ASTM E2421-10

Standard Guide for Preparing Waste Management Plans for Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
A waste management plan based on the contents of this guide will provide for the successful identification of potential waste streams anticipated from decommissioning activities, and provide a clear and concise methodology for the handling of identified waste from generation to final disposition.
The waste management plan will identify the general waste types, characterization, packaging, transportation, disposal, and quality assurance requirements for potential waste streams.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide addresses the development of waste management plans for potential waste streams resulting from decommissioning activities at nuclear facilities, including identifying, categorizing, and handling the waste from generation to final disposal.
1.2 This guide is applicable to potential waste streams anticipated from decommissioning activities of nuclear facilities whose operations were governed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or Agreement State license, under Department of Energy (DOE) Orders, or Department of Defense (DoD) regulations.
1.3 This guide provides a description of the key elements of waste management plans that if followed will successfully allow for the characterization, packaging, transportation, and off-site treatment or disposal, or both, of conventional, hazardous, and radioactive waste streams.
1.4 This guide does not address the on-site treatment, long term storage, or on-site disposal of these potential waste streams.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2010
• ICS: 13.030.30 - Special wastes
• ICS: 27.120.20 - Nuclear power plants. Safety
• Technical Committee: E10 - Nuclear Technology and Applications
• Drafting Committee: E10.03 - Radiological Protection for Decontamination and Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and Components

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E2421-05 - Standard Guide for Preparing Waste Management Plans for Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2010
• Referred By: ASTM E1281-15(2021) - Standard Guide for Nuclear Facility Decommissioning Plans
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2010

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E2421 − 10
StandardGuide for
Preparing Waste Management Plans for Decommissioning
1
Nuclear Facilities
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2421; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D5792Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Re-
lated to Waste Management Activities: Development of
1.1 Thisguideaddressesthedevelopmentofwastemanage-
Data Quality Objectives
ment plans for potential waste streams resulting from decom-
E1892Guide for Preparing Characterization Plans for De-
missioningactivitiesatnuclearfacilities,includingidentifying,
commissioning Nuclear Facilities
categorizing, and handling the waste from generation to final
E1893GuideforSelectionandUseofPortableRadiological
disposal.
Survey Instruments for Performing In Situ Radiological
1.2 This guide is applicable to potential waste streams
Assessments to Support Unrestricted Release from Fur-
anticipated from decommissioning activities of nuclear facili-
ther Regulatory Controls
ties whose operations were governed by the Nuclear Regula-
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2.2 Code of Federal Regulations:
tory Commission (NRC) or Agreement State license, under
10 CFR 60Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in
Department of Energy (DOE) Orders, or Department of De-
Geologic Repositories
fense (DoD) regulations.
10 CFR 61Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of
1.3 Thisguideprovidesadescriptionofthekeyelementsof
Radioactive Waste
waste management plans that if followed will successfully
10 CFR 71Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive
allow for the characterization, packaging, transportation, and
Materials
off-site treatment or disposal, or both, of conventional,
10 CFR 830.120Nuclear Safety Management, Subpart A,
hazardous, and radioactive waste streams.
“Quality Assurance Requirements”
29 CFR Subpart H, “Hazardous Materials: Section
1.4 This guide does not address the on-site treatment, long
1910.120, “Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
term storage, or on-site disposal of these potential waste
Response”
streams.
40 CFR 261Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
40 CFR 262StandardsApplicable to Generators of Hazard-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
ous Waste
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
40 CFR 761 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce,
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
and Use Prohibitions
40 CFR 763Asbestos
2. Referenced Documents
49 CFR 172Hazardous Materials Table, Special Provisions,
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
Hazardous Materials Communications, Emergency Re-
D5283Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Re-
sponse Information, and Training Requirements
lated to Waste ManagementActivities: QualityAssurance
49 CFR 173Shippers—General Requirements for Ship-
and Quality Control Planning and Implementation
ments and Packagings
49CFR397TransportationofHazardousMaterials;Driving
and Parking Rules
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E10 on Nuclear
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2.3 DOE Documents:
Technology and Applicationsand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
DOE Order 460.1APackaging and Transportation Safety
E10.03 on Radiological Protection for Decontamination and Decommissioning of
Nuclear Facilities and Components.
DOE Order 460.2ADepartmental Materials Transportation
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2010. Published November 2010. Originally
and Packaging Management
approved in 2005 as E2421-05. DOI: 10.1520/E2421-10.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
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E2421 − 10
DOE Order 414.1CQuality Assurance 5.1.3 By-Product Material—By-product material wastes are
DOE Manual M 435.1-1Radioactive Waste Management any radioactive material (except special nuclear material)
Manual yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation
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incidenttotheprocessofproducingorutilizingspecialnuclear
2.4 United States Code:
material, and the tailings or wastes produced by t
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Designation:E2421–05 Designation:E2421–10
Standard Guide for
Preparing Waste Management Plans for Decommissioning
1
Nuclear Facilities
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2421; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide addresses the development of waste management plans for potential waste streams resulting from decommis-
sioning activities at nuclear facilities, including identifying, categorizing, and handling the waste from generation to final disposal.
1.2 This guide is applicable to potential waste streams anticipated from decommissioning activities of nuclear facilities whose
operations were governed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) orAgreement State license, under Department of Energy
(DOE) Orders, or Department of Defense (DoD) regulations.
1.3 This guide provides a description of the key elements of waste management plans that if followed will successfully allow
for the characterization, packaging, transportation, and off-site treatment or disposal, or both, of conventional, hazardous, and
radioactive waste streams.
1.4 This guide does not address the on-site treatment, long term storage, or on-site disposal of these potential waste streams.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D5283 Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related toWaste ManagementActivities: QualityAssurance and Quality
Control Planning and Implementation
D5792 Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste ManagementActivities: Development of Data Quality
Objectives
E1892 Guide for Preparing Characterization Plans for Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities
E1893 Guide for Selection and Use of Portable Radiological Survey Instruments for Performing In Situ Radiological
Assessments to Support Unrestricted Release from Further Regulatory Controls
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2.2 Code of Federal Regulations:
10 CFR 60 Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in Geologic Repositories
10 CFR 61 Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste
10 CFR 71 Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials
10 CFR 830.120QualityAssurance Requirements Nuclear Safety Management, SubpartA, “QualityAssurance Requirements”
29 CFR 1910.120Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 29 CFR Subpart H, “Hazardous Materials: Section
1910.120, “Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response”
40 CFR 261 Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
40 CFR 262 Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
40 CFR 761 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and Use Prohibitions
40 CFR 763 Asbestos
49 CFR 172 Hazardous Materials Table, Special Provisions, Hazardous Materials Communications, Emergency Response
Information, and Training Requirements
49 CFR 173 Shippers—General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E10 on Nuclear Technology and Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E10.03 on
Radiological Protection for Decontamination and Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and Components.
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2005. Published February 2005. DOI: 10.1520/E2421-05.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2010. Published November 2010. Originally approved in 2005 as E2421-05. DOI: 10.1520/E2421-10.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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49 CFR 397 Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Driving and Parking Rules
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2.3 DOE Documents:
DOE Order 460.1A Packaging
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