B.2 APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ORDERS
B.2.1 Waste Management Regulatory Environment
Management of hazardous, radioactive, mixed and medical wastes generated at LLNL and SNL, Livermore is accomplished under an extensive network of federal, state, and local laws and regulations and DOE orders and requirements. Table B-2 lists the major laws and orders that govern waste management practices at the Laboratories.
Table B-2 Federal, State, and Local Regulatory Requirements Affecting Waste Management at LLNL and SNL, Livermore
| Laws, Regulations and Requirements | Responsible Agencies |
| Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. sections 2011 et seq.) | U.S. Department of Energy |
| U.S. Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. sections 7101 et seq.) | U.S. Department of Energy |
| Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. sections 6901 et seq.) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act/Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (42 U.S.C. sections 9601 et seq.) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. sections 601 et seq.) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. sections 1251 et seq.) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. sections 1857 et seq.) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| California Hazardous Waste Control Act (Health and Safety Code sections 25100 et seq.) | California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control |
| California Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act (Water Code sections 13000 et seq.) | California Environmental Protection Agency, Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards |
| California Clean Air Act (Health and Safety Code section 39000 et seq.) | California Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resources Board |
| California Proposition 65—Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Health and Safety Code sections 25249.5 et seq.) (SNL, Livermore only) | California Environmental Protection Agency |
| The Hazardous Waste Source Reduction and Management Review Act of 1989 (Health and Safety Code sections 25244.12 et seq.) | California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Toxic Substance Control |
| "Hazardous Materials" Department of the California Highway Patrol (13 C.C.R. Chapter 6) | California Highway Patrol |
| DOE Order 5820.2A "Radioactive Waste Management" (DOE, 1988a) | U.S. Department of Energy |
| DOE Order 5400.3 "Hazardous and Radioactive Mixed Waste Program" (DOE, 1989) | U.S. Department of Energy |
| DOE Order 5480.3 "Safety Requirements for the Packaging and Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Hazardous Substances, and Hazardous Wastes" (DOE, 1985) | U.S. Department of Energy |
| "Nevada Test Site Defense Waste Acceptance Criteria, Certification, and Transfer Requirement" (DOE, 1988b) | U.S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office |
| California Health and Safety Code, Chapter 6.1–Medical Waste Management Act | Alameda County |
| City of Livermore Municipal Code, Section 13.32 | City of Livermore, California |
Note: This table lists some of the more pertinent regulatory requirements that govern waste management practices at LLNL and SNL, Livermore. The table does not include all the regulations affecting waste management.
B.2.2 Implementation of Regulatory Requirements
In order for waste generators and waste management staff to comply with regulatory and operational requirements, the Environmental Protection Department at LLNL and the Environmental Protection Department at SNL, Livermore have developed a number of guidance documents. The basis for these documents includes the federal, state, local, and DOE regulations and requirements summarized in Table B-2. These documents provide the protocols for laboratory personnel to meet the requirements.
At LLNL, the documents for providing guidance on managing radioactive, hazardous, mixed, and medical wastes include:
- Hazardous Waste Management Plan (LLNL, 1989c)
- Guidelines for Waste Accumulation Areas (Hirabayashi, 1989)
- The New Hazardous Waste Management Requisition System (LLNL, 1988c)
- Hazardous Waste Management Quality Assurance Plan (LLNL, 1990g)
- Low-Level, Mixed, and Hazardous Waste Certification Program Plan (LLNL, 1989d)
- Health and Safety Manual (LLNL, 1990h)
- Transuranic Waste Program Certification and Quality Assurance Plan (LLNL, 1990i)
- Preparation Guide for Generators of Hazardous Chemicals and Radioactive Waste at LLNL (Huss, 1987)
- Onsite Hazardous Material Packaging and Transportation Safety Manual (LLNL, 1991k)
- Health Services Department (HSD) Procedure for Handling Medical Waste (LLNL, 1991d)
- Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention Awareness Plan (LLNL, 1991n)
At SNL, Livermore, the principal guidance documents for managing hazardous, radioactive, and mixed wastes include:
- Low-Level Radioactive Waste Certification Program Plan (SNL, Livermore, 1991g)
- Low-Level Radioactive Waste Quality Assurance Plan (SNL, Livermore, 1991f)
- SNL, Livermore Onsite Hazardous Waste Acceptance Criteria (SNL, Livermore, 1989c)
- Hazardous Waste Management Facility Contingency Plan (SNL, Livermore, 1991e)
- Implementation Plan for DOE Order 5820.2A, Radioactive Waste Management (SNL, Livermore, 1989b)
- Environmental Safety and Health Manual (SNL, Livermore, 1991b)
- Guidelines for the Storage of Hazardous Waste (SNL, Livermore, 1991d)
- Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (SNL, Livermore, 1990c)
- Hazardous Material Sampling and Analysis Plan (SNL, Livermore, 1990b)
- Hazardous Waste Operation Plan (SNL, Livermore, 1991n)
- Site Specific Plan (SNL, Livermore, 1991i)
- Guidelines for Hazardous Waste Generators (SNL, Livermore, 1991c)
- Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention Awareness Plan (SNL, Livermore, 1991o)
These guidance documents, supplemented by specific implementation procedures, provided information for this appendix. During the writing of this EIS/EIR, the most up-to-date version of the guidance documents were referenced. However, the guidance documents are updated and revised on a periodic basis, so more recent versions of some of the documents may now exist.
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