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Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONChapter IV - QUALITY SERVICESSubchapter C - RADIATIONPart 383 - Regulations For Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities Financial Assurance Requirements
Subpart 383-8 - Requirements for Operation of Land Disposal Facilities
Section 383-8.2 - General requirements for operations

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 383-8.2

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Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024
Section 383-8.2 - General requirements for operations
(a) The permittee must maintain and operate the land disposal facility in accordance with the design, construction, and operation requirements of this Part and the permit.
(b) The permittee must maintain equipment in good working order and in sufficient supply to provide for safe operations and to prevent curtailment of operations because of equipment failure except under extraordinary conditions beyond the control of the permittee.
(c) On-site roads and other through-ways necessary for the operation, maintenance, monitoring, and security of the land disposal facility and for response to emergencies must be passable and safe at all times.
(d) The permittee must minimize safety hazards to all persons on the land disposal facility.
(e) Restricted access areas must be fenced and clearly posted, and access to such areas must be monitored by security and radiation safety personnel.
(f) Construction areas and construction lay down areas must be fenced.
(g) The permittee must develop and implement a quality assurance program, as approved by the department in the permit, for operation of the land disposal facility. The program must meet the provisions of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission's publication, Quality Assurance Guidance for a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility(NUREG-1293), Revision 1, April 1991 (see section 383-1.8 of this Part).
(h) The permittee must maintain the landscaping required by section 383-7.2(u) of this Part.
(i) The permittee must maintain the surface drainage systems required by section 383-7.3(i) of this Part.
(j) The permittee must maintain the buildings and grounds of the land disposal facility in a neat and clean condition.
(k) All facility operations must be performed by, or under the supervision of, an individual qualified by the permittee, in accordance with the personnel training program.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 383-8.2