ML19225C445

Requests Accession List of 1953-66 Documents on File at NRC Re Projected Costs of Perpetual Care for Facility & Wastes & Care of Nuclear Wastes at Other Facilities

ML19225C445
Person / Time
Site:	West Valley Demonstration Project
Issue date:	06/15/1979
From:	James Shea NEW YORK, STATE OF
To:	Felton J NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
References
FOIA-79-223 NUDOCS 7907300336
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of Int orna tion Act "wuest FRnDoii OF 1 ROW /sT10N Joseph FelLon /tCT PEQUEST. .

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In 1961, necotiations took place ar ong the Atoraic Energy Conaission (MC) , the Nev York Atonic I escarch and Development Autho7ity (:NAPD A) , and the Davison Chenical Conpany (now ':nc/.In a s ':ucinar Fuel Cervj t.es , Inc. Or T:FS) for the developnen t of a co~. narc i al nuclear fuel reprocessing facility. Such a plant ,ca s ouilt in l'e :t Valley, Tiew York under an agreenent between ?,TS and NYARDA. The plant was granted an AEC license to operate in 1966 and operated through 1972. Seventy-five percent of the reprocessed fuel used by IJFS at I:est Vallcy was m1pplied l'y f-he AEC.

Prior to cons truc tion, regotiations took place concerning nuclear waste nanagenent for the Fest Valley facility. In 1962, the AEC indicated that the storace of nuclear waste is a governneat responsibility because private _

corporations cannot be e:<pe c ted to undertake tne responsi-bility in perpetuity. In order to cc nfi- costs of perpetual care of nuclear bastcs at Ue '

, IWAPDA requested Sidney ft. Stoller Associatas tre an estinate of the fund that should be set r the perpetual care of radioactive 'lastes. The result the Stoller report concluded that a perpetual care fund of four nillion dollars would be sufficient for the perpetual care of each filled storage tank, g 415 358 79073063%

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The Attorney General of the S tate of "ew York, pursuant to the Freedon of Infornation Act (5 U.S.C.A.

S 552 (a) ( 3) and 10 C.F.R. 9 9. 4) , requests an accession 1ist of docer.:nts on file that incle? : all records, studies, menoranda, and corronpandence your agoney has f ron ' he period 1953-1966 concerning the proj cc Lod cos t of }'orputur tre for the Uost " alley f acility and wastes as s; ell as cny such docuir.ents concerning perpetual care of nuclear wastes at other facilities or l o c a t. i o n s .

In accordance wii-h 10 C.F.R. S 9.14 (b) ( 5) , the Attarney Cenoral is willing to pay :aatever reasonable fees are prescribed by the ',uclear Regulatory Cor nincion regul a tions for cceting th is requent.

Very truly yours, Rau.,mT Nm A:'S Attorney General By. - ,- i s

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t J O!iti F. Sii F A , III JFS:dg Assistant Attorney General 415 359