ML19248D101
| ML19248D101 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 02700039 |
| Issue date: | 04/05/1979 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Meyers S ENERGY, DEPT. OF |
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APii 5 1975
.ir. Sneldon.; eyers
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Go '; arch S,1979, the Nuclear E:cineering Co :any, Inc. (UECO) r.o tified us they ware purportadly closiag the Sheffield, Illinois cc=arcial low-level radicactive waste (LLU) disposal sita and was seeking to witadraw their application for rene, al of their..uclear Regulatory Commissica (;n'C) license at d er.pansion of tna site.
HECO also notified Illir.cis State officials that they vera seeLing to tcrninate their lease wita the State for use of the land. Unile.ia do not agree that i.ECO can u;ilaterally ter.ninate t::cir license, the ccmoany's intent is clear--
si.cp all waste m.anagemat activities in Illinois and abandon the Shaf-field si te.
We are not certain how events concerning Sneffield may r.yact HECO's plans for contiam,: operation of their other two sites at c at:y, i.evada and nichland, iasnington. Me are awaru the Stata of liiinois is seeking subs;antial da: rages from UECO ia a related suit involving the Shaffield site waich r.ay jeopardize Oneir financial abili;y to remain in business.
In view of tnase facts, we Lelieve t!.c Ucpartment of Energy should ce prepared to take iiraiediata, shcrt-cara contingeacy action for interia acceptance of cc:r aarcial LLW in tha event of cicsura of the Beatty and ilichland sites and in the event such action is neeued.
So advance notice was provided to the State of Illincis or HP.C that t,y a prescribea data,.'ECO would leave the si te.
In vi a of this, ycu might have only a day to respond to closure of Une t'.!o western si tes one of.:nich is the only site accepting TRJ.-:astes.
Your longer ter.' actions to develop a detaileu centingency pian for c;r.:.:ercial was as should ce continued.
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