Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-35-223c - Waste characteristics
(a) The following
requirements shall be the minimum requirements for all classes of waste:
(1) Radioactive wastes shall be packaged in
conformance with the conditions of the license issued to the site operator to
which the waste will be shipped. If the conditions of the site license are more
restrictive than the provisions of these regulations, the site license
conditions shall govern.
(2)
Wastes shall not be packaged for disposal in cardboard or fiberboard boxes.
(3) Liquid waste shall be packaged
in sufficient absorbent material to absorb twice the volume of the liquid.
(4) Solid wastes containing liquid
shall contain as little free standing and non-corrosive liquid as is reasonably
achievable, but in no case shall the liquid exceed 1% of the volume.
(5) Waste shall not be readily capable of
detonation or of explosive decomposition or reaction at normal temperatures and
pressures, or of explosive reaction with water.
(6) Waste shall not contain, or be capable of
generating, quantities of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes harmful to persons
transporting, handling, or disposing of the waste. This requirement shall not
apply to radioactive gaseous waste packaged in accordance with paragraph (8) of
this subsection.
(7) Waste shall
not be pyrophoric. Pyrophoric materials contained in wastes shall be treated,
prepared, and packaged to be nonflammable.
(8) Wastes in a gaseous form shall be
packaged at a pressure that does not exceed 1.5 atmospheres at 20°C. Total
activity shall not exceed 100 curies per container.
(9) Wastes containing hazardous, biological,
pathogenic, or infectious material shall be treated to reduce, to the maximum
extent practicable, the potential hazard from the non-radiological materials.
(b) The requirements in
this section are intended to provide stability of the waste:
(1) Waste shall have structural stability. A
structurally stable waste form shall maintain its physical dimensions and its
form, under the expected disposal conditions. Such proposed conditions may
include weight of overburden and compaction equipment, the presence of
moisture, and microbal activity, and internal factors, including radiation
effects and chemical changes. Structural stability may be provided by the waste
form itself, by processing the waste to a stable form, or by placing the waste
in a disposal container or structure that provides stability after disposal.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions
of K.A.R. 28-35-223c(a)(2) and (3), liquid wastes, or wastes containing liquid,
shall be converted into a form that contains as little free-standing and
noncorrosive liquid as reasonably achievable. In no case shall the liquid
exceed 1% of the volume of the waste when the waste is in a disposal container
designed to ensure stability, or 0.5% of the volume of the waste for waste
processed to a stable form.
(3)
Void spaces within the waste and between the waste and its package shall be
reduced to the extent practicable.
Notes
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