Guidance waste classification

California Environmental Protection Agency. Waste Classification Regulation Guidance Manual, August 1994. 

Classification and disposal of hazardous chemical waste is based mainly on EPA regulations and guidance developed under RCRA,... 

The present distinction between radioactive waste that arises from operations of the nuclear fuel cycle and NARM waste provides an unnecessary impediment to development of a classification system that applies to all radioactive wastes. This distinction is not based on considerations of protection of public health but is based only on the source of the waste. NCRP notes that EPA s proposed guidance on radiation protection of the public (EPA, 1994d) encourages elimination of this legal distinction, because the guidance specifies that dose limits for all sources of radiation exposure combined and authorized limits for individual sources or practices should be applied to essentially all controllable sources, excluding indoor radon, not just to sources associated with the nuclear fuel cycle. 

CFR 61, Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste. 1 These regulations supply guidance for land disposal of radioactive waste. 10 CFR is applicable when DOE would wish to dispose of DSO material from N Reactor and may be applicable if it is desired to leave some level of radioactivity in situ. Determine if the classification of waste is low-level (i.e., not high-level). 1 2 3 4... 

The Environment Agency provides full details on the hazardous waste regime in Technical Guidance WMl Special Wastes A technical guidance note on their definition and classification. Further related documents can be obtained from the Environment Agency website. 

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