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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Reassess Storage & Disposal of Nuclear Wastes
ML19210D556
Person / Time
Issue date: 10/18/1979
From: Chilk S
NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
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FRN-44FR61372 NUDOCS 7911270304
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r e L s petition, the Concission announced its intent to reassess this finding periodically. This new - -. n. a. a. s _<, g,, 2 ~ _, o.oo,- e- ... -.. n - c _ v -._ e s - v.- ~..u. = y. y. A. m_# s a _i o.. c. m. _o s s a. s s _4 9. s n_ _o _ _, < m _- _c J, d_4 n, wo w 6 e nu--< ..<a._, y u__. g a a, a. _a c-. _>,.. a _a v u c_.,. _.s .a c_a_cn a_m 2..: 2_ _3 s n., u, - c.. _2 c o o u, , _ m_..........s--.eo_ _= m.a.. -...... .~ developments in the federal waste management plan, ,s .c.c-u_. . u..,. 2._pc-. c u.a. =_.,._a_,.. u.y...,. e. _... e _e - o... - - =. m.,, a.., e. o " e n '.3. a.=. = .v._=.. a 3_. a. r. s" - -a 3 .s e,42-c ^o (.v.,_ _- - w., 7 c. t. ) ( u >..e n_ s =.~=ro-."). c Purcose of _:roceeding The purpose of this proceeding is sclely to assess generically the degree of assurance now available that radicactive waste can be safely disposed of, to determine when such disposal er off-site s:crage will be available, and to dete"mine whether radic-active wastes can be safely stored en-site past the expi"ation of existing facility licenses until eff-site disposal er storage is available. In additional . o _<.n o.-.,_ e _ o. s t. b _a e d u., t u, _a.- a _2.,a c...a- ,a _n- .f yc_._ -e nna_ a s, u._ a ,-a ua- - - c a. a c _a..g.a.a,-_ _ _ d _,a,a, c.,.

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/ I on this matter so that the participants ' preparation of their statements will not be adversely affected by uncertainty as to the extent of data that may be available to them. Appro:cimately 30 days after the notices of intent are filed, the officer will issue a prehearing order resolving all preliminary issues including consolidation. Following the prehearing order the participants will have approximately 60 additional days (the exact time te be set in the prehearing order) to prepare and file their statements of posi. tion. The statements will be the participants ' prir[cipal contribution to the waste confidence proceeding, and participants should focus their prepararion on them. 1he statements should set forth the participants' views on the issues dis-cussed above, and on the underlying assumptions and scenarios, both technical and institutional, upon which those views are based. After the statements are filed, the participants will be given appro-ximately 60 cays (to be set by the order) to prepare cross-statements discussing statements filed by other participants. The cross-statements should be limited to material discussed in the 1396 287

/ OR g ogy statements and should not be used to introduce new material. After the statements and cross-statenents have been received, the Commissian with the assistance of the presiding officer will issue a second pre-hearing order. This order will set out the pro-cedures to be followed for the recainder of the hearing and may provide for further written sub-sissions from the full participants, or for the scheduling of an oral hearing. If the Co--{ ssion desi,res oral presentations, the participants may be 5urther consolidated to ensure that the oral presentations will be efficient and useful. Unless different procedures are set cut in the second prenearing order, the hearing will begin with delivery of prepared statements from the representatives, both technical and legal, of the groups into which the participants have been consolicated. These. statements should succinctly summarire the participants' views previously set forth in their statements and cross-statements. Participants should ensure that their representatives will be able to address the cerits of the legal, technical and institutional issues that have been raised in this proceeding. Af ter the prepared 1396 288

l 12' d remarks the speakers will be questioned by the members of the Commission. Furthermore, other participants will be given the opportunity to submit written questions to the Coccission for it, in its discretion, to ask of participants. The Cocsission reserves the option of providing a final stage at which representatives of the parti-cipants cay be cross-examined by other participants. The Commission will defer deciding whether to per-mit any cross-exacination until' after the hearing is over. To obtain cross-examination a participant will be required to identify the issue or issues as to which cross-examination is sought, and the rep-resentative or participant involved, and to decon-strate that cross-exacination is necessary to pre-pare a record adequate for a sound decision. Based on the material received in this proceeding and on any other relevant information properly available to it, the Commission will publish a proposed or final rule in the Federal Rezister. Any such final rule will be effective thirty days after publication. Coc=>2nts, notices o f intent to participate and any other documents filed in this proceeding should be 1396 289

/ / e 0 8 1-3 g .CC C Q. m filed by serving a ecpy on the Secretary of the Cocmission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cocsission, TJashington, D.C., 20555, Attention: Cocketin: and Service Branch'. All filings -E_1 Se availab'.e' for public inspection in the Coemission's Public Document Room at 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. For the Cocnissica 1 l l-I O.u f, Samuel J C:fil'< Secretary of the Co==ission Dated: October 18, 1579 l396 290

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/ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION v In The Matter Of MINNESOTA v. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL REQUEST FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF COURT DECISION Introduction In order to implement the Court's decision in Minnesota v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Commission must first decide what is the holding of that case. In our judgment, the holding is clear. It affirms the decision of the Appeal Bcard in ALAB-455 which found that whether nuclear wastes can be safely stored is a relevant incuiry in licensing nuclear facilities. The Court further found that there has not been an NRC determination in generic proceedings sufficient to answer the following question (Slip Op., p.

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whe ther there is reasonable assurance that an off-site storage solution will be available by the yests 2007-09, the expiration of the plants' operating licenses, and if not, whether there is reasonable assurance that the fuel can be stored safely at the sites l}g -) beyond those dates. L It is critical for understanding the ramifications of the decision to aknowledge that the Court found that a findina on safe disposal of nuclear wast finding and that there was not ye DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire document previously M entered into system under: h ANO No. of pages: _4~~ -}}

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