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Lesson Plan
Instructor's Notes
2.
Storage for Decay
Reference: Lorenzen (1994)
Storage: Some radionuclides have a short
a.
half-life and can be stored, with
appropriate DOE approval, for decay.
Normal storage times are 10 half-lives.
The waste must be surveyed prior to
disposal to ensure it is below disposal
criteria.
Substitution: Substitute shorter-lived for
b.
longer-lived radionuclides, if possible.
Reference: DOE (1990)
3.
Disposal via Sanitary Sewer
DOE allows discharge via
sanitary sewer per Order
Disposal of small quantities via sanitary sewer is
5400.5, Chapter II, 3.d.
available to some facilities. Add facility-
Include facility-specific
specific information.
procedures.
NRC licensees and most
4.
Disposal of specific waste per 10 CFR 20.2005
agreement States allow for
limited quantities of
In accordance with Part 20.2005, NRC licensees
radionuclides to be disposed
may dispose of the following as if it were not
via the sanitary sewer per 10
radioactive:
CFR 20.2003 or the
agreement State equivalent
regulation. Reference: NRC
(1991).
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