DOE 2000. - Waste Isolation Pilot Plant - U.S. Department of Energy

WIPP RH PTSR
DOE/WIPP-03-3178
Procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained to ensure that the following requirements
apply to all WASTE that is to be shipped to and/or emplaced at the WIPP are implemented:
Ä The WASTE accepted for placement in the WIPP facility must conform with the following
requirements unless an exception to the WAC has been approved as a result of examination in
relation to the RH PSAR. 4 Specific criteria used in the development of the safety analysis are as
follows:
C Receipt of RH Waste
1. RH WASTE shipments shall be received by truck only. Throughput of RH Waste Canisters
is 693/year or less. This translates into 693 forklift operations per year.
C WASTE Canisters/Drums
1.RH waste canisters shall be noncombustible, vented and meet DOT Type A or equivalent
certification requirements.
2.Removable surface contamination criteria shall be consistent with the requirements of the DOE
Radiological Control Standard, DOE-STD-1098-99 7 .
C Liquids
1.Liquid waste will not be accepted at the WIPP. Only residual liquids in well-drained internal
containers are allowed. The aggregate amount of residual liquid is limited to less than 1
volume percent of the external container.
C Pyrophoric Materials
1.No non-radionuclide pyrophorics permitted. Radionuclides in pyrophoric form are limited to