General design criteria for the geologic repository operations area.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) (1) Means to limit concentrations of radioactive material in air; (2) Means to limit the time required to perform work in the vicinity of radioactive materials, including, as appropriate, designing equipment for ease of repair and replacement and providing adequate space for ease of operation; (3) Suitable shielding; (4) Means to monitor and control the dispersal of radioactive contamination; (5) Means to control access to high radiation areas or airborne radioactivity areas; and (6) A radiation alarm system to warn of significant increases in radiation levels, concentrations of radioactive material in air, and of increased radioactivity released in effluents. The alarm system shall be designed with provisions for calibration and for testing its operability. (b) (c) (d) (2) To the extent practicable, the geologic repository operations area shall be designed to incorporate the use of noncombustible and heat resistant materials. (3) The geologic repository operations area shall be designed to include explosion and fire detection alarm systems and appropriate suppression systems with sufficient capacity and capability to reduce the adverse effects of fires and explosions on structures, systems, and components important to safety. (4) The geologic repository operations area shall be designed to include means to protect systems, structures, and components important to safety against the adverse effects of either the (e) (2) The geologic repository operations area shall be desi

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 60.131