ML19261C101
| ML19261C101 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 02/28/1979 |
| From: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Hart G SENATE, ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7903140585 | |
| Download: ML19261C101 (1) | |
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j February 28, 1979 OFFECE OF THE CHAIRMAN The Honorable Gary Hart, Chairman Subcommittee on Nuclear Regulation Committee on Environment and Public Works Onited States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Section 12 of Public Law 95-601 directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in cooperation with the Department of Energy to conduct a study of extending the Commission's. licensing and regulatory authority to include categories of existing and future radioactive waste storage and disposal activities not presently subject to such authority.
As our respective staffs have discussed, the Commission will, regrettably, not be able to meet the statutory reporting date of March 1,1979 to the Congress for the reason stated below.
However, we believe that we can reasonably meet our obligation by April 1.
The NRC Staff has completed the report but has requested additional time in order to obtain comments from DOE on the report and its recomme.ndations.
The Commission feels that it is quite important to get DOE's views on the report and the staff's proposed recommendations before the Commission makes its final recommendations.
DOE was asked to comment on an earlier draft of the report and staff comments were provided to us.
This later draft has been substantial ~.y revised and contains conclusipns and recommendations that were not in the earlier version.
We have requested agency comments from DOE on the latest draft.
The additional time would hopefully provide us their official agency views on such matters as the national security implications of' extending NRC authority over DOE waste activities, cost estir.ates for dealing with the various regulatory options being' considered, and descriptions of their environmental, health and safety programs.
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Joseph i. Hendrie Chairman
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