving landfill site) has
duties. The landfill site must have a staff training plan in place and a quality
assurance programme (operating arrangements) to ensure that regulations are
being adhered to. This would entail checks by the landfill operator on receipt of a
shipment that the records are correct (all shipments would be pre-notified and
pre-accepted for shipment), that the shipment is in accordance with the
regulations, that the packages are in good order and that the external dose rate
is in accordance with regulations (in addition to the waste acceptance criteria for
dose rate). A quarantine arrangement would be implemented for non-compliant
consignments.
5.3.8 The consignee must maintain a radiation protection programme in accordance
with the Ionising Radiations Regulations.
5.3.9 The consignee must ensure appropriate segregation of the packages, upon
receipt, from persons and other dangerous goods in accordance with the
regulations.
5.3.10 The consignee must maintain an operating arrangement for emergencies and
spillages and provide information to affected parties.
5.4 Pre-acceptance and Assay
5.4.1 The following outline arrangements are proposed and will be detailed in the
operating arrangements for the process which will be developed if authorisation
is approved.
5.4.2 Wastes that will be delivered at the landfill under the authorisation will be prenotified
both for radioactive transport purposes and for waste acceptability
against the waste acceptance criteria. Prior to dispatch of the waste from the
consignor a package of information concerning the characteristics of the waste
will be submitted by the consignor for acceptance by the landfill. Augean will
check the characterisation information to ensure that the waste is adequately
described and that the waste meets the waste acceptance criteria and that the
landfill has adequate radiological capacity to receive the waste.
5.4.3 The waste will be characterised so as to facilitate their subsequent management,
including waste disposal. Arrangements for characterisation would be regulated
Application for disposal of LLW including HV-VLLW under RSA 1993,
for the East Northants Resource Management Facility:
Supporting Information
July 2009
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