NUREG-1537, Part 2 - NRC

APPONDC 17.1
* beam tubes and other experimental ficilities
* tank or pool liner (after segmentation)
* thermal cohlmn stnrctures
* primary coolant piping and systems (after segmentation)
* seco 'systems
* concrete shielding
* other radioactive material
The activities should also include preparing and packaging the components for
shipment, as necessary.
The licensee should give information about the expected radioactivity. The basis
for this expectation should be supported from information mi Section 2.2 of the
DP. The plans for disposing of the radioactive material and the projected radiation
exposures to personnel should also be stated.
The planning information in this section will be acceptable if all potentially
radioactive components are discussed. The reviewer should refer to other
decommissioning projects that have been successfully completed for guidance on
dismantlement and decontamination methods that the staff has found acceptable
for a particular situation. However, new approaches to a particular
decommissioning problem may be acceptable if the licensee presents them in detail
and demonstrates that the new approach can safely address the problem, taking
into account regulatory requirements, release criteria, the ALARA (as low as is
reasonably achievable) principle, and other DP requirements.
2.3.2 Schedule
The proposed schedule for accomplishing the tasks should be compatible with the
quantity of radioactivity to be removed, taking into account its location and
disposition. The schedule should include the methods and availability of
equipment and systems required to extract, remove, and process materials. It
should address the availability of staff and other resources to complete the
schedule as proposed. The reviewer should compare documentation on schedules
to that from similar dismantlement projects.
No regulatory requirement establishes a schedule for decommissioning a nonpower
reactor. However, 10 CFR 50.82(bXlCil) and (bXlX)i) clearly require
that decommissioning be completed without significant delay, unless delay is
necessary to protect the health and safety of the public-. Any delay in
decommissioning should meet one of the criteria of 10 CFR 50.82(b)(l)(iii).
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