Chapter 16 Provisions for Decontamination and Decommissioning

DOE-STD -3009-94

Chapter 16

Provisions for Decontamination and

Decommissioning

P U R P O S E . The purpose of this DSA chapter is to provide information that will satisfy

the requirements of 10 CFR 830 to define the characteristics of the provisions for

decontamination and decommissioning necessary to ensure safe operation of the facility.

This chapter describes provisions that facilitate future D&D of a facility. Design of

significant modifications to an existing facility must consider provisions for D&D. This

chapter also contains guidance on the description of the conceptual D&D plan for

existing facilities. Expected products of this chapter, as applicable based on the graded

approach and project mission phase, include:

Description of design features incorporated in major modifications of an existing

facility to facilitate future D&D of the facility.

Description of operational considerations to facilitate future D&D.

Description of conceptual D&D plan.

Existing supporting documentation is to be referenced. Include brief abstracts of

referenced documentation with enough of the salient facts to provide an understanding of

the referenced documentation and its relation to this chapter.

A P P L I C A T I O N O F T H E G R A D E D A P P R O A C H . The need for D&D

provisions are dependent on the magnitude of the hazards and the complexity of the

facility. For facilities whose mission is D&D, which includes deactivation, a DSA that

addresses the safety aspects of the decontamination and decommissioning activities must

be prepared. Discussions can be brief and are limited to summaries of the major features

of the programmatic commitment to the safety basis.

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