Ohio Admin. Code 3701:1-54-12 - Land disposal - records and reports
The licensee shall maintain records, reports, and transfers as recorded in this rule.
(A) Each
licensee shall maintain any records and make any reports in connection with the
licensed activities as may be required by the conditions of the license or by
the rules, regulations, and orders of the department.
(B) Records which are required by the
regulations in this chapter or by license conditions must be maintained for a
period specified by the appropriate regulations in this chapter or by license
condition. If a retention period is not otherwise specified, these records must
be maintained and transferred to the officials specified in paragraph (E) of
this rule as a condition of license termination unless the department otherwise
authorizes their disposition.
(C)
Records which must be maintained pursuant to this chapter may be the original
or a reproduced copy or a microform if this reproduced copy or microform is
capable of producing copy that is clear and legible at the end of the required
retention period. The record may also be stored in electronic media with the
capability for producing legible, accurate, and complete records during the
required retention period. Records such as letters, drawings, or
specifications, must include all pertinent information such as stamps,
initials, and signatures. The licensee shall maintain adequate safeguards
against tampering with and loss of records.
(D) If there is a conflict between the
department's regulations in this chapter, license condition, or other written
department approval or authorization pertaining to the retention period for the
same type of record, the longest retention period specified takes
precedence.
(E) Notwithstanding
paragraphs (A) to (D) of this rule, the licensee shall record the location and
the quantity of radioactive wastes contained in the disposal site and transfer
these records upon license termination to the department and other agencies as
designated by the department.
(F)
Following receipt and acceptance of a shipment of radioactive waste, the
licensee shall record the following information and retain these records until
the department transfers or terminates the license that authorizes the
activities described in this paragraph.
(1)
The date that the shipment is received at the disposal facility;
(2) The date of disposal of the
waste;
(3) A traceable shipment
manifest number;
(4) A description
of any engineered barrier or structural overpack provided for disposal of the
waste;
(5) The location of disposal
at the disposal site;
(6) The
containment integrity of the waste disposal containers as received;
(7) Any discrepancies between materials
listed on the manifest and those received;
(8) The volume of any pallets, bracing, or
other shipping or onsite generated materials that are contaminated, and are
disposed of as contaminated or suspect materials;
(9) Any evidence of leaking or damaged
disposal containers or radiation or contamination levels in excess of limits
specified in rule
3701:1-50-17
of the Administrative Code and United States department of transportation
regulations of
49 C.F.R.
173.443
, as
published in the October 1, 2013, Code of Federal Regulations
(as in effect on the effective date of this
rule) ;
(10) A description of
any repackaging operations of any of the disposal containers included in the
shipment; and
(11) Any other
information required by the department as a license condition.
(G) Each licensee shall comply
with the safeguards reporting requirements of
10 C.F.R. 30.55,
40.64, 70.53 and
70.54, as published in the January 1, 2014 Code of
Federal Regulations
(as in effect on the
effective date of this rule) , if the quantities or activities of
materials received or transferred exceed the limits of these sections.
Inventory reports required by these sections are not required for materials
after disposal.
(H) Each licensee
authorized to dispose of radioactive waste received from other persons shall
file a copy of its financial report or a certified financial statement annually
with the department in order to update the information base for determining
financial qualifications.
(I) Each
licensee authorized to dispose of waste materials received from other persons,
pursuant to this chapter, shall submit annual reports to the department.
Reports must be submitted by the end of the first calendar quarter of each year
for the preceding year. The reports shall include:
(1) Specification of the quantity of each of
the principal radionuclides released to unrestricted areas in liquid and in
airborne effluents during the preceding year;
(2) The results of the environmental
monitoring program;
(3) A summary
of licensee disposal unit survey and maintenance activities;
(4) A summary, by waste class, of activities
and quantities of radionuclides disposed of;
(5) Any instances in which observed site
characteristics were significantly different from those described in the
application for a license; and
(6)
Any other information the department may require. If the quantities of
radioactive materials released during the reporting period, monitoring results,
or maintenance performed are significantly different from those expected in the
materials previously reviewed as part of the licensing action, the report must
cover this specifically.
(J) Each licensee shall report in accordance
with the requirements of
10 C.F.R.
70.52
, as
published in the January 1, 2014 Code of Federal Regulations
(as in effect on the effective date of this
rule) , to the department and the United States nuclear regulatory
commission.
(K) Any transfer of
radioactive material by the licensee is subject to the requirements in rules
3701:1-40-19,
3701:1-44-21,
and
3701:1-56-08
of the Administrative Code.
(L) In
addition to the other requirements of this rule, the licensee shall store, or
have stored, manifest and other information pertaining to receipt and disposal
of radioactive waste in an electronic recordkeeping system.
(1) The manifest information that must be
electronically stored is:
(a) That information
required in appendix G to rule
3701:1-38-19 of
the Administrative Code with the exception of shipper and carrier telephone
numbers and shipper and consignee certifications; and
(b) That information required in paragraph
(F) of this rule.
(2) As
specified in facility license conditions, the licensee shall report the stored
information, or subsets of this information, on a computer-readable
medium.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3748.04
Rule Amplifies: 3748.04
Prior Effective Dates: 02/06/2006, 11/28/2010, 07/02/2015
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