IA-97-486, Site Decommissioning Mgt Plan

Site Decommissioning Mgt Plan

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a 1 3390 Federal Register / Vol. 57. No. 74 / Thursday. April 16, 1992 / Notices characterization work in support of currently included in the SDMP (the Division ofIndustrial and Medical decommissioning: and (5) describes the SDMP does not include more routine Nuclear Safety. November 4.19e3, process the NRC staff willuse to decommissioning ceses such as nuclear 3." Termination of Operating Licenses establish and enforce schedules for power reactors).he SDMP han been for Nuclear Reactors." Regulatory Guide timely cleanup on a site-specific basis. effective in ensuring coordination and 1.3e. June 1974. Table 1.for surface

• Aconsasse:Other documents resolution of some of the policy and contamination of reactor facility referenced in this notice may be regulatory issues affecting site structures. Also Coball40. Cesium-137 reviewed and/or copies for a fee from decommissioning. Pmgress on actual, and Europium-152 that may exist in .

the NRC Public Document Room.2120 L site remediation. however, continues to concreta, components, and structures Street NW. (Iower level). Washington. be slow.The limited progress to date should be removed so the indoor DC 20555. has prompted the Commission to direct exposure rate is less than 5 pon punnesa lessonstances cowfacn the NRC staff to initiate actions to microroen per hour above natural John A. Austin. Chief. Decommissioning accelerate the cleanup of SDMP sites. backgro at1 meter.With an overall and Regulatory lesues Branch. Division It should be noted that this Action dose objective of to millitem per year of Low-14 vel Weste Management and Plan itself does not contain enforceable . (cf. Letter to Stanford University from Decommissioning. Office of Nuclear standards and is not intended to create -

new rights or obligations on third partie* JamesProjects and Special R. Miller, Chief.

Branch. Standardisati Division of Material Safety and Safeguards. U.S.

NtelearRegulatoryCommission. . or to preclude htigation of properly Licensing. OfSce of Nuclear Ructor Washmston. DC 20555, telephone (301) framed issues l~ any pending Regulation. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 504-2500.

proceeding. Implementation of this plan Commission. Ap'ril 21,1982. Docket No. l may result in the establishment of 50-141).

legally b' requirements by order or 4.The Environmental Protection L Introduction and Purpose license t that may be Agency's (EPA's)

• Interim Primary I enforced on a site-specific basis. Drinking Water Regulations."40 CFR Over the past several years. the However, nothing in this Action Plan is part 141(41 FR se400 July e.1970).In Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) intended to affect headas rights has identihed over 40 nuclear material accordancewithFC33-23 themaximum sites that warrant special attention by associated wie such wden or ucens" contaminant levels for radionuclides in amendments or the hearing rights c' public drinidng water as established by the Commissios These sites have buildings forn.er waste disposal areas. parties to presently pending the EPA should be used as reference

'* standard for protection of groundwater large piles of tallings, groundwater,and ' ([,&cau P"m"I 8e a 25 soll contaminated withlowlevels of and surface water resources.

pp each case 5.The EPA's " Persons Exposed To uranium or thorium other radionuclides. (source Consequently, ey materlagor $,353 3,63d its ,i ,,

Transuranium Elements in The.

present varying degrees of radio logical IL Action Plan' Environment"(42 FR 6095t November hazard, cleanup complexity, and cost- In accordance with the overall 30.19?y).DiHlocument provides Some of the sites are still under the objective of ensuring timely and guidelines for acceptablelevels of control of active NRC licenses, whereas eflective cleanup of SDMP sites, the transuranium elements in so!L licenses for other sites may have NRC staff will review site-specific plans he criteria of this section will be already been terminated or may have and take decommissioning actions considered in establishing site-specific never been issued. At some sites. consistent with the following elements: ALARAlevelsforeachof theSDMP heenses are financially and technically attes in license amendments and orders.

capable of completing cleanupin a A. Cleongp Criterio reasonable timeframe, whereas at other Pending NRC rulemaking on generic

,7 altes, the licensee or responsible party is radiological criteria for The NRC's decision to terminate a unable or unwilling to perform cleanup. decommissioning. the NRC wCl continue license will relieve the licensee from any in addition, the sites are currently in to consider existing pidance, criteria, further obligation to the NRC to conduct various stsges of decommissioning. At and practices listed below to determine additional cleanup, as long as the some sites. licensees have initiated whether sites have been sufficiently- licensee decmommissioned the site in decommissioning, whereas at other decontaminated so that they may be full accordance with an opproved sites, decommissioning has not yet been released for unrestricted use, punuant decommissioning plan.ne licensee will planned or initiated. to, or consistent with, the demonstrate compliance with the he NRC believes that the best decommissioning rules in to CFR 30.36, cleanup levels described in the' approach for minimizing the potential 40.42. 50.82 yo.38, and y2.54. nese decommissioning plan by performing e for unnecessary radiation exposures and cleanup crit'eria will be applied on a radiologic survey of the site prigt to environmental contamination in the site-specific basis with emphaats on license terminsuon.The NRC usually future is to ensure that these sites are restdual contamination levels that are conducts an independent survey to cleaned up in a timely and effective ALARA. confirm the accuracy of the licensee's manner. In1990, the NRC implemented 1. Options 1 and 2 of the Branch termination survey.Therefore,if a the Site Decommissioning Management Technical 0osition " Disposal or Onsite licensee or responsible party cleaned up Plan (SDMP) to identify and resolve Storage of Thorium or Uranium Wastes a site, or was in the process of cleaning issues associated with the timely from Past Operetions"(46 FR 5:001; up a site.under an NRC-spproved cleanup of these sites.The SDMP October 23.1961). decommissioning plan, the NRC will not provides a comprehensive strategy for 2. " Guidelines for Decontamination of require the licensee to conduct NRC and licensee activities deshng with Facilities and Equipment Prior to . additional cleanup in response to NRC the cleanup and closure of contaminated Release for Unrestricted Use or criteria or standard estabhshed after nuclear material facilities over which Termination of Licenses for Byproduct. NRC sppioval of the plan. An exception the NRC has jurisdiction. The oppendix Source. or Special Nuclear Material." to this case would be in the event that to this document hsts the sites that are Pohey and Guidance Directive FC 83-23. additional contaminat on.or NUREG-1444 C-2

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of decommissioning through license reviewed regarding generaldF 'k noncernpliance with the plan. la found Indicating a significant threat to public amendments or orders.These schedules s!te characterization activitiserf i

will provide flexibility to allow a G heahh and safety.Nono9mpliance ORAU1." Environmental Survey Procedures Mammalf%l

'de would occur with a licensee or licensee or responsible party to Assesement Program." Oak responsible party does not comply with demonstrate good cause for delaying - m an approved decommissioning plan. or cleanup based on technical and risk Associated Universities.

G. provides false information. reduction considerations, or for reasons 2."1.aboratory Procedures -D ne NRCwillinform epa about beyond their control.17 recognizes the Environmental Survey and 81%  !

specific decommissioning actions at that at sites containing hasardous Assenment Program." Revision g. .

sites.NRC wl!! also inform State and chemical wastes, schedules will depend' Ridge AssociatedUniversities. February (

local egencies that have jurisdiction at least in part, on the necessary . ' 1990. ,

over aspects concerning reviews and approvsts by other - 3.* Quality Assurance Manual for the , ,f r' l decommissicning actions. responsible agencies (e.g EPA of State Oak Ridge Assoc'ated Universities'.. _. l 2 M , iV agencies). . EnvironmentalSurvey and Site .

C T/m/ng The NRC sta!!willaddress the timing a gre Chmetnizdon. Assessment Program" Rniston 34ak ,

Ridge AssociatedUniversities. February 4 a e Inadequate site characterization has of SDMP site eleanups on a case-by. 1880 d case basis, with the expectation that ' been one of the technicalissues that has 4." Monitoring for Compliance With cleanup generally be completed within delayed timely approvaland Decommissio TerminationSurvey . .

about 4 years after operations that implementationof afte.speci$c g, decommissioning actions.Therefore. the Criter!a." /CR-2002.8 June 19s1..

caused the contamination cease or 3 5.* Guidance on the Application of ~.

years after issuance of an initial cleanup NRC is developing new guidance on the Quality Assurance for Characterizing a order.To achieve'this objective, major contentof acceptablesite decommissioning milestones should be characterization programs conducted in Low-level Radioactive Weste Disposal support of decommissionin6 setions. Site." NUREG-1383. October 1990.

established within the following The NRC has developed a draft E. Facedures to CompelTimely timeframes: - " Guidance Manual for Conducting.

mn 1. As soon as practical but generally Cleonup g RadiologicalSurveyein Support of notlater than 12 months after The NRC staff will seekvoluntary U notification by the NRC that ' License Termination"(NUREG/CR- cooperstion by licensees or other decommissioning is expected to 5849) 8.through Dak Ridge Associated Universities. This draft manual, which responsible parties in estabb'shing and 9 commence, the licensee or responsible will be published for interim use at.d implementing decommissioning plans in party identified by the NRC should accordance with the objectives of this submit to the NRC an adequate site evaluation in Apri!1992,should be consulted regarding general aspects of Action Plan. For sites with active NRC characterization report if that has not licenses, an approved decommissioning yet been completed.The NRC site characterization activities.In plan that includes appropriate schedules encourages early and substantive addition this draft manual should be ' and cleanup levels will be incorporated coordmation and communication used bylicensees when conducting radiological surveys in support of into the license by amendment through between the licensee or responsible partyin planning for site heense terminations in the interim until nornial licensing procedures. For sites characterization, including NRC review the manualis finalized.NRCis - with joint licenses (i.e. facilities thtt of site characterization plans. developing additionalguidance on possess both a materials and a non-

2. As soon as practical, but generally specific as cts of site characterization. power reactor license), a coordinated P such as b logic assessment of approach underboth licenses willbe not later than 5 months after NRC taken in establishing appropriate r0provalof the site characterization contaminate sites.

Untilspecific NRC guidance on site schedules and plans for report. the licensee or responsible party characterization is developed. licensees decommissioning. lf a site is not under should submit to the NRC a site an activelicense the NRC mayimpose a G decommissioning plan for approval should continue to review relevant information from existing documents on decommissioning plan by order.

based on the site characterization In cases where voluntary cooperstion results.'Its decommissioning plan site characterization such as those should include schedules for completing identified below. Although NRC is ineffective in establishing sceeptable

,S site decommissioning work in a timely recognizes that these documents do u schedules for completing and effective manner. including plans to completely address site charact6 ation decommissioning actions, the NRC will dispose of contaminated materials either needs for decommissioning.use of these establish legally binding requirements onsite pursuant to 10 CFR 20.302 (or to references in addition to site-specific and take enforcement setion, as CFR 20.2002 of the revised to CFR part consultation with the NRC staff will necessary, to compel timely and 20). or at a licensed disposal facility help ensure that site characteritation is effective cleanup of SDMp sites.

offsite. sppropriately planned and conducted so Demands for Information may be used I that fmal site characterization reports to establish licensee commitments to

3. As soon as practical, but generally l are submitted with minimal deficiencies ' perform major decommissioning not later than 18 months after NRC approvalof the site decommissioning and in a timely manner.The following sctivities. Enforcement actions may jp documents, avatlable from the NRC l0 plan. the licensee or responsible party should complete all decommissioning Pub!!c Document Room.should be , , ,,

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inunediately effective orders, to compel Contemed detailedstatistics of te:ta. and ethnic aetions bylicensees or other responsible . composition of thesom itraction parties.11mecessaty NRC wiB lasse seesame j s.msenen workforce sathe proie:t.

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U STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, REGION lit OFFICE OF REGIONAL COUNSEL (3RC32) l i

f( 841 CHESTNUT BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107 PHONE: (2.15) SPT-2602-l FACSIMILE: (215) 597-3235 l

DATE: August 22.1995 l FACSIMILE COVER SHEET -

FROM: KATHLEEN J. ROOT, Sr. ASSISTANT REGIONAL COUNSEL PLEASE DELIVER TO:

FAX NUMBER TELEPHONE NAME CATHY ROJKO, Esq. 202-616-6583 202-514-5508 l EES, LANDS DIVISION, DOJ CARL STRASS, Esq. 202-514-2584 202-514-2682 EDS, LANDS DIVISION, DOJ l

610-337-5269 610-337-5094

! MARK ROBERTS j

HEALTH PHYSICIST NRC, REGION I JEFF DODD, OSC _

304-234-0259 304-234-0254 REG.111, WHEELING, W.VA.

COMMENTS: U.S. v. PESSES (METCOA) - AUGUST 25TH, NRC t

MEETING, PROPOSED REVISIONS TO AGENDA: 1) CLEAN COPY l AND 2) COPY WITH UNDERLINED PROPOSED CHANGES NUMBER OF PAGES (INCLUDING THIS COVER SHEET):

IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS RECEIVING THIS FACSIhBLE, PLEASE CALL KATHLEEN ROOT AT (215) 597-8920, 37 3 y The information contained in this facsimile message is legally privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the Individual or entity as:ned above. If you, the reader this message, are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you should not further disseminste, distribute or copy this facsimile message. In addition, if you have received this facsimile message in error, please immediately notify the U.S. Environmental Protectica Agenc Region lit, at the shave telephone number and return the orightvl message to the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency at the above addhrss via the United States Postel Service.

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, ., s FROPOSED AGENDA POR MEETING WITH EPA REGION IU CONCERNING FUTURE REMEDIATION OF THE PESSES/METCOA SDMP SITE M_Ein c"da and M*L: Ae Da'ana Thursday, August 24,1995 at 1:00in the DRS amall conference room.

USNRC Region I Of5ce,2nd Ploor Telephone conference Phone # (301) 415-7605, Access code is 3312467.

I i Anlifdpated Attendance f

Kathleen Root, Assistant Regional Counsel, EPA Region III l

! Jeff Dodd, Project Manager, EPA Region M -

Karen Melvin,Cheif, Removal Enforcement Section. EPA Region III William Bellanger, Regional Radiation Representative, EPA Region m Michael Weber, Chief,11W Ac Decor - =!='ag Projects Branch, NMSS, NRC Ronald Bellamy, Chief. Nuclear Material Safety Branch, NRC Mark Roberts, Senior Health Physicist, Site Decomadssioning Section, NRC David Chawaga, State Liaison Officer, NRC Cathy Rojko, Lead Litigation Counsel, Dept. of Justice (via telephone) .

Pannible Attendance State of Pennsylvania representative NRC Office of the General Counsel repra=aarative (via telephone)

NRC 11W staff wwives (viatelephone)

NRC Region I Counsel Procasad Toolce of Discunion I

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Brief histnry of response actions at the Site, including current status of outstanding EPA Unila l

Administrative Orders. (JefUMark)

2. Status of ongoing litigation

• and related settletnent discussions with defendants and third party i / Cathy)

I defendants involvingfuture response actions at the Site. (r M

3. Snmmary of open questions from g/8/95 meeting with EPA NRC, defendants and third party l

i defendants. (Kathlecn/ Mark /Jeff)

! a. NRC intetpretadons of guidance in NUREG/CR 5849 and Thorium BTP relating to:

Hot spots and their gernediation (30 pCilgt, vs.10pCi/gr.)

How *100m' area' average is compared to guideline - .

Mean vs.95% UCL of the snean (SEE NUREG-5849, section 8.5)

Strict adherence to guidance in NUREG-5349

'12 gal' Relevance of NUREG 5849 l

4. Discussion of thorium disposal / removal optons. (all)

a. Off-site. disposal (e.g.Enytrocare, Barnwell)

b. On-site disposal f

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5. Other issues and future steps.

l *NRC is a counterclaim defendant in this litigation.

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l UNDERLINED VERSION l -

g' PROPOSED AGENDA FOR MEETING WITH EPA REGION III CONCERNING FUTURE REMEDIATION OF THE PESSES/METCOA S Meetine Ph*Aule and Administrative Details l

'Ibunday, August 24,1995 at 1:00in the DRS small conference room.

USNRC Region ! Office,2nd Floor Telephone conference Phone # (301) 415-7605, Access code is 3312467.

Anticloated Attendance Kathleen Root, Assistant Regional Counsel, EPA Region Ill l

Jeff Dodd, Project Manager. EPA Region mSection. EPA Rerion III Karen Melvin. Chelf. Removal Eniw ;=t l William Beilanger, Regional Radiation Representative, EPA Region III Michael Weber, Chief, LLW & Decommissioning Projects Branch, NMSS, NRC l

Ronald Bellamy, Chief, Nuclear Material Safety Branch, NRC Mark Roberts, Senior Health Physicist, Site Decommissioning Section, NRC David Chawaga, State Liaison Officer, NRC Cathy Rotko,' lead Litigation Counsel Dept. of Justim (via telephone)

Possible Attendance State of Pennsylvania representative l j NRC Office of the General Counsel representative (via telephone)

NRC LLW staff representatives (via telephone)

NRC Region 1 Counsel Proposed Tonics of Discussion l

1, Brief history of iscann actions at the Site. includine cuzzent status of outstandin l

' MudDi strative Ortiers. (Jeff/ Mark) di c==lans with defendants and third-carty

2. Status of oncoinc litiention' and related sett6ncn:

defendants involvinefuture tennonse actions at the Site. (Kathleen/Cathv) 3.

Summary of open questions from 8/8/95 meeting with EPA, NRC, defendants and defendants. (Kathleen/ Mark /Jeff) a.

NRC interpretations of guidance in NUREG/CR-5849 and Thorium BTP relatmg to:

Hot spots and their remediation no ecl/tr. vn:10DCi/er.)

How '100m area'.

2 average is compared to guideline -

Mean vs.95% UCL of the r.ean (SEE NUREG-5849, sectJon 8.5)

Strict adherence to guidance in NUREG-5849

'Ixgal* Relevance of NUREG-5849

4. Disettssion of thorium disposalhemoval options. (all)

a. Off-site disposal (e.g. Envirocare, Barnwell)

b. On-site disposal

5. Other issues and future steps.

• NRC is a countercisim defendant in this litirefien, TOTAL P 03 t

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PROPOSED AGENDA FOR MEETING WITH EPA REGION III CONCERNING FUTURE REMEDIATION OF THE PESSES/METC0A SD Meetina Schedule and Administrative Details I

Thursday, USNRC August Region 24, 1995 I Office, 2ndatfloor 1:00 in the DRS small conference room, Telephone conference Phone # (301) 415-7605, Access code is 3312467.

Anticipated Attendance I

Kathleen Root, Assistant Re Jeff Dodd, Project "anager,gional Counsel, EPA Region III EPA Region III William Bellanger, Ragional Radiation Representative, EPA Region III Michael Weber, Chief, LLW & Decommissioning Projects Branch, NMSS, NRC James Joyner, Chief, Facilities Radiological Safety & Safeguards Branch, NRC Ronald Bellamy, Chief, Nuclear Materials Safety Branch, NRC Mark Roberts, Senior Health Physicist, Site Decommissioning Section, NRC David Chawaga, State Liaison Officer, NRC Kathy Royko, Lead Litigation Counsel, Dept. of Justice (via telephone)

Possible Attendance State of Pennsylvania representative l NRC Office of the General Counsel representative (via telephone)

NRC LLW staff representatives (via telephone)

NRC Region I Counsel Proposed Topics of Discussion 1.

Brief history of the site. (Jeff/ Mark) 2.

Recent EPA actions regarding the site; particularly legai actions and EPA discussions with respondents to EPA Orders. (Kathleen/ Kathy) 3.

Summary of open questions from 8/8/95 meeting with EPA, NRC and respondents (Kathleen/ Mark /Jeff) a.

NRC interpretations of guidance in NUREG/CR-5849 and Thorium BTP relating to: - l Hot spots and their remediation How site average is compared to guideline (Mean vs.

95% UCL of the mean (SEE NUREG-5849, section 8.5 Strict adherence to guidance in NUREG-5849

" legal" Relevance of NUREG-5849 4.

Discussion of thorium disposal / removal options (all) a.

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Off-site disposal (e.g. Envirocare, Barnwell)

On-site disposal S. Other issues and future steps. l

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SUMMARY

OF FIVE-STEP THORIUM / RADIATION APPROACH PROPOSED BY EPA ON JULY 21,1995 e upper-bound gamma standard of twice background radiation, where background is 10 micro-R per hour standard calculated by reference to measured amount that is discernable I from background I e thorium upper-bound standard of three times cleanup standard above background standard based on NUREG/CR-5849, " Draft Report for Comment:

Manual for Conducting Radiological Surveys in Support of License Tennination," issued July 28,1992. ,

l e 2 divide site into 100 square meter (m ) grids for determining compliance also based on NUREG/CR-5849 e test compliance with previously established cleanup standard (Option 1 from the 1981 Branch Technical Position) 1 2

compare average (simple mean) thorium over 100 m areas with value of 10 pCi/g over background compare site-wide thorium 95% UCLM (confidence level) with value of 10 pCi/g over background e conduct confirmatory gamma reading analysis for each area and the site ch

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SUMMARY

OF NRC j AND EPA OVERSIGIIT AND PRONOUNCEMENTS

' REGARDING THORIUM / RADIOACTIVITY i 1970s N R C -- Pesses allowed to possess and process thorium at

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permanently by burial on-site j Sept.1986 EPA -- "The radiation hazard associated with this site is probably not sufficient in and of itself to motivate a cleanup effort."

Nov.1994 EPA -- " Thorium is the radioactive constituent of concern at the Site for which a cleanup level of 10 pCi/g has already been approved by EPA."

July 1995 EPA -- First presents five-step approach that would employ both pCi/g and micro-R per hour standards

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