ML18033A071
| ML18033A071 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | PROJ0734 |
| Issue date: | 03/01/2018 |
| From: | John Tappert Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs |
| To: | Connell E US Dept of Energy, Office of Environmental Management |
| HDFelsher NMSS/DUWP/LLWB 415.6559 T5A39 | |
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| Download: ML18033A071 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 1, 2018 Ms. Elizabeth Connell, Director Regulatory, Intergovernmental, and Stakeholder Engagement Office of Environmental Management U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585
SUBJECT:
CLARIFICATION OF THE NUMBER OF MONITORING FACTORS IN BOTH THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONS 2013 SALTSTONE DISPOSAL FACILITY MONITORING PLAN AND THE 2015 TANK FARMS MONITORING PLAN (DOCKET NO. PROJ0734)
Dear Ms. Connell:
The purpose of this letter is to inform both the U.S. Department of Energy and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has decided to clarify the number of monitoring factors in both the 2013 Saltstone Disposal Facility (SDF) Monitoring Plan (MP), which is available via the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML13100A113 and the 2015 Tank Farms (TFs) MP, which is available in ADAMS at Accession No. ML15238A761.
Previously for the 2013 SDF MP, the NRC counted the number of monitoring factors based on the 10 CFR Part 61, Subpart C Performance Objectives (POs), including counting the same monitoring factor again each time it addressed a different PO. Previously for the 2015 TFs MP, the NRC counted the total number of monitoring factors in the MP and did not count the same monitoring factor again each time it addressed a different PO. For consistency in the future, the NRC will now use the same method for both the 2013 SDF MP and 2015 TFs MP, whereby the NRC will count the total number of monitoring factors in the MP and will not count the same monitoring factor again for each PO.
Previously, in the NRC letter dated June 5, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17097A351) the NRC closed Monitoring Factor (MF) 3.01, MF 3.02, and MF 3.04 in the 2013 SDF MP.
Therefore, please see the table below for the current number of open and closed monitoring factors in the 2013 SDF MP and in the 2015 TFs MP:
E. Connell Number of Open and Closed Monitoring Factors from the Current SDF MP and TFs MP 2013 SDF MP 2015 TFs MP Open 37 26 Closed 3 0 In the future, when the NRC opens or closes monitoring factor(s) in a MP, the table above will be included and updated accordingly.
If you have any questions or need additional information, then please contact Mr. Harry Felsher of my staff at Harry.Felsher@nrc.gov or at (301) 415-6559.
Sincerely,
/RA/
John R. Tappert, Director Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. PROJ0734 cc: James Folk, Assistant Manager Waste Disposition U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office P.O. Box A Aiken, SC 29802 S. Wilson Federal Facilities Liaison Environmental Quality Control Administration South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201-1708 WIR Service List WIR ListServ
E. Connell
SUBJECT:
CLARIFICATION OF THE NUMBER OF MONITORING FACTORS IN BOTH THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONS 2013 SALTSTONE DISPOSAL FACILITY MONITORING PLAN AND THE 2015 TANK FARMS MONITORING PLAN (DOCKET NO. PROJ0734),
DATED MARCH 1, 2018 DISTRIBUTION: KPinston GAlexander HArlt LParks DEsh RGladney MRoberts/Region I ADAMS ACCESSION NO.: ML18033A071 OFFICE DUWP:PM DUWP:PM DUWP:TL DUWP:TL LDesotell ARidge CBarr NAME HFelsher (by e-mail) (by e-mail) (by e-mail)
DATE 02/05/18 02/05/18 02/06/18 02/08/18 OFFICE DUWP:BC DUWP:BC DUWP:DDD DUWP:DD CMcKenney MArribas-Colon NAME GSuber JTappert (by e-mail) (by e-mail)
DATE 02/13/18 02/10/18 02/15/18 03/01/18 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY