ML19327B346
| ML19327B346 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000130 |
| Issue date: | 10/18/1989 |
| From: | Moeller D NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE (ACNW) |
| To: | Carr K NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| FACA, NACNUCLE-R-0027, NACNUCLE-R-27, NUDOCS 8910300223 | |
| Download: ML19327B346 (2) | |
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Dear Chairman C'arr:
SUBJECT:
' PATHFINDER ATOMIC POWER PLANT DISMANTLEMENT During its 13th meeting,~. September 15,1989, the Advisory Committee ' on 1
lg Nuclears Waste met. with representatives of the NRC staff ' to discuss' the proposed dismantlement of the Pathfinder plant.
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- discussion among the Committee members during our 14th meeting, October 11-13,11989. On the basis of these discussions, the following-comments are i
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Because; the' criteria -that are established-during the dismantlement of the Pathfinder plant may become precedents for similar operations in the future, we.believe it is important.that care be taken in their formulation.
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regard, we offer the ' following preliminery suggestions and/or recommenda-Ltions:'
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- 1. ' Evaluation of the dis:iantlement operation should be based on a systems a)proach.
That is to say, consideration should be given to ways in w11ch the' associated regulatory criteria can help minimize the volumes i
of waste generated.. as well as facilitate their handling, transport, and disposal.
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Overall, the criteria should be as nonprescriptive as possible; accept.
able levels of residual contamination should be clearly -defined and
' justified; and the establishment of overly restrictive limits (for example, at the level' of "no detectable activity") should be avoided.
One consideration in the establishment of residual radior.uclide limits should be.the potential for long-term contamination of groundwater.
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The assumption should be made that the site on which the' disantled l
facility was located may some day be released for use by members of the l
public.
For this reason, exposures well in excess of an occupational time of 2,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> per year should be considered.
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To the extent practical, maximum benefit should be taken of the experi-i ence gained in the decommissioning of related facilities, sucn as the Shippingport Atomic Power Station.
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Although adequate quality assurance (QA) conditions should be required, including confirmation that representative samples are collected for evaluating specific conditions, care must be taken to avoid burdening licensees with excessive QA requirements.
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