ML063030343

Doe'S October 19, 2006, Letter on Participate in the Care Team Procedures Related to West Valley Decommissioning

ML063030343
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Site:	West Valley Demonstration Project, P00M-032
Issue date:	10/19/2006
From:	Bower B US Dept of Energy (DOE)
To:	Baker G, Dassatti E, Giardina P, Mcconnell K, Piciulo P NRC/FSME/WMEP/DURLD, State of NY, Dept of Environmental Conservation, State of NY, Dept of Health, State of NY, Energy Research & Development Authority, Environmental Protection Agency
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Department of Energy West Valley Demonstration Project 10282 Rock Springs Road West Valley, NY 14171-9799 October 19, 2006 Mr. Keith I. McConnell Deputy Director for Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mr. Paul A. Giardina Chief, Radiation and Indoor Air Branch U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region II DEPP-RIAB, 28th Floor 290 Broadway New York, NY 10007-1866 Mr. Edwin Dassatti, Bureau Director Bureau of Hazardous Waste and Radiation Management Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ,

625 Broadway, 8th Floor Albany, NY 12233-7258 Mr. Gary Baker Principal Radiological Health Specialist New York State Department of Health 217 S. Salina Street Syracuse, NY 13202 Dr. Paul L. Piciulo, Program Director New York State Energy Research and Development Authority 10282 Rock Springs Road West Valley,,NY 14171-9799

Dear Gentlemen:

On behalf of the United States Department of Energy (DOE), I am inviting you to participate on the Core Team for the Decommissioning and/or Long Term Stewardship Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). This is the next crucial step of the West Valley National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Your agency's involvement in this process has been vital to the process to date, and we look forward to your continued participation. Enclosed is information regarding the first Core Team meeting. DOE has enlisted the services of Sapere Consulting, Inc. to provide support for the Core Team meetings. A representative from Sapere may be contacting you on behalf of DOE to establish meeting dates that best accommodate everyone's-schedule.

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Mr. Keith I. McConnell October 19, 2006 Mr. Paul A. Giardina Mr. Edwin Dassatti Mr. Gary Baker Dr. Paul L. Piciulo I look forward to your contributions to the Core Team process. Working together, we can complete the NEPA process, satisfy the requirements of the WVDP Act, and develop a remedy for the Western New York Nuclear Services Center that protects the health and safety of Western New Yorkers now and for future generations.

Sincerely,

)Bryan C. Bower, Director West Valley Demonstration Project

Enclosure:

Meeting Invitation cc: C. V. Anderson, DOE-HQ, EM-3.2/FORS, w/enc.

F. Marcinowski, DOE-HQ, EM-1O/FORS, w/enc.

L. W. Camper, NRC, w/enc.

S. Hammond, NYSDEC, w/enc.

C. M. Bohan, DOE-WVDP, AC-DOE, w/enc.

M. N. Maloney, DOE-WVDP, AC-DOE, w/enc.

BCB:96571- 451.2.10 BCB/ams

MEETING INVITATION Core Team to Address Issues Key to Decision-Making for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Decommissioning and/or Long-Term Stewardship at the West Valley Demonstration Project and the Western New York Nuclear Service Center Topic:

Initiation and scoping of a "CoreTeam Process" to be used for decision-making on the completion of environmental response actions for the West Valley Demonstration Project/Western New York Nuclear Services Center.

Focus:

The Core Team process and the associated Principles of Environmental Restoration are a proven framework for gaining consensus on technical issues amongst multiple parties with shared decision-making responsibility. These concepts have been endorsed by DOE and EPA and have been applied in various regions across the United States. The overall framework for the process is:

1. Defining the technical objective(s) for the collaborative process;

2. Identifying incremental agreements that must be reached to meet the objective(s);

3. Identifying and evaluating information needed to reach agreements;

4. Identifying actions for the technical staff to complete in support of decision-making; and

5. Attaining and documenting agreements.

In this initial one-day meeting we will identify the core team and jointly develop an agreeable process for collaboration. Specifically, this meeting will entail introducing the Core Team/Principles concepts, defining Core Team objectives, and identifying incremental agreements/decisions necessary to meet the objectives. These incremental agreements will be initially identified based on the nature of the comments received on the draft EIS.

Schedule:

The week of October 30, 2006, is the target time frame for the initial meeting. Participants are asked to provide their availability during this week so that an agreeable date and time can be established. Please communicate your availability to the core team facilitator:

Kevin Kytola Sapere Consulting, Inc.

306-695-1633 kkvtolac@saDereconsulting.com