TITLE 32: ENERGY
CHAPTER II: ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
SUBCHAPTER b: RADIATION PROTECTION
PART 601 LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR A LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY
SECTION 601.270 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS


 

Section 601.270  Reporting Requirements

 

a)         Unmanifested Waste Report.  The licensee shall notify the Agency immediately of any waste received at the facility that is unaccompanied by a proper manifest.

 

b)         Accident Report.  The licensee shall provide a written report to the Agency within 7 days after any event resulting in either a release of radioactive material from a disposal unit or a radiation dose to any person outside the facility in excess of the limits specified in Section 601.30 for releases and 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340.310 for exposures.  The report shall include:

 

1)         A description of the events causing the releases or exposures;

 

2)         A description of the release, resulting exposures and impacts;

 

3)         A description of the remedial action taken; and

 

4)         A description of actions that will be taken to prevent such events from occurring in the future.

 

c)         Annual Report.  By the end of the first calendar quarter of each year, the licensee shall submit an annual report to the Agency summarizing facility operations for the preceding year.  A copy of the report shall be available for public inspection.  This report shall contain, but need not be limited to, the following:

 

1)         A summary of the sources, volumes, Curie content and types of low-level radioactive waste received at the facility in the previous year and an inventory of the total volume and Curie content of wastes disposed of at the facility since it commenced operation;

 

2)         Specification of the quantity of each of the principal radionuclides released to unrestricted areas in liquid and in airborne effluents during the preceding year;

 

3)         A description of any incidents or accidents in which radioactive materials were released, or occupational exposures in excess of the limits set by 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340 occurred;

 

4)         A description of the environmental and personnel monitoring programs and the results of those programs;

 

5)         The results of the testing and evaluation of disposal unit design and construction, and recommendations;

 

6)         A description of the status and adequacy of plans for closure and post-closure of the facility, specifying and considering information learned as a result of the testing and monitoring program and other facility operations during the previous year; and

 

7)         An accounting of the fees collected by the facility operator for deposit by the Agency into the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facility Closure, Post-Closure Care and Compensation Fund established by 420 ILCS 20/14.  The accounting shall be performed using generally accepted accounting principles.