Depleted Uranium Performance Assessment Rulemaking Record:
EnergySolutions

These are the documents prepared in association with the Radiation Control Board’s rule addressing depleted uranium.

R313-25-8 Depleted Uranium Rulemaking (09/02/14)

• Basis for Proposal
• Final Record

Applicable DRC Rules

On April 2010, the Radiation Control Board approved a new rule that required EnergySolutions to conduct a performance assessment (PA) before disposing of large quantities of concentrated depleted uranium (DU). The Board’s action was made to address the unique radiological characteristics of DU since DU’s radioactivity increases over thousands of years. In addition, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) did not evaluate shallow land disposal of large quantities of DU when it developed its low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) disposal regulations in the early 1980’s.

The following DRC rules apply to the performance assessment:

•  2.1—R313-15-101 Radiation Protection Program
•  2.2—R313-15-201 Occupational Dose Limits for Adults
•  2.3—R313-15-301 Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public
•  2.4—R313-15-402 Radiological Criteria for Unrestricted Use
•  2.5—R313-15-601 Control of Access to High Radiation Areas
•  2.6—R313-15-801 Security and Control of Licensed or Registered Sources of Radiation
•  2.7—R313-15-902 Posting Requirements
•  2.8—R313-15-906 Procedures for Receiving and Opening Packages
•  2.9—R313-15-1002 Method for Obtaining Approval of Proposed Disposal Procedures
•  2.10—R313-15-1009 Waste Classification
•  2.11—R313-18-12 Instruction to Workers
•  2.12—R313-25-6 Director Review of Applications
•  2.13—R313-25-7 General Information
•  2.14—Reserved
•  2.15—R313-25-8 Specific Technical Information—Principal Design Features: Descriptions, Design Criteria, Justification, and Codes
•  2.16—R313-25-9 Technical Analysis
•  2.17—R313-25-10 Financial Qualifications to Carry Out Activities
•  2.18—R313-25-11 Requirements for Issuance of a License
•  2.19—R313-25-18 Individual Exposure Assurance
•  2.20—R313-25-19 Protection of the General Population from Releases of Radioactivity
•  2.21—R313-25-20 Protection of individuals From Inadvertent Intrusion
•  2.22—R313-25-21 Protection of Individuals During Operation
•  2.23—R313-25-22 Stability of the Disposal Site After Closure
•  2.24—R313-25-24 Disposal Site Design for Near-Surface Land Disposal
•  2.25—R313-25-31 Funding for Disposal Site Closure and Stabilization
•  2.26—R313-25-32 Financial Assurance for Institutional Control
•  2.27—R317-6 Groundwater Protection Limits

Questions

Otis Willoughby (owilloughby@utah.gov), (385) 622-2213 Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control.