Category: Radiation Control

Below are details and a Chronology pertaining to the EnergySolutions Depleted Uranium Performance Assessment.Note: The following content is archived, and is being kept for reference, research, or recordkeeping.Update April 16, 2021 The DU PA has been incorporated with the Federal Cell License Application. See the Federal Cell License Application page. Update March 16, 2020 Phase 1 Basal Aquifer Study Update January 20,

The following updates provide a history of depleted uranium (DU) shipments to Utah (EnergySolutions) and Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control rulemaking on DU disposal, including the requirements to prepare a performance assessment (PA) and other relevant documents. Update: December 8, 2010 EnergySolutions Seeks Extension on DU Performance Assessment EnergySolutions has asked for an extension to submit a performance assessment that

The Low Level Radioactive Waste Program oversees the activities at the EnergySolutions facility. EnergySolutions is a Utah-based company that operates a commercial treatment, storage and disposal facility five miles south of the Clive exit on Interstate 80 in Tooele County and approximately 80 miles west of Salt Lake City. The facility itself is about one square mile in size and is

Introduction Blended waste is an industry proposal to blend more concentrated radioactive waste with less concentrated radioactive waste. EnergySolutions is seeking federal and state approval to allow this option so it can ultimately dispose of waste that meets the Class A limit requirements of its Utah radioactive material license. News On October 13, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission revised its position that

The Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control has requested EnergySolutions to update its performance assessment on its “SempraSafe” proposal before it can dispose of more than 40,000 cubic feet a year of this waste. The action is necessary because of new provisions to a rule the Radiation Control Board adopted earlier this year that requires further analysis on certain types of

Radiation is one of the ways that energy travels through space or matter. Radiant energy is emitted as either electromagnetic waves or subatomic particles. This energy runs along a continuum on the electromagnetic spectrum on the basis of its wavelength, frequency, or energy. The two major types of radiation—non-ionizing and ionizing—are differentiated by the level of energy they emit. Lower

Non-ionizing radiation is composed of electric and magnetic fields (EMFs) that do not have sufficient energy to remove electrons from atoms or molecules. Types of non-ionizing radiation are: ultraviolet (UV), visible light, infrared (IR), microwave, radio (and television), and extremely low frequency (ELF). Non-ionizing radiation is produced by a wide variety of products in the workplace and in the home,

What is it? Potassium Iodide is a salt, similar to sodium chloride (NaCI), normal table salt. KI is available in pill form or dissolved in water as a supersaturated potassium iodide (SSKI) solution. The pills contain a daily adult (children’s doses range from 16-65 mg depending on their size and age) dosage of 130 milligrams (mg). What is KI used for?

This page provides access to regulatory and technical documents written by the DWMRC, DWMRC contractors, or by DWMRC Radioactive Material Licensees.

The purpose of the Radioactive Material Transportation Program is to regulate the transportation of radioactive material in and through Utah. The program tracks shipments of radioactive material anywhere in the state. The program also assists in providing training to emergency responders for radiation emergencies, participates in emergency exercises and is involved in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) for waste that is

The DWMRC regulates programs for licensing and inspecting byproduct material, source material, special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass, and naturally occurring and accelerator produced radioactive materials. The DWMRC also administers a program to regulate the transport of radioactive materials in the State of Utah. Visit the Radioactive Material Transportation Program page here. The authority to

The DWMRC administers the Generator Site Access Permit Program to regulate the access of low-level radioactive waste generators to the EnergySolutions land disposal facility. R313-26 of the Utah Code establishes the terms for a Generator Site Access Permit Program which authorizes waste generators, waste processors and waste collectors to deliver radioactive wastes to the EnergySolutions facility. In addition, the Division has included

Generator Site Access Permit FAQ compiled by Utah’s Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control. Still have questions or concerns? Contact us. Who is regulated by R313-26 and will need a permit to transport waste to the State of Utah for disposal? Anyone sending radioactive waste to EnergySolutions needs a permit to access the site for eventual disposal of waste. What materials transported for

The Generator Site Access Permit Program regulates the disposal of low-level radioactive waste from generators at the EnergySolutions Clive facility, as mandated by Utah Code R313-26. This program authorizes waste generators, processors, and collectors to deliver radioactive waste to the EnergySolutions facility. The Generator Site Access Transportation FAQs are informed by observations and findings to date. If you have additional

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