Section 120.842 - Receipt, Handling, and Inspection of Waste(A) The Operator shall submit a plan for the receipt, inspection, and handling of waste entering the facility. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the waste acceptance criteria approved by the Board.(B) The Operator shall ensure that special inspection and receiving plans are in place in case of damaged transportation vehicles or packages, incorrect manifests or shipping documents, or non-compliance with any Section of 105 CMR 120.000.(C) The plans and procedures for moving the waste shall be implemented and equipment shall be utilized so as to minimize contact or the possibility of contact with water.(D) Upon arrival to the facility, all waste shall enter a waste inspection area and remain there until the Department can inspect the manifests and the integrity of the waste being received.(E) The Department shall inspect each shipment of waste before the shipment is accepted for storage, treatment or disposal. Any shipment that is not found to be in compliance with applicable regulations, license conditions, and waste acceptance criteria shall be held in a controlled area within the facility until a representative from the generator is contacted, and the generator or its agent remedies the deficiency; the operator shall notify the board of health of each site community of any such failure of compliance.(F) The generator shall be assessed a daily penalty until the deficiency is remedied and the shipment complies with applicable regulations, license conditions and waste acceptance criteria.(G) After a transport vehicle is unloaded and leaves the waste management area, it shall not leave the facility until it is again inspected by the Department and decontaminated, if necessary.(H) Once inspected, wastes accepted for disposal shall be emplaced in a manner to ensure that container integrity is maintained during emplacement, and that the minimization of void spaces between the containers permits the ability to fill the void spaces. Once inspected, wastes accepted for storage shall be placed in storage in a manner to ensure that container integrity is maintained throughout the period of storage.(I) Void spaces between waste containers in disposal units shall be filled with material appropriate to reducing future subsidence of the disposal units.(J) Closure measures set forth in the approved facility closure plan shall be carried out as each disposal unit is filled and sealed.(K) Waste shall be emplaced and sealed in a manner that limits the radiation dose rate at the surface of the engineered barrier to levels that at a minimum will permit the Operator to comply with all provisions of 105 CMR 120.207 at the time of license transferral as provided in 105 CMR 120.800.(L) Waste shall be handled in a manner to minimize workers exposure to radiation utilizing ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) techniques.(M) Waste shall be emplaced to ensure retrievability and the ability to monitor through the end of the institutional control period.(N) Following receipt and acceptance of a shipment of waste, the Operator shall record the date of any emplacement of the waste, the waste's location in the facility, the condition of the waste containers as received, any remedial measures taken pursuant to 105 CMR 120.842(E), any discrepancies between materials listed on the manifest and those received, and any evidence of leaking or damaged containers or radiation or contamination levels in excess of limits specified in the regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation ( 49 CFR 173.441 and 173.443, revised as of November 1, 1984, as amended) and the Department. The Operator shall briefly describe any repackaging operations of any of the waste containers included in the shipment, plus any other information required by the Department as a license condition.(O) Facility operations shall not have an adverse effect on the implementation of closure plan measures.(P) Only wastes containing or contaminated with radioactive material shall be accepted at the facility.(Q) Waste received at a disposal facility shall not be intentionally diluted by the Operator to alter its classification as identified on the manifest.