NUREG-1537, Part 2 - NRC

I - - RADiA11ON PRCoECnON PROCRAM AND WAsE MANAGaMENT
Evaluation Findings
This section of the SAR should contain sufficient information to support the
following type of conclusion, which will be included in the staffs safety evaluation
report:
The staff has reviewed the description of the environmental monitoring
program presented in the SAR for the (insert narme offacility). This
review verified that the environmental monitoring program described is
appropriate to the facility and its projected impact. The staff examined the
provisions of the program to ensure the safety of the public and protect the
environment. This review demonstrates that required and sufficient plans
are identified or exist to provide reasonable assurance that an
environmental monitoring program can be effectively implemented and
sustained during the day-to-day operation of the facility, and that any
radiological impact on the environment will be accurately assessed.
11.2 RadioactiveWaste Management
As noted earlier, the magnitude of the radioactive waste management function and
the scope of a waste management program vary widely from one non-power
reactor to another. In general, the amount of radioactive waste formed will be
related to the power level of the reactor and to the amount and type of utilization.
The reviewer, therefore, should be prepared to find and evaluate provisions for
managing such wastes that are commensurate with these factors. Furthermore, as
noted, radioactive waste management could be assigned as an auxiliary function to
an operations or to a radiation protection organization and not have an
organizational unit of its own.' In any case, the reviewer should explore and
evaluate if the applicant has provided for defining, assessing, and managing such
wastes to the extent necessary to protect the facility stag the environment, and the
public from unacceptable exposure to radiati6n.
Insofar as radioactive waste can be treated as one of the many types of radiation
sources at a facility, all of the foregoing guidance in this document is applicable.
However, because there may be some differences in management and ultimate
dispsition of such sources, the following additional guidance is provided.
11.2.1 Radioactive Waste Management Program
Areas of Revew
Whether or not the applicant has established an organizational unit dedicated to
management of radioactive wastes, the SAR should discuss the program planned
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