N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 383-12.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 383-12.2 - Site safety and emergency response plan

(a) Site safety and emergency response plan required. The permittee must establish and implement a site safety and emergency response plan for responding to on-site emergencies that could either adversely affect the environment or public health and safety or result in the failure of the land disposal facility to meet the performance objectives. The site safety and emergency response plan must be approved by the department in the permit.

(b) Contents of site safety and emergency response plan. The site safety and emergency response plan must include the following:

(1) An identification of each type of emergency for which a response might be needed, including fires and explosions, vehicular accidents, major natural phenomena, and medical emergencies. For underground mined repositories, the types of emergencies must also include mining accidents, cave-ins, and methane gas explosions.

(2) A classification system for classifying, as alerts or site area emergencies, those emergencies that could involve or affect the waste at the disposal site.

(3) Identification of the means of detecting, in a timely manner considering the type and possible locations of an emergency, each type of emergency that was identified as required by subdivision (a) of this section. The means of detecting emergencies must include fire and smoke detectors, visual observation, and the monitoring programs required by Subpart 383-10 of this Part.

(4) A description of the actions to be taken and the equipment to be used for responding to each type of emergency and for mitigating the consequences of the emergency; actions to be taken to extinguish fires must minimize the spread of radioactive contamination by the material used to extinguish the fire; the description must include a list and description of the safety and emergency response equipment available on site, maps showing the location of the equipment, a program for maintaining, inspecting, and operating the equipment, and an identification of the individuals responsible for carrying out that program.

(5) A list of all on-site personnel who will be involved in the emergency responses and their assigned responsibilities. The list must include the names, titles, telephone numbers, and responsibilities of:

(i) the Emergency Coordinator and assigned alternate(s) designated in accordance with section 383-12.3 of this Subpart; and

(ii) the individuals who have the authority to stop work at the land disposal facility.

(6) A description of the methods and equipment to be used to determine the amount of radioactive material released during each type of emergency.

(7) For each type of emergency, an estimate of the range of the amount of radioactivity that could be released and the recommendations for protection of off-site individuals that would be given to off-site emergency responders.

(8) Provisions for notifying off-site emergency responders and for coordinating the actions of the permittee's personnel with the actions of the off-site emergency responders. These provisions must include the establishment of a control point and must be planned so that unavailability of some personnel, some parts of the land disposal facility, and some equipment will not prevent the notification and coordination. The permittee must notify the department, local government officials and the State warning point immediately after notifying the off-site emergency responders and not later than one hour after the permittee has declared an alert or a site area emergency.

(9) For each type of emergency, a description of the types of information that are to be given to the department, the State warning point, and off-site emergency responders; this must include information on the status of the land disposal facility, the estimated amount of radioactive material released, and recommended protective actions, if they are necessary.

(10) Identification of the nearest hospital that is equipped and prepared to treat radioactivity-contaminated individuals. The site safety and emergency response plan must include, as an appendix, documentation of the hospital's capability and agreement to treat such individuals.

(11) A site safety and emergency response training program for the permittee's on-site personnel.

(12) A training program for off-site emergency responders, to be conducted at the permittee's expense.

(13) Provisions and schedules for the exercises and communication checks required by section 383-12.5 of this Subpart.

(14) For each type of emergency, a description of the actions to be taken and the equipment to be used restore the land disposal facility to a safe condition after an emergency has occurred and the extent to which the permittee will rely on off-site emergency responders.

(c) Revision of the site safety and emergency response plan.

(1) The permittee must revise the site safety and emergency response plan as directed by the department in response to the department's review of critiques of exercises that are submitted pursuant to section 383-12.5(b)(5) of this Subpart.

(2) The permittee must prepare a revision of the site safety and emergency response plan and submit it as part of a complete application for closure. This revision must take into account the change in conditions at the land disposal facility resulting from closure and during post- closure observation and maintenance.

(3) The permittee must prepare a revision of the site safety and emergency response plan and submit it as part of a complete application for institutional control. This revision must take into account the changes in conditions at the land disposal facility during institutional control.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 383-12.2