ML19325C180
| ML19325C180 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/21/1989 |
| From: | Carr K NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Synar M HOUSE OF REP., GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
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The Honorable Mike Synar, Chairman Subcommittee on Environment. Energy, and Natural Resources Committee on Government Operations United States House of Representatives Washington, D.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
l I am writing as a follow-up to my testimony on the decommis-sioning of nuclear facilities before your Subcommittee on August 3, 1989.
Enclosed for the hearin the Nuclear-Regulatory Commission (NRC) g record is a list of licensees that have been approved to perform burials under 10 CFR 20.302 since 1981.
During the hearing we discussed several issues and specific cases, and a number of commitments were made.
I want to re-l iterate that we will ensure, within the scope of our authority, that all currently and formerly licensed sites are properly decontaminated.
Regarding site evaluations for residual radioactivity, we will request funds in our fiscal year 1991 budget to review our records of all sites decommissioned since 1965 to ensure that they were adequately decontaminated.
We are already evaluating the site.at Cushing. Oklahoma, and are determining appropriate actions for the sites at Pawling, New-York, and West Lake land-fill near St. Louis, Missouri.
We will also ensure that the existing groundwater contamination and the potential for future contamination at the Kerr-McGee site at Cimarron, Oklahoma, are thoroughly evaluated before the license is terminated.
With respect to improving our regulatory requirements, we will expeditiously develop a policy on radiation levels that are "below regulatory concern" and issue interim guidance on acceptable levels of residual radioactivity based on that policy.-
Licensees will be advised that facilities decommis-sioned in accordance with this interim guidance may require further decontamination should the Environmental Protection Agency impose significantly more restrictive standards in the future.
We will also update and expand our regulatory guidance ois the appropriate survey techniques for detection of residual cc p IULL 7 EXT ASCH SC:v i
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Lastly, to ensure the completeness and accuracy of NRC records of decommissioned facilities, we will require l
licensees to list in one document all land, buildings, and equipment involved with licensed operations.
If you need. additional-information on these matters, please contact me.
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Enclosure:
NRC Approvals of Burials cc:
Representative William F. Clinger, Jr.
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application for approval of disposal by burial, including information necessary lE for NRC to make a determination that such disposal would not have any adverse
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affect on the health and safety of the public.
The' attached list presents information on NRC approvals for burial of low-level radioactive waste pursuant to 10 CFR 20.302 since January 1, 1981. NRC staff I
in Headquarters and the Regions have reviewed the information in the list to provide reasonable assurance of its completeness, although the list was i
compiled without docket-by-docket search due to the thousands of docket files involved. The data is presented for both reactors and non-reactor cases.
i Note that the list does not include Agreement State approvals under State regulations that are equivalent to 10 CFR 20.302. Those records are separately maintained by each State as part of their regulatory files.
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BURIALS APPROWED SY US NUCLEAR REGULATORY DIMNISSION MetSUANT TO 10 CFR 29.282 - Pese 1 i
i LICENSEE LOCATION STATE YEAR OF DISPOSE TYPE OF -
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Sen Onofre 4 mi SE of Sen Clemente CA 1981 ONSITE SURIAL conteelneted send i
Oyster Creek 9 mi S of Tees River BJ 1982 ONSITE SURIE '
conteelveted seit Turkey Point 25 mi S of Niemi FL 1982 ONSITE SURIAL centendnoted seit l
N.B. Rebir' son 28 mi frem Florence SC 1933 ONSITE SIRIE cantaminated seit l
ft.s. Robinson 28 mi from Florence SC 1986 ~
ONSITE UURIE settling pund sediment McGuire IT mi S o8 Chertotte NC 1986 ONSITE BURIE settline pond studpe -
Devis-tesse 21 mi ESE of Tolede ON 1985 ONSITE suRIE unter treeteent pond *edshee 4
oconee 30 mi W of Greenvilte SC 1985 ONSitE SURIE contaminated send l
Oconee 30 mi W of Greenwitte SC 1985 ONSITE SURIAL tees from feedseter heeters Sig Rock Point 4 mi NE of Chorlevolz N1 1986 ONSITE stRI E contaminated soit Cook 11 mi S of Senton Norber NI 1988 ONSITE SURIE cenerete Mecks i,
Fermi 25 mi NE of Toledo, ON Nt 1988 ONSITE SURIE canteminated soit Point Seech 13 mi tunt of Monitouse WI 1988 OWSITE SURIAL semoge sludge f
i Ginne NY awticipet tendfitt NY 1996 0FFSITE BuulAL centeelneted roofing asteriet Oconee SC seusse treeteent facility SC 1996 0FFSITE BURIAL scuoye studpe 4
j Mutoldt Boy EPA chemiest weste tendfftt CA 1985 0FFSITE SURIAL studpe from unste sepereter j
Catsube NC emoticipet tendfitt NC 1987 0FFSITE SIRI E contesinsted used l
McGuire NC emoticipet tendfitI WC 198T 0FFSITE SURIAL cent J noted used
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Oconee SC enmicipet tendfitt SC 1987 0FFSITE SUR74L contaminated weed i
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i Marverd University Southborough IWL (1) eastTE SURIAL (2) t_^
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ON5ITE SURI K (3) solid weste and scintittetten viets 3
l University of Wyomine 5 mi u of Loremie vf (1)
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US Dept. of Agriculture sushtend TX (1)
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Attentic Research Corp.
Atenendrie WA 1983 OBSiTE SURIE (2) contaminated seit l
Chlo Agriculturet RSD Wooster 04 -
1983 ceSITE BURI R (2) tab and Metegicet unste Vetsicot Chemicet Corp.
St. Louis NI 1983 055tTE SURIAL (4) contaminated seit l
SCA, Kaukeutin Landfitts toy City RI 1985 ONSITE SURIK (4) contaminated seit I
University of Ateeke Feirbanks AK 1986 OFFSITE SURIAL (2,6) triotopicot unste and incinerator sah Amma Wood County W
1987 ONSITE SURIAL (5) contaminated soit l
Anotytical Bio-Chemistry Labs Colisdple MD 1987 ONSITE EURIAL (2) tend application of eff twent j
Nationel Institutes of meetth Setheodo le 1987 ONSITE SURis, contaminated tank University of Collfornie Irvine CA 1988 0FFSITE StstlAL (2,7) bietegicot monte Pro-Technics Int *t, Inc.
WE of Elk City OK 1989 ONSITE SURIK (2) fracturing send sturry (1) approved prior to 1951, but continued (2) no significant potentist radiation enposure bened on environmentet tronoport anotysis ese to emett gsentity of radioactive meteriet and/or relatively short helf-lives I
(3) no significant potentist radiation exposure dse to soott gauntity of radioactive meteriet and remoteness of burlet (4) no significant potenti t radietion exposure due to smelt gaentity of radioective meteriet and eccess restrictions (5) rw significant potentiet redletion exposure due to depth of burist, insolidritity, and deed restriction er eccess restriction l
(6) remote reseerch site neer Fairbanks, Alasks, cuned by the tMimity of Alaske (7) three remote research sites in Atoske, owned by the Federet government 4
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