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NRC Presentation: LLW Forum Fall 2019
ML19308A002
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Issue date: 10/31/2019
From: Bo Pham
Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs
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NRCDecommissioning/LLWActivities October31,2019 LowLevelWasteForumFall2019 Chicago,IL Bo Pham, Deputy Director Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery & Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Topics

  • 10CFRPart61rulemaking
  • DraftRegulatoryBasisforDisposalofGreaterthanClassC (GTCC)andTransuranicWaste(TRU)
  • VeryLowLevelWaste
  • NEIMASection108
  • Decommissioningrulemaking 2

10CFRpart61rulemaking

  • February12,2014:CommissionApprovedProposedRule
  • March26,2015:ProposedRuleandAssociatedDraftGuidance Issued
  • September15,2016:DraftFinalRuletoCommission (SECY160106:ML16188A290)
  • September8,2017:CommissionIssuesStaffRequirements Memorandum(SRMSECY160106:ML17251B147) 3

10CFRpart61rulemaking(cont.)

  • Addsrequirementforsitespecificanalyses
  • Introducesacomplianceperiodof1,000yearsfortraditional lowlevelwaste
  • Addsananalysisforlonglivedlowlevelwasteforapost 1,000yearperformanceperiod
  • AllowsflexibilityforAgreementStatestoanalyzelonger timeframes
  • Restoresgrandfatheringprovision 4

DraftRegulatoryBasisforDisposalofGreaterthan ClassC(GTCC)andTransuranicWaste(TRU)

  • January30,2015:TexasrequestedclarificationonAgreementState authority
  • July17,2015:SECY150094
  • December22,2015:SRMSECY150094
  • October23,2018:SRMM181011
  • July22,2019:PublishedDraftRegulatoryBasisforcommentinthe FederalRegisteron(84FR35037)
  • August2019:WebinarandPublicMeetinginAustin,TX
  • 120daypubliccommentperiodendsNovember19,2019 5

DraftRegulatoryBasisforDisposalofGTCCandTRU (cont.)

  • EvaluatedGTCCwastedescribedinDOEsFinalEnvironmental ImpactStatementforGTCCWaste(publishedin2016)
  • PresentedthreealternativesforimplementationofGTCC disposalunder10CFRPart61(i.e.,noregulatorychange, developnewguidance,andconductarulemaking)
  • FoundthemajorityofGTCCwasteispotentiallysuitablefor nearsurfacedisposal(approximately80%byvolume)
  • Foundthatmost(approximately95%)ofthepotentially suitableGTCCwastecouldberegulatedbyanAgreementState 6

DraftRegulatoryBasisforDisposalofGTCCandTRU (cont.)

  • CommentperiodendsNovember19,2019
  • FederalRegisternotice(84FR35307)providesvariousmethodsof submittingcomments:

- FederalRulemakingWebsite:

- Gotohttps://www.regulations.gov andsearchforDocketIDNRC20170081

- Emailcomments:Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov

- Faxcomments:3014151101

- Mailcommentsto:Secretary,U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission,Washington, DC205550001,ATTN:RulemakingsandAdjudicationsStaff

- Handdelivercomments:11555RockvillePike,Rockville,MD.20852;between 7:30a.m.and4:15p.m.(ET)onFederalworkdays;telephone:3014151677

  • IncludeDocketIDNRC20170081onallcorrespondence 7

VeryLowLevelWaste

  • RegulatoryIssueSummary201611,RequeststoDisposeofVery LowlevelRadioactiveWastePursuantto10CFR20.2002 (ML16007A488)
  • SouthTexasProjectEnforcementIssueEA 18137 (ML18260A250)

VeryLowLevelWaste(cont.)

  • 20.2002twostepprocess

- 1st:approvaloftheproposedalternateprocedures

- 2nd:approvalofthedisposal

  • NRCtoupdateguidancetoaddressbothreviewaspects

- Developguidancefor20.2002reviewandissueforcommentinearly2020

- Incorporatelessonslearnedandcommentstoissuefinalguidance

- Solicitationforcommentswillalsoincludeinterpretationofauthorized recipientunder20.2001(a)(1)

  • Includesentitiesspecificallyexempted(toreceiveanddisposeofwaste)inaddition tolicensedpersons 9

NuclearEnergyInnovationandModernizationAct (NEIMA)Section108

  • Section108requiresareporttoCongressbyJuly14,2020 identifyingbestpracticesforestablishmentandoperationoflocal communityadvisoryboards(CABs)fordecommissioningnuclear powerreactors,includinglessonslearnedfromsuchorganizations.

- FederalRegisterNoticesolicitingrequestsforpublicmeetingsto discussCABbestpracticesissuedonMarch18,2019

- PublicmeetinglocationsweredeterminedinJune2019

- NationwideWebinar&publicmeetingsat11locations August-October2019 10

NuclearEnergyInnovationandModernizationAct (NEIMA)Section108(cont.)

  • Section108seeks:

- topicsthatcouldbebroughtbeforealocalcommunityadvisoryboard

- howsuchaboardsinputcouldbeusedtoinformthedecisionmaking processesofstakeholdersforvariousdecommissioningactivities

- whatinteractionssuchaboardcouldhavewiththeNRCandotherFederal regulatorybodiestosupporttheboardmembersoverallunderstandingof thedecommissioningprocessandpromotedialoguebetweentheaffected stakeholdersandthelicenseeinvolvedindecommissioningactivities

- howsuchaboardcouldofferopportunitiesforpublicengagement throughoutallphasesofthedecommissioningprocess 11

NuclearEnergyInnovationandModernizationAct (NEIMA)Section108(cont.)

  • Reporttocapturebestpracticesfor:

-CABmembershipcomposion,seleconprocess,terms

-WhentheCABwasestablishedandthefrequencyofCAB meengs

-Speci"clogiscsrequiredtosupporttheCAB

-Otheridentifiedbestpracticesoractivities 12

NuclearEnergyInnovationandModernizationAct (NEIMA)Section108(cont.)

  • CommentperiodendsNovember15,2019
  • FillouttheNEIMAquestionnaireonlineat:

https://www.nrc.gov/waste/decommissioning/neimalocalcomm advisoryboardquestionnaire.html

  • Scancompletedquestionnairesandsendto:

NEIMA108.Resource@nrc.gov

  • Mailcompletedquestionnairesto:

KimConway,U.S.NRC 11545RockvillePike,MailStopT5A10 Rockville,MD20852

  • Additionalinformationlocatedonthewebsite:

https://www.nrc.gov/waste/decommissioning/neimasection108.html 13

Decommissioningrulemaking

  • ProposedrulesubmittedtoCommissionMay7,2018(SECY180055)

- Goals:provideforanefficientdecommissioningprocess;reducetheneedfor exemptionsfromexistingregulations;andsupporttheprinciplesofgoodregulation, includingopenness,clarity,andreliability

- Fourteentechnicaltopicalareas

- Fourdraguidancedocuments

  • Nextsteps:

- UponCommissionvote,staffwillpublishproposedrulefor75daypubliccomment period

- Publicmeengduringcommentperiod

- Publicmeetingtodiscussimplementationofrulepriortodeliveringthedraftfinalrule totheCommission

- SubmitthedraftfinalruletotheCommission 14

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