ML19253A894
| ML19253A894 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/17/1979 |
| From: | Ryan R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Moss J SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF |
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July 17, 1979 The Ecccrable J. Lewis Mess, Chair:an Scu:h Carclina Fublic Service Cc::issien
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Dear Mr. Chair =an:
The Nuclear Regulatory Cc==issien (NBC) has been engaged in the develep-cent cf a more explicit pelicy fer nuclear facility dece==issiening.
In Sep:e:ber 1975 ve held a se: ef re;ienal verksheps to revieu vith State efficials the specifics cf the *:RC plan.
In respense te the cc=:ents, the plan was = edified.
NUREG-0436, Fevisien #1 was issued in Dece=ber 1975 and sent te all the States for ce==ent.
A fc11ceup set cf verkshops to discuss
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technical studies ccepleted since last year, a prelizinary draft of a generic envire= ental i= pact statement, and draft propesed rule changes, vill be held en Septe:ber 12-14, Columbia, South Carolina and September 25-27, Seattle, Washington. An agenda is enclosed.
I invi:e you te participate er designate a representative to participate in these verkshops.
You zay, of course, send others as observers.
In the event that rhere are budgetary difficulties, se e funds may be available for travel.
I a: also sending letters ef invita:icn te the leadership cf the State legis-lature and the Governer.
A lis: ef the State's attendees at the Septe:ber 1978 verkshop is enclesed.
We have had suggestiens at the previcus verksheps that i: vould be useful fer the participants to tour a nuclear facility prier :c discussing any new NRC prepesed regulations er guidelines.
The attendees generally agreed that such a : cur sculd give the participants a better perspective ef what sculd be entailed in deco==issioning these facilities.
Over the pas: few cenths we have pelled the participan:s of the Septe:ber 1975 verksheps to see if there was still interest in :aking a : cur prior c this verkshcp.
But the respense was geegraphically divided.
There was a centinued interes frc= those partic-ipants who would go to the verkshcp in Celu:bia, Seuth Carclina.
Hence. ve
'. ave arranged for a fernal tour en September 11 ef Sumner I, a nuclear pcver plan: under censtruction, and the lev-level burial grcund in Barnwell, Scu:5 Carclina.
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Surprisingly, there was little interest in a : cur cf Hanferd frc: :hese States that sculd participate in the Seattle verksh:ps.
Theref ere, we are not condue:ing a formal tour.
We have, hevever, r.a d e arrange:ents with the Richland Opera:icas Office of the Depart ent cf Energy te provide a teur if sete of the participants vant te travel to Hanford on Septe:ber 23 fer a : cur en Septe=ber 24 They would have te return to Seattle en the evening ef the 24th in order to be~available for the start of :he verkshep, en the fc11 cuing
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Another suggestien that ca:e cut cf our September 1978 verkshops was that each State's representatives to the nex: verkshcp have the opporte 1:; to caucus before cc ing to the verkshcp.
The purpose of the caucus would be te develop the Sta:e's pcsitien en the issues that vill be discussed.
- supper: this idea and vill prcxide ycu er your designated representative vi:h :he appropriate infer:atien in advance of the meeting.
1 would apprecia:e it if you would designate ycur representa:iee, his positien, address and telephcne number and notify the centrac cr who is previding supper: fer the verkshep: P.s. Sharon The:psen-Ceben, FEEE Censultants, Inc.,
2150 Ecckv111e Fixe, Sui:e 202, Rocksille, Maryland 20S52, (201) 3'0-7990.
So that we can =2ke the necessarv travel and tour arrange:ents, we need te kncu who your representatives are by July 27.
Ia enciesing backgrcund raterial en the issues te be discussed.
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Ryan, Dire :cr Office cf State Prcgrams Enclesures:
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STATE WORKSHOPS ON DECOM.MISSIONING AGENDA Septemoer 1979 Day 1 Regi stration 8:00 a.m. - 12 Noon 8 : 30 a. m. - 10 : 00 a. m.
PLENARY SESSION Welcore and Orientation B rief Review end Status of Reevaluation Program New Technical Stucies - B attelle Pressuri:ed Water Reactor Accencum 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
BREAK 10:30 a.m. - Noon PLENARY SESSION New Technical Studies (centinuec)
E ciling Water Reactors Low-Level Vaste 5 urial Ground Noen
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LUNCH 1:30 o.m. - 2:30 p.m.
PLENARY SESSION Special Task Force Reports Finarcia' Assurance Resicual Radioactivity 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
BREAX 3:00 p.m.
4: 30 p.m.
PLENARY SESSION Gene-i c Envi ronrental Irrac 5:a teme n 4: 30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
PLENARv SESSION Sugges e: Policy anc Rule Changes
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1 yJ o.e.u STATE WORKSHOPS ON DECOH4155IONING lcentinuec)
Day 2 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Working Group Discussion of Questions TTTTTTTTTTT Day 3 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Working Group Review of Draf: Report 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
CLOSING PLENARY SESSION Sumary of Workshcp Responses - Workshop Chairpersons b
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Eackground Facer During Ser. ember 197S, a series of 5: ate ~crr.sh:;s were hele en the Nuclear Regulatcry Commission's (MC's) plan for reevaluation of pclicy on decommissioning of nuclear facilities.
It was the intent of these workshops to allcw for effe::ive State par-icica:icn en critical issues at an early stage in the decisionmaking process.
As a result cf critical comments, suggestier.s and celineaticr Of State and cc:lic neecs efferec curing the workshops, a public meeting follown n; :ne wedsht:s and various c:her Statt an: public resconses, :ne NEC plan has been mo:ified acc Ningly.
A su-mary Of the various State and pu0lic comments received, as well as a cescri;;ien Of the ensuing tm-. response anc mo:1,.1ca cns et. the p.iar was ;resente: ' n,a.....unu-u-::,
Eevisicn 1 (": pies were mailed :: the States "n Dete. Der 1975).
Cerfer-ente prc eecings for the State worksnops were decurented in NUREG/CP-CCCS (Cepies mailec :: States in Decemoer 1975).
A secen: se-ies cf State workshe;s will :e he'd curing Se;te.ter 1979 to discuss this modified plan anc re:cr. On :be progress made since ne last series Of w rkshc;s.
Inrcugh the cr(shcps, PAC staf# will see<:
criticue of the medi#ied plan
-- critic.:e c' the ex anced ?WE and SW~ -e:Or.s
-- criticue of :ne icw level waste Ouria' e: r:
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_2 Ine workshops will begin with a general cis ussich of ine revisec oeccacissioning plan anc :ne progress Inus f ar acnievec in fulfiiling its requi rements.
Batteile Northwest Pacific LaDera: cry (?NL) has been tne NRC's prime contractor in oeveloping the cecommissioning information base.
For continuity, a orief surrary will be presentec of ne two PNL reports presentec at the previous worxshops:
the cecommissioning cf a fuel reprocessing plant and pressuri ec water reactor (PWR), NUREG-0276 anc NURE5/CR-Cl3C.
In acci;icn, a Drief succan wili De ;resentec cf NUREG/CR-C129 on :ne cecommissioning cf a mixec cxice fuel f a rication plan, wnicn was issuec af ter :ne 197e wortsncps.
Resear:n w 11 De cescrioec na: nas oeen initiatec to com;iement certain recognizacle ceficien:ies in
- ne ca a case utili:ec in :ne PWR cec 0mmiss.cning stu:y.
This incluces:
a s-$cy of reac cr irraciatec rateriais :: m:re cefin;;1vely c
icentify anc :naracterire ;ctential icnc livec racienuclices; c
a stucy of li ch: water reactor racioactive inventory anc cistr;;utien ic nel; cnaracteri e curren reacter contamina-tien proDlems as weil as facilitate projecticns as :: *na; such centani nation prcolems mi en: be a: :ne enc cf c: era-inc life; anc finally, a stucy ic icentify possible ce:cntami nation tecnniques for e
ce::=mi ssi oni n; anc cuantitatively cescri e :nea r ef te:-iveness.
h e-tecnni cal s:cci es nearing compl e:1 on oy PNL wi'.i De ciscussec in ceta- '.
Tnese inciuce.
c a. a c ce r.cu m :: :ne R4R stacy *'nere va-;ous acci icnai alterna-
- ves anc sensi:1v;;ies are analy ec.
Tnese encom; ass a Orcacer ra :e Of pcssi iiities : nan in :ne criginal P A s; cy.
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3 analyses contain cetailec consiceration cf :ne entanomen-eption, effect cf plant si:e on safety anc cos s, imca:: cf higner reactor centamination levels, effect on costs cf utilizing incivicual contrac:crs, anc effect on costs of increases in cispesal cnarges at waste ciscosal f acili-ies; e a parallel treatment cf cecommissioning a ociling water reactor c comclement the PWR stucy; anc finally, o consiceration cf :ne cctions, safety anc ces s for cecommission;ng a lo-level waste burial grounc for typical eastern anc *estern sites.
Special NRC staff task force craf repcrts en tsc issues cf central c:ncern, finencial assurance anc racicactive res; cue, will aisc ce ciscussec.
T ne presenta-ions will incluce:
a ciscussion cf ne oeveicping cata base anc preliminary conclusiens c
reatnec recarcing viaDie financial oecommissiening assurance options f or nuclear f acilities; anc a ciscussien cf ;reliminary conclusions reacnec regarcing acce;;acie resicual racicactive contamina:1cn levels for unres rit ec release cf nuclear f acilities.
Tne fctmai presen ation will en: witn a ci scussion of he prelirinary craf; generic environmental imsatt statement en :ne cecommissioning cf nu;iear f ac,'.ities, fciio-ec Oy a cis:uss'en of su;;estec policy anc rule
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Tne ciscussien en :ne envi-:nmental it:a:: s a:eme nt w-l i P00RORGul
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L-concern itself with putting into perspective :ne various viaole alternative cecommissioning eptions for nuclear f acilities, inclucing these for non-fuel cycle cyprocac; materiai usage, anc celineate One1r potential imaacts with respect to public anc occupational nealin anc safety, envi ronmental oegraca.icn, and economi c costs.
Tne minimization cf acverse potential impacts inrougn possible regulatory activities will also be consiaerec.
Finally, a ciscussien cf suggestec policy anc rule enanges basec en :ne results cf ne imsact s.atement will De presentec.
NRC staf f will use ne information f rom :nese wo r.sncps te evaluate its prelimina y conclusions witn regarc to cecommissioning policy anc implementation plan.
A report wiii te preparec wnicn will oe pa-of :ne cocumentation usec by NRC staff, anc availacie te ne generai public.
The NRC cecommissicning program is at ne stage wnere :ne staff nas given preliminary consiceration 10 cecommissioning poli cy.
- n accorc-ance -ith NRC's Pian f er Reevaluation of Pelicy, NUREG-UG6, Revi sicn ei, we are hoicing the seconc series cf =crxsne:s.
Tnese will con-sis cf two regional wer(snops:
Se;;etnoer 12-14, 1979 -- Colurci a, Sou n Carolina; Septem er 25-27, 1979 -- Seattle, a'asning.on (see attacn-me nt ).
It is our nepe na essentially ne same pec:ie *,il attenc nis werkshop as ci c i n Septemoer 1976.
We ce net intenc te concact an incep.n revie-cf mate-ial coverec at the 1975 wor (sncp.
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-,a o sJ a) L a Prior to the wer(shop, NRC will provice tc participants ne necessary infor:.ation on issues to be ciscussec.
An coticnal tour nas oeen arranged for Septecoer 11 near Colu:rcia, Soutn Carciina : aic partici-pants in their uncerstancing cf reactors anc a lo= level waste curial f acility.
A tour can be arrangec at rianfore prior to :ne star of :ne Seattle workshop for any participant who is interes:ec.
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- ne tour will De sen ci ectly to cesignatec p arti ci pants.
Attacnment:
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1979 REGIOML WORKSHOP LOCATIONS Camlina Inn Septerrber 12 - 14 937 Assemoly St.
Columbia, SC
- or the Following States:
Alabarra, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Flori da, Georgia, Kentuc ky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hamoshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vemnt, Virginia, West Virginia.
The Conference Center at Seattle Center September 25 - 27 Seattle, Washington For the Following States:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Coloraco, Ha.cai',, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevaca, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utan, Wasnington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
(The names of hotels where slee;ing rooms have been reserved will be sent to designated participants) j
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