ML19253A887
| ML19253A887 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/17/1979 |
| From: | Ryan R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Baily R WASHINGTON, STATE OF |
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%, *.....C July 17, 1979 The Ecnorable Rober: C. Bailey, Chair an nashingten Utilities and Transper:ation Cc==issica Highways-Licenses 3uilding Cly: pia,'4A 95504
Dear Mr. Chair:
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The Nuclear Regulatory Cen=ission (NRC) has been engaged in the develer-cent cf a core explicit pclicy for nuclear facility decc==issioning.
In Septe:ber 1978 we held a set of regicnal verksheps to review with State efficials the specifics of the NRC plan.
In respense to the co :ents, the plan was =cdified.
NUREG-0436, Revisien #1 was issued in "etember 1978 and sent to all the States fcr cc= ent.
A fellerup set of verkshops to discuss technical studies ce=pleted since las year, a preliminary draft cf a generic ervircrental impact state ent, and draft propcsed rule changes, will be held en Septe ber 12-14, Cole:bia, Scu:h Carolina and Septe:ber 25-27, Seattle, Washington. An agenda is enclosed.
I invite you to participate or designate a represen:ative to participate in these workshops.
Ycu may, of ccurse, send others as observers.
In the event
- hat there are budgetary difficulties, se e funds say be available for travel.
I an also sending letters of invitatien to the leadership of the State legis-la:ure and the Geverner.
A lis: cf the State's attendees at the Septe:ber
.ye8 wer,xshop is enc,ese,.
We have had suggestiens at the previcus werksheps that it wculd be useful for
- he participants to cur a nuclear facili:y prior to discussing any new NRC rrepesed regulatiens er guidelines.
The attendees generally agreed that such a : cur wculd give the participants a better peispective of what would be entailed in decca:issicning these facilities.
Over the past few cenths we Mave polled :he participants of the Septe:ber 1978 worksheps :c see if there was still interes: in taking a tour prier :c this wcrkshcp.
Eu: the respense was gecgraphically di.ided.
There was a contineed interest f ce these partic-1; ants who wculd go :c the workshop in Celu:bia, South Carolina.
Hence, we Ma-ce arranged fcr a ferral cur en September 11 cf Sun.er I. a nuclear ;ccer riant urder ccnstruc:icn, and the Icw-level burial ;rcund in Earnwell, Scu:h
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=>d t h JLtd Surprisingly, there was little interes in a tour cf Hanford fro = those States that veuld participate in the Seattle workshops.
Therefore, we are not conducting a for:al tour.
k'e have, hevever, made arrangenents with the Richland Operatiens Office of the Department of Energy :o provide a tour if some of the participants want to travel to Hanford en September 23 for a tour en Septe=ber 24 They would have to return to Seattle en the evening of the 24th in order to be available for the start of the workshop, on the following corning.
Another suggestion that came out of our Septe ber 1978 vorkshops was that each State's representatives to the next workshcp have the oppertunity to caucur before cccing to the workshop.
The purpose of the caucus veuld be to develop the State's positien en the issues that will be discussed.
I support this idea and vill provide you er ycur designated representative with the appropriate infor=atien in advance of the =eeting.
I uculd appreciate it if ycu would designate ycur representative, his position, address and telephene number and notify the centractor who is providing support for the verkshop: Ms. Sharen Thc=pson-Cchen, PIER Consultants, Inc.,
1260 Rockville Pike, Suite 202, Rockville, Maryland 20552, (301) 340-7990.
So that we can make the necessary travel and tour arrangements, we need to know who ycur representatives are by July 27.
Ia enclosing background =aterial en the issues to be discussed.
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- Ryan, ireq :or Office of State ProgEams
Enclosures:
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Agenda 2.
Eackground State ent 3.
State Attendee List
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STATE WORKSHOPS ON DECOMMISSIONING AGENDA Septemoer 1979 Day 1 Registration 8:00 a.m. - 12 Noon 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
PLENARY SESSION Welcore and Orientation Brief Review and Status of Reevaluation Program New Tecnnical Stucies - Battelle Pressuri:ed Water Reactor Addencum 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
BREAK 10:30 a.m. - Noon PLENARY SESSION New Tecnnical Studies (continued)
B oiling Water Reactors Low-Level Waste Eurial Ground hoon
- 1 :00 p.u.
LUNCH PLENARY SESSION 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Special Task Force Reports financial Assurance Resicual Racioactivi ty 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
B REAX 2:00 p.m.
4: 30 c.m.
PLENARY SESSION Generic Environmental Impac: 5:ateren:
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PLENARY SESSION Suggestec ;olicy ar.c Rule Changes Ques: ions for Discussion 0 ganize anc crr scrking Groups
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2-STATE WORKSHOPS ON DECOM.MISSIONING lcontinuec; Day 2 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Working Group Discussion of Questions TTT'FTTTTTTT Day 3 S:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
'arking Group Review of Draf t Report 9:00 a. m. - 11:00 a.m.
CLOSING PLENARY SESSION Summary of Workshcp Responses - Workshop Chairpersons e%
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Background Pacer Durine Sectember 1978, a series of State wcrksnocs were held en the Nuclear Regula: cry Co.mmission's (NRC's) plan for reevaluation of policy on deconmissioning of nuclear facilities.
It was the intent of these workshops to allow for effective State participation on critical issues at an early stage in the decisionmaking process.
As a result of critical comments, suggestiens and delineation of State and public needs effered curinc the worksheps, a public nee:ing following -he workshecs and various c:her Sta:e anc public responses,.he NRC plan has been modified accordingly.
A summary of the varicus State and public comments received, as well as a descriction of :ne ensuing NRC response and modifica:icns of the plan was presentec in NUREG-0436, Eevision 1 (Cocies were mailed tc the States n Decer.cer 1978).
Ccnfe r-ence preceecings for the State workshecs were cocumented in NUREG/CP-0003 (Copies nailed Ic States in December 1978).
A seconc series of State workshcts will be neid curing September 1979 to ciscuss this modified plan and recer: cn :ne progress made since the las; series cf wcrkshc;s.
Inrcugh the workshops, NRC staff will seek:
criticus of the mocified clan criticue of the expanced RWR and SWR -e:c ;s c-iticue of the l ow level waste burial re; cr:
commen s cr financial assurance
-- can.ments 05 resiCual activ' y 'imits criticue cf *.he CEIS criticue cf creccsed rules
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2 The workshops will oegin with a general ciscussion of ne revised oeconnn ssioning plan anc the progress thus f ar acnievec in fulfilling its requirements.
Battelle Northwest Pacific Laboratory (FNL) has been the NRC's prime contractor in oeveloping the cecommissioning inforration base.
For continuity, a brief sutcary will De presentec of ne ta'o PNL reports presented at tne previous workshops:
the decommissioning of a fuel reprocessing plant and pressuri:ec water reactor (PWR), NUREG-U270 anc WUREG/CR-0130.
In accition, a orief suarary wili ce presentec cf NUREG/CR-0129 on :ne cecommissioning of a mixec oxioe fuel f aorication plant, wnich was issuec af ter ne 1978 worKsncps.
Researcn will De cescrioec
- na: nas oeen initiatec to complement certain recognizaole ceficiercies in e
ne cata base utili ec in :ne PWR cecommissioning stucy.
This incluces:
a stucy of reactor irraciatec materiais ;c mere cefinitively o
icentify anc characterire potential lonc livec racionuclices; e
a stucy of lign: water reactor racicactive inventcry anc cistribution to help characterize current reactor contami na-tien problems as well as facilitate projections as to wnat such contaminaticn preolems mign: be at the enc of cperating life; anc finally, a stucy to icentify possible cecon amina:icn tecnniques for e
cec 0=T.i ssioninc anc cuantitatively cescrice :nei r ef f ectiveness.
n e% tecnnical stucies nearinc ccmpletien oy FNL will ce ci scussec in ce:aii.
Tnese incluce:
ar. accencum c :ne FAR stucy wnere various acci:icnal cicerna-c tives anc sensitivities are analy:ec.
Tnese encom: ass a orcacer rance cf possibilities : nan in :ne on ginal FLE s ucy.
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_3 analyses contain cetailec consideration of :ne en:Dmbment cption, effect of plant size on safety anc costs, impact of higner reactor contamination levels, effect on costs of utilizing incivicual contractors, anc effect on cc,sts of increases in cisposal enarges at waste cisposal f acilities; o
a parallel treatment cf cecommissioning a boiling water reactor to ccmplement ne PWR stucy; anc finally, o censioe' ration of the options, safety anc costs for oecommissioning a l ow level waste burial grounc f or typical eastern anc -estern sites.
Special NRC staff task force craf t reports en two issues of central concern, financial assurance and racicactive resioue, will aisc be cd scussec. Tne presentations will incluce:
o a ciscussion of the ceveicping cata base anc preiiminary conclusions reacnec regarcing viable financial cecommissioning assurance estions for nuclear f acilities; and a ciscussion of preliminary conclusions reacnec regarcing acceptacle res;cual racicactive contamina:1cn leveis for unrestrictec release cf nuclear facilities.
Tne ferm.al presentaticn will enc witn a ciscussion cf :ne preliminary craf t generic envi ronmental imcact statement on :ne cecommi ssioning of c.ciea-f acilities, f ciio-ec cy a ci scussion of suggestec pciicy anc raie cnanges.
Tne ciscussicn on :ne envi rcnmental im:ac; statement will d h [ io# 1(3 cr.~o4
.c concern itself with putting into perspective :ne various viaole alternative cecorrn ssioning cptions for nuclear f acilities, inclucing those for non-fuel cycle Dyprocuct material usage, anc celineate their potential impacts wi-h respect to public anc occupational nealth and safety, environmental oegradatica, and economic costs.
The minimization of aaverse potential impacts through possible regulatory activities will also be consicerec.
Finally, a ciscussion of suggestec pclicy anc rule changes based on the results of :ne impact statemen will De presentec.
NRC staff will use ne infornation from :nese workshops to evaluate its preliminary conclusions with regarc to cecommissioning policy anc implementation plan.
A report will be preparec wnien will be par cf the occurentaticn used oy NRC staff, anc availacle to :ne general public.
The NRC cecommissioning program is at :ne stage where :ne staff has given preliminary consideration to cecommissioning policy.
In accorc-ance with NRC's Pian for Reevaluation of policy, WUREG-U436, Revision
=1, we are hoicing tne seconc series of worksnop Tnese will con-sist of two regional workshops:
Septencer 12-l a,1979 -- Colurci a, Soutn Carolina; Sep temoer 25-27, 1979 -
Seattle, ='asni ne:cn (see attacn-me nt ).
1; is our nope :na essentially :ne same people will attenc :nis workshcp as cio in Septemoer 1978.
We co not intenc to concuct an ince; n revie-cf material coverec at :ne 1978 worksnop.
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Prior o ne workshop, NRC will provide to participants :ne necessary information on issues to be ciscussec.
An optional tour nas been arranged for September 11 near Columnia South Carolina to aic partici-pants in their uncerstancing of reactors and a low level waste curial f acili ty.
A tour can be arrangec at Hanfore prior to tne star: of tne Seattle worksnop for any participant wno is interested.
Information on
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Attacnment:
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1979 REGIONAL WORKSHOP LOCATIONS Carolina Inn 937 Assembly St.
Septemoer 12 - 14 Columbia, SC For the Following States:
Alabara, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Fler1da, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Masscchusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hamoshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Dennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.
The Conference Center at Seattle Center September 25 - 27 Seattle, Washington For the Following States:
Alaska, Ari:ena, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idanc, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, bbntana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,
North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
(The names of hotels where sleeping rooms have been reserved will be sent to designated participants)
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WASHIflGTCN Daniel C. McLean Washington Utilities &
Transportatierr Cor:n.
Sen. R. Ted Bottiger Legislative Building 0.obert C. ! Jill Radiation Control Fred Adair Energy Cffice Ken Madsen Wasnington State Senate Sen. "ax E. Senit:
Legislative Building
'3eorce Hansen Energy Facility Site valuation Ccuncil Charles Kilbury Pasco, WA ao i.u.ya e.,.~ vs.>