Other Regulations - STD-1128-98master0260

DOE-STD-1128-98

Guide of Good Practices for Occupational Radiological Protection in Plutonium Facilities

schedule, and cost objectives, (2) meeting all applicable environmental, health and safety, and

quality assurance requirements, and (3) avoiding a commitment of major resources before project

definition. Good program management techniques should consider D&D costs as part of the life-

cycle cost and select a tentative D&D method during the facility design phase.

Section V of DOE Order 5400.5, Ch.2, Radiation Protection of the Public and Environment (DOE,

1993c), provides radiological protection requirements and guidelines for cleanup of residual

radioactive material and management of the resulting wastes and residues and release of property.

This DOE Order establishes a basic public dose limit for exposure to residual radioactive material

(in addition to naturally occurring "background" exposures) of a 100-mrem (1-mSv) effective dose

equivalent in a year. A more detailed discussion is presented below in Section 10.1.3.

DOE O 420.1A, Facility Safety (DOE, 2002a), establishes facility safety requirements related to:

nuclear safety design, criticality safety, fire protection and natural phenomena hazards mitigation.

DOE O 231.1 Environment, Safety and Health Reporting (DOE, 1996e), ensures collection and

reporting of information on environment, safety and health that is required by law or regulation to

be collected, or that is essential for evaluating DOE operations and identifying opportunities for

improvement needed for planning purposes within the DOE.

10.1.1 Other Regulations

The D&D of most plutonium-contaminated facilities will involve cleanup of a combination

of radioactive wastes, hazardous wastes, and mixed wastes. Some other Federal regulations

not already discussed that are applicable to the cleanup and disposal of these wastes are

summarized in this section along with the DOE guidance on implementation This is not an

all inclusive list. It is the facility responsibility to identify applicable requirements and

ensure compliance.

-- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (USC, 1970) and 40 CFR 1500 (CEQ, 1992)

- This act established a national policy to ensure that environmental factors

are considered in any Federal agency's planning and decisionmaking. DOE O 451.1B,

National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Program (DOE, 2001d), defines DOE

responsibilities and procedures to implement NEPA. The decommissioning of a DOE

plutonium facility will require a determination of whether or not the action is a "major or

significant government action adversely affecting the environment" in accordance with

NEPA. If it qualifies as such an action, an environmental assessment (EA) or

environmental impact statement (EIS) will be required. An EA or EIS will need to

discuss the amount of material that will remain onsite and its effect, in addition to

addressing the alternatives. The alternatives will include retaining radioactive material

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