• Terry W. Cooper
• Janet S. Harris (CA)

This corporate procedure applies to all Members of the Workforce at Sandia National Laboratories/CA (SNL/CA).

Exceptions to, or deviations from, this procedure must be approved through the Executive Policy Sponsor or Policy Area Manager, if delegated. Click here to view Contacts for Corporate Policies, Processes, and Procedures.   See CG100.1.7, Request an Exception to a Policy, Process, or Procedure, for directions on how to obtain an exception to this procedure.

Granting or permitting exceptions or violations of policy, process, or procedure without authority, regardless of position or title, may be cause for disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. Violating a policy, process, or procedure may be cause for disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: A printed copy of this document may not be the document currently in effect. The official version is located on the Sandia National Laboratories Sandia Restricted Network (SRN).

This procedure addresses managing mixed waste generated at Sandia National Laboratories in California (SNL/CA), including regular surveillance and an annual audit of this management.

Manage Mixed Waste at Sandia/CA

Guidance

• Guidance on Managing Mixed Waste at SNL.

Forms

• RF 2042-NCA, Nonconformance Corrective Action Report.
• SF 2042-TRA, Radioactive or Mixed Waste Disposal Request Form.
• SF 2042-TRS, NTS Allowable Items.

• 10 CFR 830, Attachment 1, Subpart A – Nuclear Safety Management Quality Assurance.
• 10 CFR 835, Occupational Radiation Protection.
• 10 CFR 851.26(a)(1), Worker Safety and Health Program, Recordkeeping and Reporting.
• 40 CFR 261.3, Definition of Hazardous Waste.
• 40 CFR 261.7, Residues of Hazardous Waste in Empty Containers.
• 40 CFR 261.24, Toxicity Characteristic.
• 40 CFR 261.33, Discarded Commercial Chemical Products, Off-Specification Species, Container Residues, and Spill Residues Thereof.
• 40 CFR 262.11, Hazardous Waste Determination.
• 40 CFR 262.34, Accumulation Time.
• 40 CFR 265, Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities.
• 40 CFR 265, Appendix V, Examples of Potentially Incompatible Waste.
• 40 CFR 265.171, Condition of Containers.
• 40 CFR 265.172, Compatibility of Waste with Container.
• 40 CFR 265.173, Management of Containers.
• 40 CFR 268, Land Disposal Restrictions.
• 40 CFR, 700-789, Toxic Substances Control Act Regulations.
• 40 CFR 761, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and Use Prohibitions.
• 49 CFR 172, Hazardous Materials Table, Special Provisions, Hazardous Materials Communications, Emergency Response Information, and Training Requirements.
• 49 CFR 173, Shippers—General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings.
• 20.4.1 NMAC, Hazardous Waste Management.
• 42 USC 6901, et. seq., Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.
• 42 USC 13106 et. seq., Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.
• 42 USC 2011 et seq., Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA), as amended.

Follow the training requirements in ESH100.2.ENV.24, Manage Mixed Waste at SNL.

Process

• ESH100.2, Analyze and Control Hazards.

Procedure

• ESH100.2.ENV.11, Control Scrap Metal from a Radiological Area or Volumetrically Contaminated Metal.
• ESH100.2.ENV.15, Manage Hazardous Waste at SNL/CA.
• ESH100.2.ENV.22, Manage Hazardous Waste at SNL.
• ESH100.2.ENV.23, Manage Radioactive Waste at SNL.
• ESH100.2.ENV.24, Manage Mixed Waste at SNL.
• ESH100.2.ENV.26, Manage Other Waste at SNL/NM.
• ESH100.2.ENV.27, Manage Waste Generated in Radioactive Material Management Areas at SNL.
• ESH100.2.ENV.3, Manage PCBs, PCB Containers, and PCB Sources Safely.
• ESH100.2.ENV.8, Manage Excess Metallic Lead.
• ESH100.2.EXP.1, Manage Explosives Safety.
• ESH100.2.IH.14, Procure and Work with Biological Agents.
• ESH100.2.IH.18, Synthesize, Import, Export, and Work with New Chemicals.
• ESH100.2.IH.2, Work with and Around Asbestos-Containing Materials.
• ESH100.2.IH.24, Manage and Control Beryllium Exposures.
• ESH100.2.IH.25, Control Chemical Hazards at SNL/CA.
• ESH100.2.IH.3, Control Inhalation Hazards Using Respiratory Protection.
• ESH100.2.IH.4, Evaluate and Control Chemical Hazards.
• ESH100.2.IH.9, Enter Confined Spaces Safely.
• ESH100.2.IS.11, Implement Housekeeping Safety.
• ESH100.2.RAD.1, Implement Radiation Protection Procedures.
• ESH100.2.SB.2, Ensure Nuclear Criticality Safety.
• ESH100.3.1, Prepare for and Manage Emergencies.
• SCM100.4.1, Send Excess Property and Material to Reapplication Services.