N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 4024.07

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section He-P 4024.07 - Decommissioning Plan

(a) A licensee shall submit a decommissioning plan if:

(1) The licensee intends to terminate the license using radiological criteria specified in He-P 4024.10 and He-P 4024.11;

(2) Otherwise required by these rules;

(3) Required by license condition; or

(4) The procedures and activities necessary to carry out decommissioning of the site or separate building or outdoor area have not been previously approved by the DHHS/RHS and the procedures could increase potential health and safety impacts to workers or to the public, including but not limited to the following cases:

a. Procedures involving techniques not applied routinely during cleanup or maintenance operations;

b. Workers entering areas not normally occupied where surface contamination and radiation levels are significantly higher than routinely encountered during the operation for which the license was issued;

c. Procedures that could result in significantly greater airborne concentrations of radioactive materials than are present during operation; or

d. Procedures that could result in significantly greater releases of radioactive material to the environment than those associated with the operation for which the license was issued.

(b) Procedures with potential health and safety impacts shall not be carried out prior to approval of the decommissioning plan.

(c) The proposed decommissioning plan for the facility or site, or separate building or outdoor area, shall include:

(1) A description of the conditions of the facility or site sufficient to evaluate the acceptability of the plan;

(2) A description of planned decommissioning activities;

(3) A description of methods used to ensure protection of workers and the environment against radiation hazards during decommissioning;

(4) A description of the radiation survey planned to demonstrate compliance with He-P 4024.08(d) and He-P 4024.09(a) , or if applicable, He-P 4024.09 or He-P 4024.11; and

(5) An updated, detailed cost estimate for decommissioning, comparison of that estimate with present funds set aside for decommissioning, and a plan for assuring the availability of adequate funds for completion of decommissioning.

(d) For decommissioning plans calling for completion of decommissioning later than 24 months after plan approval, the plan shall include a justification for the delay.

(e) The proposed decommissioning plan shall be approved by the DHHS/RHS only if the information therein demonstrates that the decommissioning will be completed as soon as practicable and that the health and safety of workers and the public will be adequately protected.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 4024.07

#8393, eff 7-23-05; ss by #10492, eff 12-24-13