Designation:E2421−15StandardGuideforPreparingWasteManagementPlansforDecommissioningNuclearFacilities1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2421;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideaddressesthedevelopmentofwastemanage-mentplansforpotentialwastestreamsresultingfromdecom-missioningactivitiesatnuclearfacilities,includingidentifying,categorizing,andhandlingthewastefromgenerationtofinaldisposal.1.2Thisguideisapplicabletopotentialwastestreamsanticipatedfromdecommissioningactivitiesofnuclearfacili-tieswhoseoperationsweregovernedbytheNuclearRegula-toryCommission(NRC)orAgreementStatelicense,underDepartmentofEnergy(DOE)Orders,orDepartmentofDe-fense(DoD)regulations.1.3Thisguideprovidesadescriptionofthekeyelementsofwastemanagementplansthatiffollowedwillsuccessfullyallowforthecharacterization,packaging,transportation,andoff-sitetreatmentordisposal,orboth,ofconventional,hazardous,andradioactivewastestreams.1.4Thisguidedoesnotaddresstheon-sitetreatment,longtermstorage,oron-sitedisposalofthesepotentialwastestreams.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D5283PracticeforGenerationofEnvironmentalDataRe-latedtoWasteManagementActivities:QualityAssuranceandQualityControlPlanningandImplementationD5792PracticeforGenerationofEnvironmentalDataRe-latedtoWasteManagementActivities:DevelopmentofDataQualityObjectivesE1892GuideforPreparingCharacterizationPlansforDe-commissioningNuclearFacilities2.2CodeofFederalRegulations:310CFR60DisposalofHigh-LevelRadioactiveWastesinGeologicRepositories10CFR61LicensingRequirement...