Appendix CRF - Part 3 - Northamptonshire County Council

5.6 Disposal, Waste Emplacement, Compaction, Cover and
Handling
5.6.1 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.
Waste will be disposed to the landfill void as soon as practicable after
receipt. The waste will be moved to the landfill working face along roads
made of suitable hardcore materials.
The waste packages will be lifted using mechanical equipment with air
conditioned cabins (P3 filter equivalent) and placed into the landfill at the
base of the working face.
Immediately after placement of the load the waste will be covered with at
least a 300mmm thickness of suitable cover on all exposed surfaces. If
the doserate at 1 metre above the emplaced and covered waste is greater
than 2 microSv/hr further cover will be added until this doserate is
achieved.
A bowser to dowse the waste with water will be on standby wherever
waste is unloaded in case of spillage.
A record will be kept of the waste disposal location.
Waste will be disposed of in the current working cell or cells and will be
spread throughout the landfill void of that cell without deliberate
concentration into one location.
Waste will not be co-located with incompatible other wastes; for example,
other wastes that could damage the package during emplacement.
Traffic over existing wastes will be on suitable cover tracks in order to
avoid vehicle penetration to the waste layer.
The most likely point at which a load could be dropped or damaged would
be during emplacement. Emergency procedures will be enacted to deal
with a dropped load situation should this occur.
No loose, unpackaged or exposed wastes will be handled under normal
operating conditions.
5.7 Worker Radiation Protection
5.7.1 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.
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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WS010001/ENRMF/CONSAPPCRF 369