Add two new items: USA 15 6.10, Completeness (h) Waste class or category P. 27 (i) Physical form including liquid/moisture content CAN 34 6.12 Add to the end of the last sentence “…..and The method should be accepted by accepted by the waste receivers.” the waste receivers. 70 6.12 Replace with The word approval has specific “approved by” “acceptable to” UK line 8 meaning in the UK regulatory system and would not generally be applied to waste characterization CAN 35 6.13 “Radioactive waste, for instance, may be Not all radioactive waste will 2nd sent. conditioned to meet the acceptance……” require conditioning, therefore the use of “may” is more appropriate Note: Almost the same text is provided in edit GER3 51 6.13 Avoid unnecessary repetition. In Para 6.55 (3rd to 6th sentence). Shortening our opinion, the text is better or deletion of Para 6.13 is recommended. placed in the subsection “Radioactive waste acceptance criteria”. 71 6.14 ditto ditto UK 2nd sentence: of waste with “Segregation clar GER2 52 6.15 According to the IAEA Safety different properties will also be helpful at Glossary (2007 Edition), the term any stage between the arising of the raw ‘processing’ is more waste and its further processing comprehensive and includes conditioning, storage, transport and ‘pretreatment’, ‘treatment’ and disposal.” ‘conditioning’. As mentioned in Para 6.24, segregation of radioactive waste is part of pretreatment operations. After last sentence, add: USA 16 6.15, Completeness to add flexibility for Mixing or blending of waste at its waste P. 28, blending of waste as permitted by stream generation may be allowed by Last sent. regulatory authorities to facilitate regulatory authorities in order to enhance waste safe disposal. and facilitate waste disposal.
USA 15 6.10, P. 27 Add two new items: (h) Waste class or category (i) Physical form including liquid/moisture content Completeness CAN 34 6.12 Add to the end of the last sentence “…..and accepted by the waste receivers.” The method should be accepted by the waste receivers. UK 70 6.12 line 8 Replace “approved by” with “acceptable to” The word approval has specific meaning in the UK regulatory system and would not generally be applied to waste characterization CAN 35 6.13 2nd sent. “Radioactive waste, for instance, may be conditioned to meet the acceptance……” Not all radioactive waste will require conditioning, therefore the use of “may” is more appropriate edit GER3 51 6.13 Note: Almost the same text is provided in Para 6.55 (3rd to 6th sentence). Shortening or deletion of Para 6.13 is recommended. Avoid unnecessary repetition. In our opinion, the text is better placed in the subsection “Radioactive waste acceptance criteria”. UK 71 6.14 ditto ditto clar GER2 52 6.15 2nd sentence: “Segregation of waste with different properties will also be helpful at any stage between the arising of the raw waste and its further processing conditioning, storage, transport and disposal.” According to the IAEA Safety Glossary (2007 Edition), the term ‘processing’ is more comprehensive and includes ‘pretreatment’, ‘treatment’ and ‘conditioning’. As mentioned in Para 6.24, segregation of radioactive waste is part of pretreatment operations. USA 16 6.15, P. 28, Last sent. After last sentence, add: Mixing or blending of waste at its waste stream generation may be allowed by regulatory authorities in order to enhance and facilitate waste disposal. Completeness to add flexibility for blending of waste as permitted by regulatory authorities to facilitate waste safe disposal.